i would not say they are awesome but useful in this situation.
i used a good one (with rollers insted of just plates to slide across) for about 3 months on 1/2" stainless soft and hard tube. bending 180 bends in hard stainless was not fun to say the least. now compression fittings are awesome...
if you have it or can get it at the right price use it.
you can use a tubing bender you just wont be able to have that nice round shape that fits nicley inside a pot. Using a bender you can bend the tubing and not kink it as you would bending it around a round object.
jim
+1 jump on it
I have looked at hydro stamps on 2000lb O2 tanks i see at work and seeing ones with first stamps from the 60's is not uncommon. So unless the tank looks bad it should pass without a problem.
the FJ is from the high school i went to ( Father Judge their mascot the crusader and i graduated in 02 ) i have been using it for years and i remember it so i try not to change things that work.
i live in northeast philly near the betsy ross bridge
and being an obsession part i see that...
i am new to the hobby and my first batch is currently in the primary. everything went smooth ( until i pushed my drilled plug into the carboy and had to drill out my solid one. )
everything i have read so far is good information for me and i think it will help with my learning curve.
jim