bm1
November 30th, 2005, 09:35 PM
For you guys that are using tubing benders, here is a neat little trick I ran across. First of all, when you're bending tube, if you don't use some sort of lube(a lot of guys use WD-40) you will put scratch marks in the tube from the die.
WD-40 works OK, but if you're bending a lot of tubing, you'll have a pretty dirty oily mess. OK, here's the hot tip. Instead of using lube, use some plastic sheet between the tube and die. I had some old Visqueen in the shop and used that. Hell, a trash bag will work. It helps the die slide along the tube with no scratches. Use one piece a couple of times, then use another piece. Hey! it's cheap and it works without all the mess. Hope this helps.
bm
WD-40 works OK, but if you're bending a lot of tubing, you'll have a pretty dirty oily mess. OK, here's the hot tip. Instead of using lube, use some plastic sheet between the tube and die. I had some old Visqueen in the shop and used that. Hell, a trash bag will work. It helps the die slide along the tube with no scratches. Use one piece a couple of times, then use another piece. Hey! it's cheap and it works without all the mess. Hope this helps.
bm