Bending Rigid Brass Tubing:
| Heat the part of the tube you want to bend to a dull red color.
Warning! All brass alloys have some percentage of lead in them. Heat the brass outside in a well ventilated area just in case lead is given off during the heating process. |
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| Drop into water to quench it. Don't hold the tube because hot steam may run up the tube and burn your fingers. This softens the brass. It will easily bend now. However, you must brace it inside or outside to prevent it from kinking when you bend it. |  |
| Use a spring bender for that size tube or... |  |
| Dry the tube. Put tape on one end of it. Pour dry sand into the tube. Tamp it against the table to pack the sand tight. |  |
| Bend carefully. Then, shake out all of the sand by tapping it against the table. |  |
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