can I use this to bend stainless steel tubing?
855804
It may work on small stainless tubing ( under 1/2" ) I do not think it is strong enough to do more than that. ???
855805
it is intended to bend soft copper tubing. i doubt that it would hold up bending stainless steel. much of the tubing holding parts are a hardened plastic.
855806
I've used it for soft drawn copper up to 7/8", and 3/4" thinwall aluminum with success. The bending collars are made of heavy plastic and stood up to the copper and aluminum. You may be able to bend thinwall stainless but due to the hand actuated ratchet and plastic collars anything larger than 1/2" would be too much stress.
855807
The instructions say it will bend 1/4" to 7/8" soft copper, aluminum and light wall hydraulic tubing. It won't bend hard copper tubing unless it is annealed. If the stainless steel tubing you want to bend is thin wall then I think it will do the job.
1082353
As I haven't used it for stainless...Try this link.... this guy is usually right on.... http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/mig-welding-stainless.html
932601
I have not tried using hollow tubing in my roller.It might be possible by packing the tube full of sand to prevent it from kinking, but that is only a guess.
1480181
Absolutely. The tubular steel is flattened to a tab at the end, and you can bend this.
487217
In my experience it will kink when bent sharply. The tubing is somewhat soft.
416599
From what I can tell, the answer is no. The metal is too rigid to bend any more.
1055148
Yes, it will do a 37 degree flare in stainless. I have used it for AN fittings on 3/16" brake lines with no problem. Larger or thicker stainless is possibly going to take concealable more effort to turn the handle. Bending the stainless was harder for me than doing the flare. Worse for me was remembering to put the fitting on before flaring!
1035065
Yes, that is what I use mine for. This is an awesome tool but you will have to replace the tubing it comes with.
1781541
Yes when you get it you will bend the tubes where you want but they are not fully adjustable
604741
You may be able to do it, but it is definitely not recommended. This Box and Pan brake is designed for 20ga steel (.036"). I have bent a 24" piece of .050" - 6061-T6 aluminum and was able to do it, but was really about the max that I could bend and it took a fair amount of effort to make that bend. I would not try to bend .125" aluminum which is more than twice what I bent. I think you might damage the brake.
441770
No, you need to go to a Lowes or Home Depot and purchase a tool for just stainless rings. If you are doing work inside in a dry area copper will work. Outside go stainless for sure. I bought the crimp tool for copper and sent it back based on the plumber advising me. He lent me his stainless crimper unit. Units are about the same at Amazon as are the stores. it is a great system to replace copper tubing. Enjoy.
1334959
I cannot see that the strip can be bent at a true 90 with some radius to the bend. No, it cannot be cut and soldered, only cut to desired length. Plan on some radius...probably about 1"?
452203
No, it's meant for small diameter, hard and soft copper, aluminum, brass and plastic tubing. Iron would be too hard.
507152
hi... I think you mean 'maximum' bend... I just bought a 3/4" by 75' piece of CSST... from what I can tell, the maximum is a 34" diameter... hope that helps...
752305
I would say you could. Does not rust and is very easy to bend and shape. I have used this twice for an electric fence and very please with it.
1839441
Is it flexible at all? I want to bend it around a gentle curve, maybe equivalent to a 10-foot diameter circle.
2122898
I don't know of any reason why not. Use the couplers with the stainless wrapped around them. The whole package will be a little more rigid and less chance of leaking because of bending or leaning.