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I had some old ABS drain tees with short stubs of pipe to go to the trash, when I realized they had potential. I cut a couple of the stubs off, about 3 in. long, and split them once lengthwise. Then I put them on a s/s plate in the toaster oven at about 225° F. When they started to soften, I spread them out and put them back in to flatten completely. Once fully softened I pulled them out with the plate and pressed them with a heavy piece of steel, allowing them to cool. The 3" pipe unrolls to a little over 10" flat, and the thickness is about .260 in.
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ABS is an excellent material to work with, good strength, impact resistance and rigidity. Most importantly, it can be glued. I can see gluing these up to make thicker stock.
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ABS is an excellent material to work with, good strength, impact resistance and rigidity. Most importantly, it can be glued. I can see gluing these up to make thicker stock.