BBC Teach | Design and Technology (D&T) | KS3 | Drape forming | BBC Teach @bbcteach | Uploaded September 2020 | Updated October 2024, 20 hours ago.
This video explains the process of drape forming thermoplastics using an oven or hot air gun.
Clear acrylic is used in this example but the processes can be used with a wide variety of thermoplastics for RMT, engineering and graphics projects.

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