How to Bend Acrylic Pipe Stems
- 1). Hold firmly and pull the stem straight out to remove from the pipe.
- 2). Center the stem on a pipe cleaner, so there is a pipe cleaner handle on each end of the stem.
- 3). Preheat the oven to 270 to 275 degrees. Fill a cookie sheet or pie pan with table salt and bury the stem in it.
- 4). Bake the stem for 15 minutes. Put on gloves to protect your hands, and remove the pan from the oven.
- 5). Lift it by the pipe cleaners, and immediately bend it into shape. support by the pipe cleaners for one to two minutes or until completely cool.
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