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Re: Bending rigid coper tubing

To: john matthews <john__matthews@hotmail.com>,
Subject: Re: Bending rigid coper tubing
From: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 15:37:45 -0400
Fill it with fine sand to keep it from collapsing. You can bend it 
around just about anything then.

Jon

john matthews wrote:

> 
> I need to tap into the communal wisdom here....
> 
> I'm making an outdoor shower for our pool area and want to use rigid 
> coper tubing. I need to make a smooth, astetically pleasing 180 degree 
> bend with a ~1 foot radius. I can make two tries at it with the material 
> I have, but would rather get it on the first pass. Is there a way to do 
> this without using a fancy bender, or should I hit up a plumber for use 
> of one?






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