On Fri, 06 Jun 2014 22:17:49 -0400, Tom Gardner Mars@Tacks wrote:

I need to build a method of heating part of a plastic handle, kinda'
like this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Better-Brush-U.../dp/B006GP591I

I need to bend it 20 degrees at the neck. I have a few heating elements
from water heaters or I'll buy the best candidate, whatever I can
control. Or, I'd buy the hole kit-n-ca-bootle off the shelf. Any
suggestions?

If 212 degrees does it, I'd use boiling water, your choice of heater.
water transfers heat 50X faster than air.

Karl