fusa
Senior Member
Just tried bending 18" of 1/2" OD copper pipe into a semi circle and quickly found how easily it will crimp. I bought a tube bending spring set to help prevent crimping next time. Does anyone have any tips on bending copper without it crimping? I tried looking for other tools, but none worked with 1/2" OD pipe. Also I need to drill some holes into the pipe, are there any precautions or steps I should be aware of? I'm building a sparge arm, and expected the soldering to be the hardest part, but turns out the bending is (definitely being the most expensive).