Bending Tubing

[Anonymous]

Waht is the best way to bend tubing for lights and such?

Toad

[cabbage]

If the tubing is brass then pour sand into it, to pack it, and then bend it around a former -or squeeze it in a die. Copper can be "annealed" by heating it to red in the flame nd then letting it cool naturally. It then becomes flexible but hardens soon after you start working it -but you can re-heat it. Treat steel as you would brass.

regards

ralph

[altterrain]

for smaller tubing you can use a tubing bender -

http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=60360

-Brian 

[Anonymous]

Brian, you used them?

Just bought them....need them ASAP.....

Toad