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Re: Pipe thichness!!

To: minibajasjsu@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Pipe thichness!!
From: Jade7773@aol.com
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 02:54:22 -0500
>I think bending it is the real problem.  Most benders will >crinkle the tube 
>at .049 wall and
>below.

Yeah that gets to be a problem....UNLESS you have a mandrel bender.......and if 
u dont have that a normal bender can do a very good job.  Albiet on some bends 
you will have to reinfoce it due to a bit of crinkling, but the tube wont 
collapse.

The KEY is to make sure to HEAVELY lube the back of the die, where the tube is 
supposed to slip, i find that a large gob of bearing grease works well.

Nick
Cal Poly SLO

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