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Heating PE pieces
Posted by Chili on Thursday, February 20, 2014 2:33 PM

In a FSM "How To video", Aaron Skinner use a mini torch to heat PhotoEtch pieces, to facilitate bending them into cylinders. Is a mini-torch needed, or will a candle serve the same purpose as a heat source?  What are your experiences? If it is a torch, any advice on which torch to buy?

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Thursday, February 20, 2014 3:43 PM

I have used a candle and a lighter. In both cases they were enough to do the job.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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    March 2010
  • From: MN
Posted by Nathan T on Thursday, February 20, 2014 3:48 PM

A small butane torch works real well, and very fast. I've found a lighter takes forever. Just search ebay for a torch, or any large hardware store. Keep in mind, any peices you don't want to bend, such as landing gear covers or any pe part that requires no bending, will be warped by the heat, so point away from these parts as you heat the fret.

 

 

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    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Thursday, February 20, 2014 3:50 PM

I will give Nathan that, a light and a candle do take time to heat it up.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Friday, February 21, 2014 9:39 AM

I use the candle flame- works well.  Heating is only needed to bend gradual curve or bend.  Sharp bends can usually be made without annealing.  Cylinders like aircooled gun barrels must be annealed.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Posted by Chili on Friday, February 21, 2014 10:29 AM

thank you for your advice

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