keithd
Well-Known Member
OK,
So I'm back in the States on leave, so I only have a short while to pick up stuff, then it's back to playing GI Joe in Japan.
While I'm here I have the chance to pick up tools for cheap. I want to get a spring bender and some copper tubing.
Here's the question:
Will a spring bender for copper tubing work with what's called "rigid" or plumbing tubing, or is it too stiff? I'm refering to the type that you can get at Home Despot or Lowe's.
I can't bend this stuff by hand free-hand without collapsing it for sure. Does the spring bender require softer copper tubing, like what's used in HVAC applications or do I just need to "man-up" and put a little effort into bending the rigid tubing with the spring bender installed properly?
Harbor Freight has a flairing tool/spring bender combo for 8 bucks, and that's all I need for making two wort pick-up tubes.
Thanks all, and have a safe Christmas and a good New Years!
-keith
So I'm back in the States on leave, so I only have a short while to pick up stuff, then it's back to playing GI Joe in Japan.
While I'm here I have the chance to pick up tools for cheap. I want to get a spring bender and some copper tubing.
Here's the question:
Will a spring bender for copper tubing work with what's called "rigid" or plumbing tubing, or is it too stiff? I'm refering to the type that you can get at Home Despot or Lowe's.
I can't bend this stuff by hand free-hand without collapsing it for sure. Does the spring bender require softer copper tubing, like what's used in HVAC applications or do I just need to "man-up" and put a little effort into bending the rigid tubing with the spring bender installed properly?
Harbor Freight has a flairing tool/spring bender combo for 8 bucks, and that's all I need for making two wort pick-up tubes.
Thanks all, and have a safe Christmas and a good New Years!
-keith
