Very informative video, thank you so much for your content! I was wondering if you had any advice for bending tubing in a tight space. I'm installing a mini split and the preinstalled portion of the line set on my evaporator only protrudes 3-4" from my exterior wall. How do you bend that portion so it will fit in a lineset cover? It has the male flares already sweated on the lines and I can't fit my bender in there. Thanks for your time.
I do have that tool and it is great. I use it all of the time. I also have the yellow jacket 60331 tubing bending kit. Can you do a video on how to measure the distance you want the pipe lengths to be and where to Mark and measure it to make the bends and distance on both sides of the bends come out perfect. I don’t know how to make those measurements so I add an extra foot onto the pipe, make my bends and cut off the extra. Then if I make (2) 90 degree bends and it doesn’t come out right, I cut the pipe, swedge it and braze up the joint, with nitrogen of course :)
I just tried out the Harbor Freight tool. It kinks 3/8" soft copper on 90 deg bends. I think the tolerances are too loose inside the mandrel, allowing the tube to expand out.
Couldn’t agree more! I keep that exact bender from imperial in my torch kit. It’s come in handy more times than I care to think about
Yes sir
Great tool. I bought that when installing wine cellar systems. I kept it because it makes your liquid lines look very professional.
Had my imperial since the 90’s. Don’t leave home without it. Makes an offset for a filter drier look great.
Lee Johnson absolutely
I agree with you and your dad 100%, good vid.
HVACR North father knows best
Wait ..HVAC guys bend these tubes by hand ?
Very informative video, thank you so much for your content! I was wondering if you had any advice for bending tubing in a tight space. I'm installing a mini split and the preinstalled portion of the line set on my evaporator only protrudes 3-4" from my exterior wall. How do you bend that portion so it will fit in a lineset cover? It has the male flares already sweated on the lines and I can't fit my bender in there. Thanks for your time.
I do have that tool and it is great. I use it all of the time. I also have the yellow jacket 60331 tubing bending kit.
Can you do a video on how to measure the distance you want the pipe lengths to be and where to Mark and measure it to make the bends and distance on both sides of the bends come out perfect. I don’t know how to make those measurements so I add an extra foot onto the pipe, make my bends and cut off the extra. Then if I make (2) 90 degree bends and it doesn’t come out right, I cut the pipe, swedge it and braze up the joint, with nitrogen of course :)
There are marks on the Yellow Jacket heads I think to show you where to start from. I will see if I can get a bender in to demonstrate
Nice tool
I need one
Have the same bender, have had it since the late'70s
Will Justice really a simple, but useful tool. What brand did you get back then?
@@HVACShopTalk I have an Imperial
Works on car brake lines as well !
Same bender is at harbor freight for less than 20 bucks. Most of the box stores have them but they only do 90⁰ bends. Harbor freight does 180⁰
I will check that out, thanks
I just tried out the Harbor Freight tool. It kinks 3/8" soft copper on 90 deg bends. I think the tolerances are too loose inside the mandrel, allowing the tube to expand out.
a noob question, if after u bend 90 degrees, are u able to bend it back straight to original state?
Not in most cases
Great tool !!!
What does the R and L on the tool mean?
Harbor freight???
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if it looks good it works good does not always apply when you are talking about people