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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 3, 2008 2:48 PM

Brian, you used them?

Just bought them....need them ASAP..... Big Smile [:D]Thumbs Up [tup]

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Posted by altterrain on Saturday, May 3, 2008 1:18 PM
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Posted by cabbage on Saturday, May 3, 2008 1:13 AM
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.

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Bending Tubing
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 2, 2008 6:54 PM

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

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