Sunday 19 March 2017

Plumbing part 2 - the HX tube

Starting with some heavy-wall 3/4" copper tube. First we heat it up to cherry red to anneal the copper.

























You can't see it in this picture, but once it cools, it's the color of eggplant, I swear.

























Fill up the the pipe with sand to stop the walls from collapsing during the bend.

























Install the big bender in the vise and tighten the vise.....

















































little...

























by little....



























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