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Curving HDU

Submitted by crowdersigns on Mon, 07/06/2009 - 1:16pm.

I have a job where I need to incise carve a piece of HDU and then fit it to a curved wall. I normally use HDPE or Corian for this type work but can't in this circumstance.

Anyone got any experience with trying to get a piece of 1.5" HDU to fit a curved wall? Any tips?
michael

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J.C. Keller says: That's a touchy one! I have in the past curf cut the back to give it some relief and then carefully curved the panel. But be careful a little to much and CRACK! You can reinforce the panel afterward by ...
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That's a touchy one! I have in the past curf cut the back to give it some relief and then carefully curved the panel. But be careful a little to much and CRACK! You can reinforce the panel afterward by filling the curfs with PL Premium construction adhesive.

posted on: Tue, 07/07/2009 - 6:28pm
crowdersigns says: i do exactly the same thing with wood and other materials. i am needing to do it with HDU for one particular job and was wondering if anyone had tried it. my real worry is how it is going to react to ...
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i do exactly the same thing with wood and other materials. i am needing to do it with HDU for one particular job and was wondering if anyone had tried it. my real worry is how it is going to react to the stress over time.
michael

posted on: Wed, 07/08/2009 - 1:33pm
J.C. Keller says: One of the signs we did this procedure on is still standing. I go by it once in a while in Kennesaw. I would guess and say it has been around 8 or 9 years. posted on: Wed, 07/08/2009 - 2:20pm

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