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Make (bend) a header pipe??
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[QUOTE="sodhead, post: 338280, member: 21815"] I called around town today to see what the local shops could do. The exhaust shops say the smallest pipes they work with are 1 3/8 (too big). The machine shops say they can bend the smaller tube sizes, but they all say they cannot bend a radius as tight as I am wanting. An older gentleman that I work with told me he used to make dies out of hardwood by turning them on a lathe. He would then pack the tube full of sand and bend it around the die. Considering the results I was able to achieve using the LOOSE fitting dies on that old bender at my buddies shop, I'm thinking if I made a die with a nice tight fit, I may just get what I'm looking for. Its pretty interesting to hear how people used to do things before the hi-tech tools and machinery we have today were invented. And I find it equally interesting trying those techniques and methods and finding that they actually work!! I have been reading about mandrel benders. They definitely look like the tool to use to make those perfect bends. But, a little distortion in the bend would be acceptable to me if I could get the radius and shape I want. If in the end I find I just can't do it myself, I guess I'll go on a hunt to find someone with a mandrel bender. I know, I know.. I'm stubborn. But the fact is, I'm having fun experimenting around with this, and I am learning alot trying. I’ll keep you posted on my progress.. hopefully it will be “progress”! ;) Well, I guess my next step is to find a big ol hunk of some type of hardwood… [/QUOTE]
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