Fixing a print

[flint bough]

There is a slight curve on a blade I 3d printed and welded together. Its not a big deal but I was wondering if there is any way to correct this? Maybe with heat or putting weight on the curved part?

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[quartz snow]

Try gently heating it with a hairdryer or heat gun, then clamp or press it flat with some weight until it cools. Go slow to avoid warping.

[spark lagoon]

Yes. Clamp is and hit it with a hair dryer on high or a heat gun on medium. Be careful not to heat too much or you will bow the outer walls into the infill and it will look checkered.

Also make sure you dont use too much pressure on the clamping or that will emboss the clamp into the print

[flint bough]

So should I clamp it into the desired position and then heat? Or first heat and then clamp?

Im not too worried about the oressure as it doesnt require much force to be held down

[spark lagoon]

Pros and cons to each method. More likely to leave marks and warp if you camp first. Personally I would heat, then bend trying to overshoot a little bit the other direction, then clamp it as its cooling down.

And then just leave it clamped for several hours