So the worry is thinning the outside of the bend ?You can google, bending tubing. Nobody said it was easy. Inside bend collapse is mostly cosmetic.
Tom
So the worry is thinning the outside of the bend ?You can google, bending tubing. Nobody said it was easy. Inside bend collapse is mostly cosmetic.
Tom
Sand did not prevent creasing for me but I am a beginner so I probably did something wrong.You don't get a smooth bend. It will just crease and fold over or go flat. The sand prevents that.
Steve.
No I was just experimenting, still learning and appreciate your interest in trying to help meWhat were you using for a form to bend it over?
Steve.
That don’t help much with Concept since this pipe is much thicker, but I appreciate the concept. I get the same part, I just haven’t seen the advantage yet although I know it’s there. I still need more practice, lol. I’d rather have screw some stuff up and learn, then do it correctly. I’ve been spending more time on this site reading threads and I see there’s a lot of people here that know what they’re doing, I’m a beginner. So I’d very much appreciate any interest anybody is taking in my project.This is a bit over the top but here's an Idea of what it looks like.
Steve.
A true gentlemen thanksIt's my pleasure to help if I can. I've had a lot of help over the years I try hard to pass on what I've learned.
Steve.
That’s a good idea, I’m willing to experiment for a good final product.If it's 1/8" tubing you may need a helper bar to slip over it to add leverage but unless you pack it with sand it will still crush and kink the tubing.
Steve.
I did use wet sand, oopsOne warning I forgot to mention. You can heat tit up to help the bend but make sure the sand is dry. When I was in school a shop teacher showed us how to do this. In the late 1950's Go Karts were just starting and 1/4 Midget track cars were their predecessors.
He told us he had a student who was bending some pipe a couple of years before for a 1/4 Midget at home and he used sand that wasn't completely dry. To make things even better the young mechanic welded bolts into the ends of the pipe to hold the sand in leaving no place the resulting steam could escape from.
Fortunately his welding wasn't up to standards apparently and one bolt came off the end of the pipe, went through the side of the garage and embedded it's self in the wall of the house next door. He suggested a hole be drilled next to the end of the pipe if we were going to weld up the ends so any steam could escape. If the bolt hadn't come loose the pipe would have split open.
Steve.
Wasn’t*I did use wet sand, oops
Fortunately I want that diligent about sealing my pipe lol