jonjon99xj

what if i heated the DOM tubing and put it on a pipe bender, i wonder if it would still kink or not? think so?

Gee oh Dee

I would think it would. For a coupe reasons.

One, if you heat metal it becomes more plyable, making it easier to kink and ripple.

Two, if it were that easy others would have been doing so long ago.

jonjon99xj

very true

JeepingDan

Thats a fail coming I wouldint even try.

jonjon99xj

def shouldnt of posted this, haha oh well, it was my brain fart for the day

buckshot500

If you are talking about a H/F style pipe bender (Bottle jack), I have read that you can fill it with sand & cap the ends. I have never tried it though.

jonjon99xj

ive read that but am kinda scarred to try that with DOM tubing, if i mess up thats my money im loosing, that stuff is expensive

Tural

i vaguely remember, a few years back they did it on that tv show, muscle car. they didn't even use a pipe bender. they used plywood for the form. they burned it up pretty bad, but managed to get two bends. it was that skinny blond dude that paints cars and does graphics on paintjobs. maybe you can find that episode.

xjmarc

That wasn't DOM but very thin wall HREW and they stated it was strickly for looks. Kinda like the factory PVC roll bar in early Broncos. It was also kinked bad but they covered it with sheet metal.

Tural

might have been. it's been at least 3 years since i've seen that show. still, if you can get a foot or 2 on the cheap, it might be worth trying . maybe there's a correct heat combination that can bend it without hurting it much.

jonjon99xj

always worth a try

Tural

keep in mind that shrinking takes more heat than stretching, so u gotta heat up the inner part of the bend more than the outer part.

Gee oh Dee

It was worth a try. You got the worst of any possible outcome, which was a "no". Now someone who has the same thought can look it up and find it here.

jonjon99xj

true but also, never miss an opportunity to keep your mouth shut!

MjPioneer

If I remember correctly one of the geniuses on Pirate figured out a way to turn a HF kinker into a perfectly good bender. Should search it over there.