Hi Robert,
So, you mean just a piece of copper household wire, and I can kiss the
crimps good-bye?
Cool... thanks.
I suppose if it's too snug a fit, I can't pull it back out easily with
multiple and/or tight bends in the tube.
I will duplicate the radii of the originals.
Don
"Robert M. Lang" wrote:
>
> On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Don Malling wrote:
>
> > List,
> >
> > I plan to replace all the brake lines on my TR250. TRF sells unbent
> > pipes. Is there any tool(s) I need to bend the pipes?
>
> It might help to get a "tubing bender", but I have a better trick.
>
> First off, bending the tubes is easy. The brake pipe material is pretty
> soft (not excessively soft, but easily bendable if you have reasonable
> strength in your hands).
>
> The big problem with bending the pipe is avoiding crimping or caving in
> the tube. To help make it hard to ruin the pipe, find an appropriate piece
> of wire that will easily slide into the tube - then make your bend then
> extract the wire. Don't try to make up all the "radius" of a bend in a
> short linear distance. After you bend a couple of pipes, you'll either be
> a pro or you'll realize that pipe bending is not in your future.
>
> > Is bending the pipes difficult, and if so can anyone suggest a source
> > for pre-bent pipes?
>
> Bending is easy. But if you get hard up or you have money to burn, you can
> get a set of pipes from Classic Tube for about $175 or around $200 for
> stainless steel.
>
> The Classic Tube product is very nice!
>
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Don Malling
>
> regards,
> rml
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