[TheForge] tree stump roots in pipe

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Look up wrinkle bending...pf

Wesley Marquart wrote:
> 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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of lee robbins
> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 6:57 PM
> To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
> 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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