On Monday, July 10, 2017 at 8:18:06 PM UTC-4, brian wrote:
I would like to make some 360 degree hoops of either 1/2 EMT, or preferably
3/4 EMT for a model RR project ( helix construction). Would like to get approx
60" dia circle. Can you tell me how I might best go about this?

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Certainly, mate; fill the tubing with (possibly wet) sand and bend it as though it were a solid rod; the peculiar "Poisson's Ratio" of the sand will make your tubing behave like a solid. Loverly, eh, wot?
Cheers,
Doug
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