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[kickass jb]

I still find that straightening stefans over a period of time works better than rushing the job, it makes them stay straighter, for longer (in my opinion). Now I've checked around and nobody has posted it so far.

If your good with wood (or know some one who is) take a piece of wood (or scrap wood, doesn't really matter) and just cut a dado groove in it using a table saw that is approx. 5/8". stick the FBR in there, tape it down about every foot (or a line down the whole thing if you dont care about your tape) and let it sit. I find it works better than nailing the ends to a table and is more convenient that hanging them from your ceiling. I made a few identical pieces each about 6ft in length and I insert the FBR, stack the wood pieces and just put them on a table and wait for a few weeks.

[Suave]

You could just put shorter pieces(like 14") in the dryer and give it a quick pull.

I guess your way would work though if you didn't need any stretching to make them fit better.

[cxwq]

I use essentially the same method but on a larger scale. I have 3 or 4 10' pieces of 1/2" PVC in the rafters in my garage. I use them to hold the FBR that I'm going to use in my next batch of darts. Over the summer it straightens the foam in a few days, in the winter it takes a few weeks.

[navy seal]

I straighten my foam by cutting a 3 ft piece then pulling it through my fist.(this makes it straight and stretches it so it can fit in cpvc)

Edited by navy seal, 26 April 2005 - 06:39 PM.

[kickass jb]

CX, how do you fit 10' of fbr into the pvc, won't it get stuck? Or do you cut the pvc in half?

And suave, I've tried the dryer but I find after a week or so, they start to curve again, do yours always stay straight?

Edited by kickass_jb, 27 April 2005 - 06:19 PM.

[cxwq]

1/2" FBR doesn't get stuck in 5/8" ID PVC because it's not snug at all.

[kickass jb]

Oh, I get you. I was making 5/8" megas. Can't seem to find any 1/2" yet.
But just wondering, do you think or would you know if 3/4 pvc would work for 5/8" megas?

Edited by kickass_jb, 27 April 2005 - 09:35 PM.