Renze
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I developed a slurry macerator for a company 8 years ago. I also built the exhibition model, opened to show the inner workings, running by a small hydraulic unit inside its pedestal.
I contacted my first employer, a maker of stainless steel restaurant and canteen kitchens. I remember they could laser cut Plexiglass. I said i want it to follow the curvature of the round housing, make the side hatches transparent. They said Plexiglass will shatter when you bend it, use Polycarbonate. We can brake press it in steps for you, just the springback is enormous and it might turn pale where you bend it.
So i had them brake press a 5 degree bend between the boltholes so it wouldnt gape at the beginning and end, inserted two bolts and just pushed it over till the other two bolts took thread, then tightened it up. Worked flawless, i just had to file dress the brown cutting edges from the laser cutter to make it exhibition neat, and the white discolouration of the brake press wasnt visible because the edges covered a galvanised housing.
In other words, if your window frame has enough rigidity you can just push it into place and bolt it down.
I contacted my first employer, a maker of stainless steel restaurant and canteen kitchens. I remember they could laser cut Plexiglass. I said i want it to follow the curvature of the round housing, make the side hatches transparent. They said Plexiglass will shatter when you bend it, use Polycarbonate. We can brake press it in steps for you, just the springback is enormous and it might turn pale where you bend it.
So i had them brake press a 5 degree bend between the boltholes so it wouldnt gape at the beginning and end, inserted two bolts and just pushed it over till the other two bolts took thread, then tightened it up. Worked flawless, i just had to file dress the brown cutting edges from the laser cutter to make it exhibition neat, and the white discolouration of the brake press wasnt visible because the edges covered a galvanised housing.
In other words, if your window frame has enough rigidity you can just push it into place and bolt it down.
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