Bending Vulcanite Stem.

[bullet08]

How much can it be bent? If I heat up the stem with a heat gun, and bend, will one side stretch and other side all winkle up?

 

[Country Bladesmith]

How much can it be bent? If I heat up the stem with a heat gun, and bend, will one side stretch and other side all winkle up?

You can bend them pretty far. Put a pipe cleaner in it when you do, so as not to kink up/constrict the airway.

 

[jhowell]

Heat gun scares me. I just immerse in boiling water...

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Heat gun scares me. I just immerse in boiling water...

Heat gun works fine, just back off of it and heat the stem evenly.

 

[trubka2]

Heat gun works fine, just back off of it and heat the stem evenly.

What wattage is the heat gun you use for vulcanite? I need to get a cheapo one, and the wattages run all the way down to 300.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

What wattage is the heat gun you use for vulcanite? I need to get a cheapo one, and the wattages run all the way down to 300.

I just use the cheap-ass one from Harbor Freight on low. It says 1500 watts, but those might be Chinese watts ?