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falcon43

Joined: 03 Apr 2007
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:52 pm Post subject: bending aluminum tubing

Anyone have advice on bending aluminum tubing for my pitot tube without 

kinking. Thanks, Harry Cieslar, Avid Magnum Builder, Goderich Ont

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jlfernan

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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:21 am Post subject: Re: bending aluminum tubing

Use spring bender available at Home depot or Lowes or a tubing bender available at Avery Tools or Cleaveland tools.

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Dick Maddux

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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 4:31 am Post subject: bending aluminum tubing

Harry,

  You can use a tubing bender. I have had good success with the spring  type you slide over the tubing. You can also fill the tubing tightly with  fine sand and bend. The sand supports the wall of the tubing.

  

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                                                          Pensacola,Fl



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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:55 am Post subject: bending aluminum tubing

The least low costs bender will work. If you bought the soft temper 0 

tubing you probably do not even need a bender. Just work the tube by 

hand. If you have some extra tubing give it a try. For sharp bends 

with small radius definitely use a good bender tool.

  I have lots of different benders but by hand works most of the time 

for the soft Al tube.

Paul



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Anyone have advice on bending aluminum tubing for my pitot tube 

without kinking. Thanks, Harry Cieslar, Avid Magnum Builder, Goderich Ont

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helili(at)chahtatushka.ne
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:42 am Post subject: bending aluminum tubing

One of these tubing benders works on all soft tubing sizes from 1/4" thru

3/8", and they are not expensive.



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mikeperkins

Joined: 22 May 2007
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:34 am Post subject: bending aluminum tubing

I’ve packed sand into alum tubing for larger diameter tubing. But for smaller diameter tubing, using a brake-line tubing bender at an automotive shop might be better.  

Mike Perkins   

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Guy Buchanan

Joined: 16 Jul 2006
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Location: Ramona, CA

Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:32 pm Post subject: bending aluminum tubing

At 10:51 PM 9/30/2008, you wrote:

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		  Anyone have advice on bending aluminum tubing for my pitot tube 

without kinking.


	


Buy the little hand held lever action tube bender, they're cheap and 

worth the aggravation relief. They also work for a variety of tube 

sizes. I've seen them at auto part stores, and the ACS part number is 

12-01577 or 12-01578, depending on size.

Guy Buchanan

San Diego, CA

K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.

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