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Old 01-10-2015 | 12:09 PM
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Anyone know how to get the coils out of poly airline when it's been packed for a while , just like to get it straight and neat.

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Place a length of metal wire(weld wire, all thread, music wire etc.) through the tubing marking the surface inside of the circle. Take a heat gun and heat that side of the tubing it will expand and when left to cool it will stay straight. This time of year I just put it on my mantel and let the wood stove do the work. If you don't have a length of wire long enough you can hang a weight on the end and use the heat gun in the same fashion. It's pretty tough plastic but a Monokote gun can overheat it if you stay in one place too long.
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That's great, thank you very much for the info,
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Dump the coil in a container of hot water (just off the boil) to soften it, and then pull it straight while it cools.

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Thanks Paul, tried that this morning using boiling water, worked great.

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