Brake line bender tricks
 

Inline brand 3/16 tube bender

Thought I would share some tricks that I couldn't find when searching...
You can bend vibration stress loops.. Basically you start off doing about a 45º rotate a little, 30º and so on till it naturally wants to coil around the handle. but about 30º is the most your going to bend at a time

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While the small tube and a tight bend radius is way stiffer than wrapping/bending it around a 1.5 inch piece of pvc pipe or some can.

With the tube nut on, the closest you could make a bend 1.5" to the 0 mark

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removed stock handle, found 2 3/8-24 nuts (probably from the 10 bolt rear axle backing plates) and welded them together, the bolt holding it to the die is smaller than 3/8, probably 5/16 which allow a little up and down to center the tube on the die.

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basically shaves off .5 off the length between the tube nut and bend. all that's left to do is whip up a handle so I don't have to use a crescent wrench to hold the flats of the welded nuts / or a vice.

figured someone might find it useful, also doesn't damage the tool!
clint

Re: Brake line bender tricks
 

Nice work. Love seeing people come up with this kind of stuff

Re: Brake line bender tricks
 

Great tip.
I think I’ll just build a handle with a hole in it for the tube nut.
Thanks for posting

Re: Brake line bender tricks
 

Good idea.......I Like it...thanks!