Useful instructions for copper pipe bending

Here is another interesting article we found, about how to use a copper pipe bender; there are many commonly used applications which require bending the copper pipe, such as heating, plumbing, air conditioning, etc.

These kind of bending machine allow the user to manually bend pipe to the required angle to connect to the system fixtures.

Copper pipe will straighten slightly after being removed from the copper tube bender. It is advised to bend the pipe about 2 to 5 degrees more than the desired angle. It wikk take some practice to get familiar with this process and correctly judge the extra bend angle to use.

Source: How to Use a Copper Pipe Bender | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_5592467_use-copper-pipe-bender.html#ixzz18r1S2H2s