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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> Would I push the pipe sections over a heated cone or would I rather heat 
> the pipe and push the heated plastic over a cold cone?  Or is there a 
> better way?

I would exercise caution about heating PVC for prolonged periods; I think 
it outgases nasty stuff. In this application perhaps a low heat would be 
effective and safe.

I just remembered: I once made a water hose hanger of a six- or eight-inch 
section of four-inch PVC.  I cut across the pipe, leaving a wide "strap" 
that I bent to 90 degrees so I could drill a hole and screw it to the wall. 
As I recall, I laid the strap side of the pipe on the barrel stove and 
tested every ten or twenty seconds. Didn't take long before the strap bent 
easily.