Bending aluminium pipe

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Bending aluminium pipe

Postby cjkrit » Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:13 pm

What is the best way to bend 25mm diameter aircraft type aluminium pipe?
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Re: Bending aluminium pipe

Postby grostek » Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:11 pm

http://www.ihpva.org/Projects/tstrike/b ... bebend.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4fGnKwDOfo

http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?p=268293

http://www.skytribe.co.za/Freebies/freebies.htm Scroll down it is near the bottom.

Hope this helps.

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Re: Bending aluminium pipe

Postby kloot piloot » Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:15 am

Prang it !!! vhpy (^^)
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Re: Bending aluminium pipe

Postby Kingfisher » Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:00 pm

And then sell it as ART ? :lol:
Get hold of Manfred Springer 011 948 9883 / 9756 , I'm sure he will be able to help.
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Re: Bending aluminium pipe

Postby Boet » Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:33 pm

Fill the pipe with fine sand, and then you can bend it!
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