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patrick_g · 10-26-2006, 07:17 PM

The HF benders do not REQUIRE you to bend to any particular minimum. You can bend 0.001 degree if you wish. A series of mild bends made one after another fairly close together (regular intervals) will allow you to make a circle if you want (close approximation). You would need to have a place to mount the bender (elevated above the floor) to give clearance for the bent tube. Doing it in sections as mentioned would make it easier. I suppose you could lay the bender on its side and have the bent tube in the horizontal plane.

You could use a piece of string and some chalk to draw a circle of the right radius on the floor. Use it to gauge your progress.

Pat

10-26-2006, 07:17 PM	#16 (permalink)
patrick_g Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Central OK Posts: 2,832	Re: Harbor Freght Pipe Bender The HF benders do not REQUIRE you to bend to any particular minimum. You can bend 0.001 degree if you wish. A series of mild bends made one after another fairly close together (regular intervals) will allow you to make a circle if you want (close approximation). You would need to have a place to mount the bender (elevated above the floor) to give clearance for the bent tube. Doing it in sections as mentioned would make it easier. I suppose you could lay the bender on its side and have the bent tube in the horizontal plane. You could use a piece of string and some chalk to draw a circle of the right radius on the floor. Use it to gauge your progress. Pat __________________ Never wrestle with a pig (however titled) as you just get dirty and the pig has all the fun.