The one I'm thinking about is made for steel conduit rather copperIt will, but you'll need a heavy duty hand bender to bend it. I doubt a modern plumber bender would be up to the job.
The one I'm thinking about is made for steel conduit rather copper
Depending on what you’re looking to make, there is another option open to you too. You could use pre-formed hygienic stainless tube bends and butt weld to the tube you have. I’ve done this with good success on 11/4”, 1” and 3/4” polished tube. I polished the bends prior to welding. Obviously the welding and acid pickle will tarnish the polished finish but can be re-polished afterwards. The pre-formed bends are exactly the same OD as the tubeIs it possible to bend 1" x 1.5mm walled tube on an odinary floor standing conduit bender? I can source 1"dia for a good price but not sure if it will fit into the common 25mm former. Anyone tried this?
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Hygienic Fittings - Berkeley Stainless Fittings LimitedDepending on what you’re looking to make, there is another option open to you too. You could use pre-formed hygienic stainless tube bends and butt weld to the tube you have. I’ve done this with good success on 11/4”, 1” and 3/4” polished tube. I polished the bends prior to welding. Obviously the welding and acid pickle will tarnish the polished finish but can be re-polished afterwards. The pre-formed bends are exactly the same OD as the tube
do you want tight bends or a slow bendThe one I'm thinking about is made for steel conduit rather copper
Thought it would look better with a larger radius, it's a radar arch I'm building. I have looked at the elbow fittings with grub screws and butt welded bends too. Just considering all the options.do you want tight bends or a slow bend
I've managed it with a conventional floor standing bender. Fairly sure I had 25mm tube with a 1" former although not 100% sure on tube or former size. Bent ok, but in a couple of the bends did see a very slight crease but ok to us. Hard to bend, did need an extension tube on the bender handle to assist.
For someone so young this guy does really well. I like ctva's idea of bolting it on a board and holding in the vice verticallyI found this video on You Tube which shows a guy using the £70 bender ctva mentions above to bend 25mm x 1.65mm wall thickness 316 tube to make the frame and parts for an electric trike. He encounters some problems but explains how he overcomes them and manages to produce some pretty impressive tube work. It shows that it can be done on the cheap.
Hadn't seen this before, he makes it look so easy. There seems to be a fraction of the leverage involved. I wonder if its either narrower tube or thinner wallI guess you've seen the BendArc and CrownArc tube benders from the US. I think Bainbridge import and sell them in the UK... I've been tempted...
Example video here showing the two types of bend being made in a sprayhood frame..
Bendarc and Crownarc demonstration
He is using a fairly large radius. That reduces the effort a lot. Like the 'door' mounting.Hadn't seen this before, he makes it look so easy. There seems to be a fraction of the leverage involved. I wonder if its either narrower tube or thinner wall
This one comes with various formers inc 25mm.
I used it successfully to bend stainless 22mm with 2mm wall to various shapes. Well worth the £70 odd quid it cost. Mounted it on a 4’ scaffold board held vertically in a bench vice.
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