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Rolling PE
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Posted: Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 02:08 PM UTC
I was wondering when rolling a PE tube do you roll a bigger tube than what you need and then work down or the opposite?
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Posted: Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 03:46 PM UTC
First thing to do is Anneal it. Heat it up so it glows red then let it cool naturally.

I use a tube just a bit Smaller than what it needs rolled to and it seems to work for me.
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Posted: Thursday, December 07, 2006 - 04:57 PM UTC

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First thing to do is Anneal it. Heat it up so it glows red then let it cool naturally. I use a tube just a bit smaller than what it needs rolled to and it seems to work for me.


Agreed!
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