[TheForge] tree stump roots in pipe

[Bob Willman]

	Make sure the sand is absolutely dry if you are going to heat it.
The old method to prevent crimping while bending was to fill the pipe with
melted rosin and do the bend cold, then melt the rosin out. 


Bob Willman
Bowling Green, Ohio
The Eagle's Anvil
WB8NQW

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wesley Marquart
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 8:09 PM
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Subject: RE: [TheForge] tree stump roots in pipe

Hi Lee,

A possibility that was suggested to me at one time when I needed to bend
some pipe...

Fill it with dry sand before attempting the bending... its supposed to help
keep down the crimping...

Just a thought to get other ideas moving...

	-Wes

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of lee robbins
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 6:57 PM
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Subject: [TheForge] tree stump roots in pipe



A neat way to add roots to the stump is to half smaller pipe longitudinally.
then take a heat and spread it apart. applied to the lower stump it gives
the sense of roots standing up around the base and becoming more narrow as
the pipe gets pinched. Flattened, they can be rippled and textured, or even
repoussed as applied scars. 

another question.
how can you get a nice bend in a piece of 3/4 inch pipe. i need to make 8
galoshas for a tarantula with 1/2 inch legs.  anyone know of easy jigs?

Lee





      
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