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I have 2 14'x96' greenhouses with 1" galvanized water pipe bows on 4'
centers. ...They make the bends by hand, with 2 people and some 2x4 blocks
screwed to a large piece of plywood.

That's a different kettle of fish than 2"...

Most homebrew greenhouse sections I've seen have used 1-3/8" galvanized
top chain link fence rail which is 18-16(?) gauge.

I use that swedged pipe for roll-up sides.

"swaged"

There's a whole cottage industry (some not so "cottagey") w/ various
forms of the kits. Quite a number use the fence rail w/ hand formed
rounded tops. It's a different matter to bend it by hand relatively
easy as compared to a 2" Sch 40 section of pipe which sounds like what
OP may have...

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