Quote Originally Posted by NeverBend View Post
Stems (usually) start out straight and are bent during manufacturing. Older molded stems seem to straighten out the most because of time, the way that the base vulcanite stock was made and the bits shaped (molded).

Good luck giving it a go watch out for embers..
Will do,,but I looked them up and found these models with straight as well as bent stems.How should I heat the stem for bending?