How to bend metal fuel line

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How to bend metal fuel line

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So guys, how is this done correctly without stuffing up or pinching the pipe?


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I just do it by hand. Carefully.

So long as you gently massage the bend and don't make the turns too tight, there's no need for special tools. Same applies to brake lines.
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Re: How to bend metal fuel line

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Adendorff sell a small hand tube bender for about R150 if you need tighter bends but like Fig says by hand if they are bigger radius bends.
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Die ou toppie daar oorkant Frans Conradie het hierdie as jy wou leen.

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sal dalk die ou toppie gaan besoek ;-)
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plumbing benders also work
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Old Toppies always said...

You bend over the thigh not the hand, and you will never kink the pipe.

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