On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 10:40:45 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 10:31:50 -0500, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:

"Lyndell Thompson" fired this volley in
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Good idea, I will try it. I could leave the wire on it for extra
protection and wear resistance. 14 guage solid wire?

Steel wire will work better. Have you ever seen "spring benders"?

They're a little bit of a chore to get back off a tight bend, but they work
very well. I have a nice full set in my refrigeration kit. Just expect to
spend longer getting the bender back off the tubing than it took to put it
on and make the bend. Spin the bender in a direction to UNwind the spring,
and it will slowly screw itself off the tubing.

Or secure one end with lightly applied visegrips and unwind the spring
enough to pull it right off. They're usually a PITA to use, though,
and you can't use them on complete tubes, with flared connectors
already installed. I have several handheld benders for those.

"open coil" benders can be used on already flared tubes, you
justunwind the spring off the tube. Closed end coils CAN be used this
way as well, but a lot harder to get the end started unwinding without
damaging the spring.