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Posted by Al Patrick on April 9, 2008, 8:07 pm
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lostfrom68jay@googlemail.com wrote:
> Cool!!!
> Thanks for the tips! I hadn't thought about the inversion/figure 8
> problem. I really don't have the tools to make a form, but could I
> buffer the clamping boards with some foam rubber to soften this
> effect? Or perhaps blow some heat to the exposed sides and not just
> through the inside, so that the area that I want to bend the most gets
> more heat? I'll report bach after I've experimented.
> Robobass
That foam rubber *may* melt sooner than the pipe. If most or all of
your heating were from the outside I'd say slide a piece of 3/4" or 1"
pipe inside this to prevent a total collapse.....may pay to lube it, but
then you may ignite the lube also. You'd need to be able to pull the
inner pipe out.
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> Thanks for the tips! I hadn't thought about the inversion/figure 8
> problem. I really don't have the tools to make a form, but could I
> buffer the clamping boards with some foam rubber to soften this
> effect? Or perhaps blow some heat to the exposed sides and not just
> through the inside, so that the area that I want to bend the most gets
> more heat? I'll report bach after I've experimented.
> Robobass