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I need to bend a 12″ piece of 5/8″ od cpvc tubing into a permanent, gentle arc about the radius of a five gallon bucket. This will be used as a sleeve to prevent abrasion on a piece of rope.
This morning I tried boiling but that is not hot enough. I have considered adding salt or sugar to the water to raise the boiling point. I could probably use mixed antifreeze too. That would have to happen in the shop to keep the stink out of the house.
Another idea that I tried was my hot air gun. This didn’t work because I could not get the whole piece of tubing warm at the same time. Hot air led to a bunch of kinks.
Another idea I have is to fill the tubing with sand and put it in a pan of sand and then put the whole works in the oven. Since this too is going to stink up the house I only want to do it once. Does anyone have any idea how hot to set the oven?
Is there another way to do this?
Stymied in Minneapolis,
Tom the Tree Guy
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I need to bend a 12" piece of 5/8" od cpvc tubing into a permanent, gentle arc about the radius of a five gallon bucket. This will be used as a sleeve to prevent abrasion on a piece of rope.
This morning I tried boiling but that is not hot enough. I have considered adding salt or sugar to the water to raise the boiling point. I could probably use mixed antifreeze too. That would have to happen in the shop to keep the stink out of the house.
Another idea that I tried was my hot air gun. This didn't work because I could not get the whole piece of tubing warm at the same time. Hot air led to a bunch of kinks.
Another idea I have is to fill the tubing with sand and put it in a pan of sand and then put the whole works in the oven. Since this too is going to stink up the house I only want to do it once. Does anyone have any idea how hot to set the oven?
Is there another way to do this?
Stymied in Minneapolis,
Tom the Tree Guy