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Ed Sirett
 
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On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 15:07:21 +0000, Alex (YMG) wrote:

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Alex \(YMG\) wrote:
Simple question I know, but - what's the minimum radius in which I can
expect to be able to bend a 22mm half hard copper pipe through 90
degrees, with a reasonable quality pipe bender (it has adjustable
formers)?


You'd have to explain this - all the benders I've seen have a fixed
former, and that defines the radius.

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Sorry my mistake - I'm probably using the wrong terminology.. I meant the
bender has adjustable plates to stop the pipe creasing on the inside of the
bend - the bender is not here hence I'm not sure what the actual measurement
of the bend is.

My reason for asking is I've got a certain space in which the bent pipe has
to fit, and it's a bit of a trek to go and get the pipe bender - so if it
can't bend tight enough, I'll just use a 90 degree elbow, or two 45s.

So to rephrase - what's the usual radius of bend done on a 22mm pipe bender?

100mm radius (IIRC this is to the centre line of the pipe but I may be
wrong).

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