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Frank Thompson
 
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Is it possible to bend a brass tube (it is called a 1/4" NPT brass
plug) without breaking it?
My correct e-mail address is gn052 (not gn52)
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Jim Stewart
 
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Frank Thompson wrote:
Is it possible to bend a brass tube (it is called a 1/4" NPT brass
plug) without breaking it?


No.

But you didn't tell me how much you're going to bend
it and if it's just a little, like a few degrees then
maybe yes. But don't count on it.


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On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 20:46:02 -0400, Frank Thompson
wrote:

Is it possible to bend a brass tube (it is called a 1/4" NPT brass
plug) without breaking it?
My correct e-mail address is gn052 (not gn52)
Fake adddress given to avoid spams


A pipe plug is too short to be bent. But a piece of 1/4" brass pipe
could be annealed and bent a small amount. It will deform to an oval
as it is bent and start closing. But I would think that you could get
up to 30 or 45 degrees or so of bend without it closing if it were
supported in close fitting "U" shaped support while it was bent.



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