acesareking
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If I cut the groove shown in the drawing when the 12 foot PVC board is flat, will the groove maintain it's dimensions if I then bend the board into an 8 foot diameter capital C shaped semi circle?
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Will a groove in a PVC board hold dimensions when the board is bent?
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TugboatEng
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It's going to change some, probably not much. If you need a lot of precision take a small section with with a groove, bend it to the same radius, and verify results. If you're going into mass production you may consider shaping your groove so that it deforms into the correct shape.
JohnRBaker
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Yes, you risk distortion along the edges of the bottom of the groove considering that its depth is greater than a third of the thickness of the plate. In this case, the likelihood of 'plastic' (no pun intended) deformation is very high.
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