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Need help making trees.

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  • From: Naples Fla
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Need help making trees.
Posted by dave777 on Sunday, February 8, 2009 7:41 PM

. have German made tree without foliage. We went to bend them in to shape and then add foliage but it broke with slightest bend. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance for the help. DaveConfused

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Posted by Alantrains on Sunday, February 8, 2009 9:19 PM

 Hi Dave,

I don't know what brand they are, maybe old stock?

The only sugestion I have is to try warming up the tree armatures in warm water or carefully with a hair dryer and then trying to bend them.

cheers

Alan Jones in Sunny Queensland (Oz)

 

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Posted by dave777 on Sunday, February 8, 2009 9:25 PM

I was thinking along those lines, wife wanted to use heat gun on low setting. We will try the water. Thanks for the response.

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Posted by Alantrains on Sunday, February 8, 2009 9:39 PM

 

yes Dave,

Warm water is much safer.

'd give is a few minutes in the water to allow the heat to penetrate right through the tree before I tried to bend it.

Alan Jones in Sunny Queensland (Oz)

 

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