Tricks For Straightening Curved Vinyl Tubing

The heat will soften the tubing allowing you to reshape it into a long straight line.

Tricks for straightening curved vinyl tubing.

You have to take into account the waste where you clamp it. Probably would be best to make the v s with a couple 45 cuts and then nibble out the wood between the v s to a depth that would create flats at a depth equal to half the tube diameter so that the dies would contact the top and bottom of the tube as well as the quarter points along the v s. Clean your tumbler with rubbing alcohol and let dry. I m trying to connect a radiator and pump directly beneath it but my tubing was bent because masterkleer sells it in tight rolls around 40cm in diameter.

Straightening vinyl tubing for a observation hive entrance tube. Apply transfer tape to your decal and scrape it down do not remove paper backing yet. I heard about this and decided to give it a shot. It also work hardens it a little and keeps it s shape.

Boil the tubing in the water for five to 10 minutes. How to straighten pvc tubing. Design and cut out vinyl decal with a cutting machine or buy a decal weed off the extra vinyl. I needed to straighten 1 4 copper tubing for an intercooler core.

Turn the burner on high to allow the water to boil. It is fine for every other piece of tubing but this i need straight. Also a blow dryer will get plenty hot i think. Immerse the coiled tubing into the water.

Then pull like an old style parking brake. Thirding hot water but please use tongs. It stretches it out a bit as it straightens it.