Adam Savage’s Favorite Tools: Plastic Forming Strip Heater!

Today’s tool tip is all about using heat in different ways to form sheet material, whether it’s with a blow dryer, dedicated heat gun, or a specialized tool like a plastic forming strip heater. As employed in his recent build of his Iron Man Mark 1 costume, an industrial plastic strip heater can bend sheets of acrylic quickly and evenly, creating convincing parts that double as bent metal. Adam demonstrates how this heater works on one of his favorite materials: foam PVC! Plastic Forming Strip Heater: Conair Pro Yellow Bird: Milwaukee corded heat gun: Foam PVC sheet: Shot by Adam Savage Music by Jinglepunks Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks: Tested Ts, stickers, mugs and more: Subscribe for more videos (and click the bell for notifications):