Bend Rubber Hoses without kinking | PART 2 NOW with STEAM!

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  • Опубликовано: 10 янв 2025

Комментарии • 43

  • @maxsinventions8913
    @maxsinventions8913 10 месяцев назад +7

    Thanks for making this video. The whole time you were using that zip tie I was waiting for the zip tied to melt or lose grip. So I started thinking about using some kind of pegboard with pegs to route the hose around. You could also just get a piece of wood with some nails and route your pipe around the nails and let it cool slowly or a poor cold water through it.

  • @harveysmith100
    @harveysmith100 8 месяцев назад +12

    If the spring is tight to get out, twist it to tighten the spring, it makes it easier to get out.

  • @MostlyInteresting
    @MostlyInteresting 8 месяцев назад +7

    The higher the pressure the hotter the steam. I use my old ALL AMERICAN pressure canner /cooker to generate stream. It has a convenient 1/8 NPT hole in the top.

  • @johnwooten7775
    @johnwooten7775 9 месяцев назад +3

    These are awesome idea's, thanks for teaching me something new

  • @Snouthunter
    @Snouthunter 10 месяцев назад +1

    Oh! I found it. I found the video. I didn't think it would be that easy. Usually finding videos without a link is a little difficult for me... I'm not a techy.
    (edit: Yep, this is a better way to bend rubber pipe (the heat gun wasn't so hot 😊. If you had pressurized steam, would that work better?)

  • @x-man5056
    @x-man5056 7 месяцев назад +2

    Steam starts at 212 degrees at sea level, but it can be much hotter under pressure.
    If your not looking for a reason to buy the nifty steam cleaner, you could just place the hose into pot of boiling water while it is restrained in the position you want. Leave it boil for a few minutes and then cut the heat and cold dip it or if you have time, leave it in the hot water until cooled to ambient temp.

  • @snake_eyes_garage
    @snake_eyes_garage Год назад +1

    The largest spring I've found is one-inch - I've been trying to think of the best/economical way to form radiator hose. I wouldn't want to use sand. Maybe something like pennies?

    • @thegaragehub
      @thegaragehub  Год назад +1

      @snake_eyes_garage i have been trying to find something economical as well. If i find something i will reply here or make a video about it. Thanks for your comment!

    • @thegaragehub
      @thegaragehub  Год назад +2

      @snake_eyes_garage Check the description for a link to a larger spring that might work.

  • @chuco9113
    @chuco9113 9 месяцев назад +1

    So what is the optimal temp to heat the tube so that it keeps the shape? I needed to replace one tube in my car, unfortunately unavailable anywhere as a new part. It has a slight bend, about 45" but enough that the tube kinked and actually cracked in this place a few weeks later... I need to figure something out. Also I cannot find these springs anywhere near me and I must fix the car tomorrow as now it has a blasted tube. Would it work if I just stuffed some regular spring inside and boiled it for some time on the stove then let it cool?

    • @thegaragehub
      @thegaragehub  9 месяцев назад

      Stuff it with something to keep it from kinking, boil it like you said for just a few minutes and then dunk it in cold water. If you need a 45 degree, bend it to approx 60 degrees when placing in the boiling water.

    • @chuco9113
      @chuco9113 9 месяцев назад

      @@thegaragehub any idea what could I stuff it with out of household materials?

  • @TheGhungFu
    @TheGhungFu 8 месяцев назад +5

    At atmospheric pressure, steam is the same temperature as boiling water. May as well cook your hoses in a pot like pasta.

