Fuel line bending tips?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2001
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From: Wildwood IL
Originally Posted by PRNDL
A rolling bender sold by Eastwood gave me 1" radius 180 degree kink free bends.
Tubing Bender Rolling
Rolling Cam Tubing Benders
Here are two essential tools when forming coated tubing. For smaller diameter (3/16"and 1/4" O.D.)coated tubing, use the 49041 Rolling Action Tubing Bender. It produces distortion free, uniform, tight, 180 ° bends down to a 1"radius. Will not harm protective surface coatings on fuel and brake lines. A free rolling follower cam minimizes distortion and stretching. Comes apart for easy placement over long pieces of tubing. For bench use, a tab is provided on the lower handle. For larger diameter tubing (5/6" and 3/8"O.D.), use the Heavy Duty Tubing ender, which will bend thick walled tubing easily. Also comes apart for easy placement over long pieces of tubing. Same free rolling follower cam principle as the smaller bender minimizes stretching and distortion.
Eddie
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 2,342
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From: Dayton Area Ohio
St. Jude Donor '08
Originally Posted by PRNDL
that salt thing sounds like a neat trick. I used a bender that looks pretty much like this pic:
it worked great and cost about $9.99.
it worked great and cost about $9.99.
I bought one but managed to break it already, DUHHHH!
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 936
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From: Tulsa OK
Originally Posted by guppie
Harbour Freight has this one for $3.99 on their website, regular $6.99
I bought one but managed to break it already, DUHHHH!
I bought one but managed to break it already, DUHHHH!
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2006
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Don't forget
You have to calculate in with your final measurements bend ratio. On 3/8 I believes its close to 1/2 inch. So if you measure a bend to another bend you have to subtract aproximately 1/2 inch to compensate for the additional distance the bend creates....or something like that
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Springfield MO
St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by guppie
Harbour Freight has this one for $3.99 on their website, regular $6.99
I bought one but managed to break it already, DUHHHH!
I bought one but managed to break it already, DUHHHH!
Race Director
Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Taylor Michigan
Originally Posted by lars
Xakk -
Seriously, you need to throw that tube bender over the fence to your neighbor's yard and go buy a real tube bender. That's not a real tube bender.
Seriously, you need to throw that tube bender over the fence to your neighbor's yard and go buy a real tube bender. That's not a real tube bender.
It will not happen with a quality bender. And a so-called universal bend everything bender is absolute garbage. You need exact size benders. Try Mac or Snap on. But they are pricy, except they WORK.
