So far, so good with the spectar. Much better than acrylic... Spectar has been able to take pretty much all of the shapes I've tried. I haven't been let down yet. But I will say it is a little more 'rubbery' than I thought it would be. I expected more of a flimsy material when heated. That is no problem though. I've played around with sanding for a frosted appearance... looking good - and also with extreme heat to gain a slick edge. I've found that unless the edge is already pretty smooth, you're going to damage the plastic with these torches. The ends need to look pretty nice already.
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Hi Alex,
Of courese Spectar molds better/easier than Acrylic. :>)
Frosted look can be obtained in 3 ways- sanding, additives in the plastic or a "matte" finish roller on the extruder.
As far as fire polishing, the edge needs to be as clean/smooth as possible before puting the flame to the edge. Gouges or ridges in the edge don't go away so easy!
Ron
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