On Mon, 09 May 2005 11:13:46 +0100, Tony Bryer
wrote:

can you bend chromium plated copper tube

Yes, so long as the tube was moderately annealed during manufacture. The
stuff supplied for bathroom plumbing is usually OK, the straight pipes
for gas fitting aren't..

You're more likely to scrape the chrome off than to crack it off. Use an
internal bending spring, not an external former.