    • @thegaragehub
      @thegaragehub  8 месяцев назад +3

      Just don't break the pasta in half lol

  • @xKmotx
    @xKmotx Год назад +2

    Brilliant! 👍

  • @thetruthserum2816
    @thetruthserum2816 7 месяцев назад

    The springs obviously work, and some are saying you can use sand, but I am wondering if air pressure would also suffice... I think I may have to experiment with plugging up one end, then connecting the other to my air compressor, and perform some bending tests. I'm thinking 60-100 psi could work, but that is just a guess.... I have some Schrader tire valve stems that could possibly work to inflate the tubes just like a tire to a specific psi. Then couple that with a 1" pegboard array and you might just have a bending factory by placing batches in an oven until soft, then remove and quench.. The only caveat is how much extra pressure the heat would add, so maybe start out on the low side of a kink free pressure. (if it even works).

    • @larrybud
      @larrybud 6 месяцев назад

      60 psi on a big tube can be dangerous if there's a risk of blowing the tube out.

  • @dvjvbv
    @dvjvbv 5 месяцев назад

    This is great! I wonder what happens when the trans or steering fluids run through them. How hot do those get? Do they get hot enough to relax the hose and kink?

    • @thegaragehub
      @thegaragehub  5 месяцев назад

      I havent had one kink yet, so thats good.

  • @fl6stringer
    @fl6stringer 7 месяцев назад

    How about larger diameters? My current issue is a 1-1/2" fuel fill hose that I can't find OE or even similar. All I have is straight to start with, one end with maybe about 40deg and the other about 15deg - bigger spring, I guess...

  • @joeteejoetee
    @joeteejoetee 9 месяцев назад +7

    Why not just submerge the Tube+Spring+Clamp into a boiling pot of water for a while, and then cool them all together under cold running water?

    • @thegaragehub
      @thegaragehub  9 месяцев назад +1

      That is another way. Thanks for the feedback!

    • @YuckFou0x0FFFF
      @YuckFou0x0FFFF 4 месяца назад +1

      Because that's not fun, OK?

  • @dave_ecclectic
    @dave_ecclectic 8 месяцев назад

    Does the hose hold the bend when 218* coolant passes through them?
    For any of the other hose needs I'm sure this is fine but what about those that get hot, or hot simply because they are near the engine?

    • @thegaragehub
      @thegaragehub  8 месяцев назад +2

      They retain their shape. I have coolant hoses I've shaped and when I pulled them out after 3 years they held the shape. I also have hoses I bent for crankcase ventilation that sit 1-2 inches above the exhaust manifold, and those held their shape too.

    • @dave_ecclectic
      @dave_ecclectic 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@thegaragehub
      I'll give it a try.
      I also have an idea of adding flex agent to paint when I paint my car and paint the rubber hoses too.
      That is what is done to the flexible bumpers.

  • @dontblameme6328
    @dontblameme6328 8 месяцев назад

    This is good. I wish someone knew of a way to form nylon fuel lines without kinking.

    • @thegaragehub
      @thegaragehub  8 месяцев назад

      That would be tough, nylon doesn't like high temp.

  • @reddragonwhiskey
    @reddragonwhiskey 9 месяцев назад +1

    Can you bend heater hose?

    • @thegaragehub
      @thegaragehub  9 месяцев назад +1

      Yes, it's important to cool them in cold water.

    • @reddragonwhiskey
      @reddragonwhiskey 9 месяцев назад

      @@thegaragehub cool thanks 🙏🏼

  • @ovalwingnut
    @ovalwingnut 7 месяцев назад +1

    500 braineact points awarded :)

  • @missusj2078
    @missusj2078 10 месяцев назад +2

    What if I put the hose in boiling water instead of using steam?

    • @thegaragehub
      @thegaragehub  10 месяцев назад +2

      Should work, take precautions.

  • @khancross
    @khancross 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thats a useless work because these benders are too expensive. Think you have a real thick radiator hose, how expensive will this please?!

    • @thegaragehub
      @thegaragehub  10 месяцев назад +2

      Thanks for the feedback! Glad it helped.

    • @williamallen7836
      @williamallen7836 9 месяцев назад +3

      Those spring style benders are pretty inexpensive. You can also use an extension spring on larger hoses. Even thick gauge saftey wire wrapped into a spring shape will help keep the shape with out the hose kinking.