Bending Tube Without Bender?

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Is there a trick to bending tubing or pipes without bender?  I thought about using a torch to heat the metal up, but I am not sure if it will bend or just kink the pipe.  Do any of you know a trick to bend 1 in stainless pipe, some 90 bends but nothing more.  I am just trying to keep the flow as high as possible.My Babies:MillerMatic 185Thermal Arc 300SHobart StickMate AC/DC 235/160Dalex Werke Spot WelderOh and the wife and kids are important too!
Reply:I wish I had a dollar for everytime I have seen this post! I would be rich.Ok, for bending without a bender....the method seems to be to pack the tube with damp sand, weld up caps so the sand doesn't come out. I would imagine you need to leave a hole for steam to escape though. Then you can heat up the tube and bend gently with a large radius. If you bend too sharp of a centerline radius you will most likely kink the tube. Even using this method I would buy the cheapest harbor freight pipe bender because you can use the dies as a guide instead of trying to bend your tube over the edge of a table or something square. If you are only bending 1 inch, I have seen some very affordable tubing benders! 1 inch was the upper limit of their abilities. Suggestion: Find one of the members here close to you that can bend it for a beer. I would. (For a beer)Lincoln Power Mig 210MP MIGLincoln Power Mig 350MP - MIG and Push-PullLincoln TIG 300-300Lincoln Hobby-Weld 110v  Thanks JLAMESCK TIG TORCH, gas diffuser, pyrex cupThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 101My brain
Reply:Call an off road or racecar shop in your area.  They will have a bender and usually will bend one off pieces for a reasonable price.  There should be a boatload of shops in Ohio.