On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:18:35 GMT, (Sponix) wrote:

I have bought a cheap pipe bender from a surplus store.

Whilst the tool itself is good quality, the instructions are very
poory translated into English.

I know how the thing works and it produces some nice looking bends but
one of the instructions is confusing:

"Please utmost ensure copper is sufficient temper"

Does this mean I should be heating the tubing with a blowlamp before
bending?

sponix


It shouldn't be necessary if the pipe is reasonably new. You can also
wipe a small amount of grease on the dies to reduce the likelihood of
pipes crumpling.


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..andy