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Pipe Bender / Spring

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:07 pm
by periolus
Does anyone have one of those pipe bender tools for coiling soft copper tubing? If so, could I borrow one? My local plumbing supplier wanted £35 for one!!
I am working with 8mm tube.

Re: Pipe Bender / Spring

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:31 pm
by mrlard
8mm and 10mm should bend by hand provided you are wrapping them around something (cornie keg or similar) assuming you are building your chiller

Pipe Bender / Spring

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:32 pm
by periolus
I am using a cornie to bend it round. I should be okay then. Looking forward to it. Just need confirmation for the MAPP torch and then I'm away!

Re: Pipe Bender / Spring

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:35 pm
by mrlard
Mapp torch!

Make sure you give everything a nice boil before sticking in your wort. Nothing like the taste of flux and solder (spelling) in a brew to make your gums pukker

Re: Pipe Bender / Spring

Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:59 pm
by periolus
Do you just immerse it in plain boiling water for 15 minutes or so for that? Or longer?