Rapid Robert
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for my 904, needing a 90 deg bend(s) for cooler lines. I do have a cheapie tubing bender. what do you guys suggest? thank you for your time. RR
For tight bends without kinking, use a bender that pulls the line over a curved anvil. ANy other type will put a kink in the line. I sold a butt load of these and they work well for tight bends. https://www.robinair.com/products/four-one-tube-benderfor my 904, needing a 90 deg bend(s) for cooler lines. I do have a cheapie tubing bender. what do you guys suggest? thank you for your time. RR
That line is the schnitz. I keep a 25 foot roll of 3/16, 1/4, 5/16, 3/8, on hand.That Robin air bender is what I have.
Another thing to make it easier to work. Is to buy the 25' roll of ni-copp line. That's the easiest line I have ever had to bend and flare.
I have purchased these lines. the bender I have is similar to the one toolmanmike shared.yes I will single flare the trans ends to fit the brass fitting(s) in the trans case. I'm assuming (hoping) these are 45 degree??Just don't go crazy and get stainless. Are you going to need to flare the tubing as well?
Always better off double flaringI have purchased these lines. the bender I have is similar to the one toolmanmike shared.yes I will single flare the trans ends to fit the brass fitting(s) in the trans case. I'm assuming (hoping) these are 45 degree??
yesOK I will double flare it as the kit does have the black buttons to accomplish that. EDIT & these are 45 degrees?
And Amazon stocks it cheaper than the chain auto parts stores and it’s the same stuffThat Robin air bender is what I have.
Another thing to make it easier to work. Is to buy the 25' roll of ni-copp line. That's the easiest line I have ever had to bend and flare.
Copper nickel brake tubing meets all ASE specs for automotive brake line. I have no qualms about using it in any auto brake application.ask me how I know... Fuel lines,brake lines (manual 4 wheel Disc, not power assisted due to pressure limits for nickel copper line), and trans lines all Nickel copper on all my vehicles.
Just be aware that Not all Copper nickel lines are ASE certified for brake line use. You could end up causing someone to wreck their ride.Copper nickel brake tubing meets all ASE specs for automotive brake line.
I was a tuber at a compressor manufacturer for a couple of years before going to school.for instrumentation. That was a while ago now. Used Eastwood benders that are similar to the Robinare benders. They work fine for thinner wall tubing. We got into some 0.065" and 0.095" wall 304 and 316 SS on some units. The Swageloc really helped on those. We ended up breaking some of the Eastwood benders handles off due to the tough pull required. A bit of antiseize under the shoe did help, but I just bought the Swageloc.If you want to bend the sharpest, most kink free radius curves with any hand bender made buy yourself a Swagelok tubing bender.
I have them in 1/8", 3/16", 1/4", 5/16", 3/8", and 1/2" Be aware they are expensive even used on eBay, but once you use one you'll be impressed with the results.
Tom
Yes, those are the ones. I have 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2". Those were the sizes we used. $500 or so for the Swageloc adds up real fast.I also use the Imperial lever tube benders. Very nice. I have one for each size up to 5/8.
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