My apologies.
Sprue or Runner is the 'frame' that you cut the model parts from and usually throw away. to stretch it, you light a candle, then hold a piece of sprue ABOVE the flames (about the height of the flame, above the top). Rotate the sprue so that the heat is evenly distributed.
Within seconds, you will feel the heated plastic soften. You now pull the ends of the sprue apart. The further apart the ends, the thinner the 'thread' becomes.
Hold the ends until the thread cools.
IMPORTANT!!!
DO NOT allow the sprue to come into contact with the flame; it will catch fire and the smoke given off is TOXIC.
hope this helps
Colin
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