How do you flare pvc?

[Steph3n1]

hey guys im going to be using 3'' pvc ports for this next build and im wondering whats the best method for flaring the ends of the pipe?

[Steph3n1]

anyone?

[anubis]

i dont know whats "the best"

heat moulded pvc

but remember this

patience, trial and error is gonna need to happen

[Steph3n1]

i dont know whats "the best"

heat moulded pvc

but remember this

patience, trial and error is gonna need to happen

thanks i give that a try! anyone else had any experience with doing this?

[Emoxihax]

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[Robert8252]

3 inch should be pretty easy. My 6" wasn't too bad but was a bitch since it was only 50 degrees outside and cooked off to fast. I used a metal bowl that was just smaller then the pipe on the bottom so it barely fit over it. Heated the bowl up with a heat gun and then heated the shit out if the PVC till you could see it was soft and start pushing down with some strength while still applying heat. Helpful to have someone help. Keep pushing til it's flared to your liking and hold it there with strength until it cools. Then remove. And the more flare you get to the harder it is to push down.

[Steph3n1]

3 inch should be pretty easy. My 6" wasn't too bad but was a bitch since it was only 50 degrees outside and cooked off to fast. I used a metal bowl that was just smaller then the pipe on the bottom so it barely fit over it. Heated the bowl up with a heat gun and then heated the shit out if the PVC till you could see it was soft and start pushing down with some strength while still applying heat. Helpful to have someone help. Keep pushing til it's flared to your liking and hold it there with strength until it cools. Then remove. And the more flare you get to the harder it is to push down.

where would i get said metal bowl? lol

[fecupe2001]

I did it with 6" tubes, 4 of them, i wanted to get bigger flares but couldn´t do it because they won´t fit, box is too thin, anyways, 3" should be pretty easy, here´s a vid i recorded doing them.