Pipe Bender?

[disneyd]

Anyone know where I could have a 5/8" piece of stainless steel pipe bent? It is thin wall, but I'd have to measure it to get the exact thickness.

I just need it bent a little, probably about 20*, but I don't want it kinked, so I need something with a mandrel. It is also a pretty short piece, about 7" or so.

Any ideas? None of the Harbor Freight tools (or similar) than I can find will handle that diameter stainless.

[thrdeye]

I bet andrew keisler could do it.

Quickest way to get him is probably facebook - http://www.facebook.com/andrew.keisler.7?fref=ts

[MARKP]

Did you try Mr. Coatney?

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[disneyd]

Thanks, I'll check with them both.

[TennTechMan]

You might have some trouble with it only being 7" long. You wouldn't have much left to hold on to at either end. At 20 degrees of angle, I bet you wouldn't get too much crush using a typical "crush" bender.

[disneyd]

I wonder what would happen if I packed it full of sand and rigged something up in my floor press?

[GaryM]

Fill it with water and freeze it, I've heard that works. Them use a conduit bender

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[scottgib]

fill it with sand, then water, then freeze it

[TennTechMan]

I like Scott's idea. Whichever you choose, let us know how it turns out.

[thrdeye]

Fill it with Guiness, then Bailey's, then drink it ?

[disneyd]

My problem right now is that I need to find something to use as a mandrel for setting it up in my press.