how to bend tubing right

[JJBADBOY]

I have been trying to build a tube chassis for months but I always seed to bend the tube wrong any ideas:-(

[Renslipevol]

More planning.

[Speedyboy]

with a tube bender... Explain your problem more

[NitroX]

The exact opposite of bending it left...

[JJBADBOY]

Originally Posted by NitroX

The exact opposite of bending it left...

wow that makes it so simple why didnt I think of that j/k:-P my biggest problem is off center bends like it starting out straght then moving off to the side and also keeping all the bend straight with each other. my other problem is I went to my local welding shop and all I could find is safty silv-stay from harris but it dose not stick even with thr flux.

[microgoat]

Bending technique comes with practice. The more you do it the better you'll get at it.

As for the solder not sticking, you're probably not getting the tube hot enough. You want it to glow before you lay the solder in there.

[roktoy]

You might want to make yourself a couple of bent pieces you can refer to for dimensions.
Take a piece of tube and mark it somewhere. Line that mark up with some starting point
on your bender and then make the bend. Use this bent piece and the mark as an example
to know how you want to bend future pieces. You might do say a 90, 45 and 30 deg examples
to match closely to the various bends you want to do.
Jay

[Pzl1nz]

Originally Posted by JJBADBOY

I have been trying to build a tube chassis for months but I always seed to bend the tube wrong any ideas:-(

Buy a tube bender for copper at Lowes.

[Pzl1nz]

Originally Posted by microgoat

Bending technique comes with practice. The more you do it the better you'll get at it.

As for the solder not sticking, you're probably not getting the tube hot enough. You want it to glow before you lay the solder in there.

Flux helps a lot and make sure you rough up the surface with sandpaper