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08-23-2008, 10:08 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: northern utah
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|  bending pipe with ice?
hey guys i just watched a "how its made" on tv and they were making trumpets, to make some of the bends with out creasing the tubing they filled them with water and froze it and then bent it to keep it from crushing. i havent personally tried this but thought it might work on some of the tight bends we do on crawlers  |
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08-23-2008, 11:28 PM
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I've heard of filling tubing with sand and capping the ends to lessen kinking but never ice. So it turns to slushy, from the crushing force, and still stops the kinks?
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08-23-2008, 11:30 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: akron
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that makes sense. I would imagine you have to do it pre slush stage to get the maximum effectiveness from the ice..
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08-24-2008, 02:08 AM
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08-24-2008, 11:51 AM
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i think the sand method would be more consistant ,i think the ice would melt to quickly since its only as thick as a soda straw,plus if want to heat the pipe for bends the sand will help retain the heat
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08-24-2008, 11:54 AM
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08-24-2008, 12:55 PM
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Is there a problem with the stainless tubing compressing?? I thought the ice and sand trick was for very thin wall tubing. Most exhaust manufacturers use pressurized water benders.
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08-24-2008, 01:32 PM
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08-24-2008, 02:43 PM
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08-24-2008, 02:49 PM
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So the ice is on the outside then? Or did I read that incorrectly? The slushy effect I was thinking of was the ice being crushed inside the tube, but I'm no ice expert so maybe I need to watch the show.
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08-24-2008, 04:57 PM
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ice on the inside, they filled the pipes with water and froze it, so when they bent it the ice on the inside kept the wallas from collapsing
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08-25-2008, 04:22 PM
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sounds like it would be a big mess and if your were sitting down you might wet your pants........ |
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08-25-2008, 10:03 PM
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i would think that if the metal got that cold it might crack  |
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08-26-2008, 07:07 AM
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I think this should turn into a Myth buster episode |
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08-26-2008, 10:55 AM
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it was water and soap mixed together and deepfrozen . the soap acts as a lube inside the pipe.
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