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Re: Bending plastic tubing
Roger Miller wrote:
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In reply to Mark,
>>... Has anyone bent clear rigid
>> tubing with success. I always tend to make it collapse or distort. An
>> easy method would be greatly appreciated. Also, does anyone have design
>> tips for overflows (in general)?
>
>You might find it less expensive and easier to use pvc or cpvc pipe from
>your local hardware store instead of clear plastic tubing and to use elbow
>fittings to create the bends, rather than trying to bend the stuff.
Another method is to use the frosty white polyethylene tubing as provided with
refrigerator ice-maker kits. It is available in larger diameters, too, but
1/4" works well for slow drains.
Insert a piece of stiff iron wire (wire coathanger works, as do garden-stake
wires) and bend to the desired shape. Dunk in boiling water for a few seconds,
and wait for it to cool before sliding the wire out. It holds shape remarkably
well, but is still semi flexible. Quick and cheap if you need a lot. Stiff
enough to not collapse while bending. Translucent enough to see bubbles.
If it *must* be clear, you might try bending acrylic tubing in hot water after
loosely filling with fine sand.
Wright
PS Cyn, how about summarily removing the jerks that quote entire digests to
make one-line comments? The pruning turns out to be most painful on my system.
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Wright Huntley (510) 494-8679 Fremont, CA USA huntley at ix_netcom.com