R RcNish New Member Joined Feb 3, 2004 Messages 1 Reaction score 0 Feb 13, 2004 #1 Hi, how do you straighten a PVC pipe which has a slight bend? like when you roll the pipe on the floor it wobbles a bit ... how can this problem be fixed? thanks N
Hi, how do you straighten a PVC pipe which has a slight bend? like when you roll the pipe on the floor it wobbles a bit ... how can this problem be fixed? thanks N
Rocketman35 Well-Known Member Joined Oct 13, 2003 Messages 127 Reaction score 0 Feb 13, 2004 #2 you can heat it up. If you have a torch do it that way, but use even heat or you will melt the pvc.
edwardw Well-Known Member Joined Jan 9, 2004 Messages 2,126 Reaction score 0 Feb 15, 2004 #3 I have used heated sand to straighten out PVC. I just took a bucket-o-sand and put it in my fireplace. Then once it was nice and hot I poured it into the pipe and rolled it till straight. Edward
I have used heated sand to straighten out PVC. I just took a bucket-o-sand and put it in my fireplace. Then once it was nice and hot I poured it into the pipe and rolled it till straight. Edward
powderburner Well-Known Member Joined Jan 17, 2009 Messages 7,398 Reaction score 15 Feb 15, 2004 #4 Heck, the stuff is cheap enough, chunk it in the trash and go buy a new one