Heating PE pieces

thank you for your advice

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.

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

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.

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