Tube bending tooling is used to bend tubes to produce finished parts. Tubes are structural, hollow conduits that are used as flow lines for fluids and gases in pneumatic, hydraulic, medical, and ...

Ram A die is pushed against the tube or pipe by mechanical force forcing the pipe to conform to the shape of the die. The process lacks internal support which results in the part going out of round.

The basics with the right instructions and background make many home repairs quite simple, and that goes for soldering copper ...

Straight copper pipe, at least 30cm long. 15 or 22mm diameter central heating pipe works well. (A hardware store may lend you a piece for a minute just to try this out) A circular neodymium magnet ...

Mitigating the effects of thermal expansion and contraction in your piping systems is not just about compliance—it's about ...

PVC pipe is a valuable material to the backyard hacker. It’s cheap, readily available, and comes in a range of different sizes. However, what do you do if you need to bend it? The typical ...

[A_Steingrube] has posted a guide to his favorite method of copper electroplating. Plating copper onto other metals is popular with the steampunk crowd, but it does have other uses. Copper plate ...

Tighten any loose joints by putting a bit of epoxy in the pipe hole. The bending jig for the wire scrolls is a piece of scrap wood with a copy of the scroll pattern tacked to it. Two finish nails in ...

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Industrial metals like copper, aluminum, steel, nickel and zinc are critical to the health of the world economy. They are used extensively in important industries such as construction ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Copper producers have issued fresh warnings about price volatility for the red metal — vital for the ...

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