12-14-24
Straightening fuel lines
As I start to fabricate the fuel lines for the wing tanks I needed a way to straighten them out a bit. When purchased, these lines were shipped in a roll. Some suggest to simply clamp one end of the un-rolled line into a vise, then clamp a vice grip to the other end and give it a few good tugs. This method does work fairly well but not as good as I wanted.
Doing some research, I found a tool which I found works quite well.
![3/8" fuel line unrolled](https://d3gxvd7rqm4plm.cloudfront.net/PetersonBearhawk/images/6128/12-14-24/bb186663202d47f38c76dfcd6d60e246_sm.jpg)
3/8" fuel line unrolled
![Tool used to straighten fuel lines](https://d3gxvd7rqm4plm.cloudfront.net/PetersonBearhawk/images/6128/12-14-24/78115050092b44238e64515b01883856_sm.jpg)
Tool used to straighten fuel lines
![Another view of line straightener](https://d3gxvd7rqm4plm.cloudfront.net/PetersonBearhawk/images/6128/12-14-24/d4daf6f2cf65462981c1e228189a3681_sm.jpg)
Another view of line straightener
![Fuel line after three passes with straightening tool](https://d3gxvd7rqm4plm.cloudfront.net/PetersonBearhawk/images/6128/12-14-24/8c793d32191c42e792a3eac13476d4a2_sm.jpg)
Fuel line after three passes with straightening tool