You are a life saver!! I've been working on bringing my neighbors old truck back to life and Ive tried everything to fix the fuel line. God bless you sir and have a good day.
thanks for the tips. you`re not in witness protection are you? your voice sounds like the one they use when someone is trying not to be revealed when exposing a whacking of some sort..
Excellent idea. I was looking for a means to make extremely tight bends for brake line applications. I will try this method. Tubing benders do NOT afford that capability. Many thanks for taking the time to post this.
You can make your own bender by cutting both ends of a plumber snake spring.The lines will fit nicely into it. You can bend those steel lines by hand without ever kinking them. Also, you can use 2 spark plug sockets of different sizes clamped in a vise to bend the lines. Contrary to most round sockets,these have a square base for clamping.
Nice tips.. I have actually been bending NiCopp brake lines for years exactly as you demonstrated. Its not perfect but it's pretty close to original. Living in the salt-belt (Chicago) forces me to be an expert with a lot of things that are corroded like bake lines. Once again, nice tips and great video.
You can also fill the larger lines with salt. That's how we get perfect tight spiral coils in 1/4 and 3/8" copper tubing for elaborate reflux condensers for moonshine stills. With the salt in the tubing coils can be wound to fit inside 2" copper tubing with the coils ranging from 12" to 24" long. That would be nearly impossible without kinks and inventing new strings of curse words. The salt comes out easily by taping and an air compressor once the bulk of it is removed... That may be a little over kill since your technique works perfectly. The salt technique may still be useful for the folks with 2 left hands as far as their mechanical skills go.
Tried your method after watching your video. It works!!! Did one line with really acute bends that a tube bender wouldn't come close to. It has made my job easier. Just a little hard on my old hands. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Good idea. Never thought of using sockets. How about using 2 sockets side by side, just spaced for the tubing to fit between...Might make it easier to bend. Just a thought.
screw steel lines!!! the nickle copper lines work just as good, a bit more expensive and they dont rust!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bending the ni copper lines is a breeze!............
Really helpful video thank you! Definitely can't bend tight and clean with a handheld bender. Not spending $300 for one that will get used all of 4 times a year lol
Thank you so much for the idea @homotorsports . I don't have a vise (yet), but I was able to bend the line using the wrench socket and my fingers. Worked flawlessly!
Well Hello again! I don't know how I missed this video, but so glad I searched in the search box. Question? Do you prefer stainless or another kind of brake lines? Thanks for sharing, I have a new master cylinder and have a small job for the lines from master to distribution block. It is highway robbery for what they want for a tube bender, so appreciate this video. Cheers and blessings from Motown!
Great Idea... Stick another short extension right next to the socket tighten them both in the vise, then place the tubing between them and you won't need to hold it with your thumb and bend away.
great info, doing trans cooler lines 3/8" with bender tool. like u said doing 2 bends that are close together is bit difficult. thanks for info and video. learn something new everyday!!!!!
You may want the camera on top, looking down. The real test is, how close your bend is to the nut. Harbor Freight sells a pair of bending pliers that makes tighter bends than yours AND you can form them while under the car. No vise is needed, no sockets, no grunting...etc. Check out my vid: ua-cam.com/video/4GAiizhX5HA/v-deo.html
Would heating the tubing up a little with a propane torch to control the heat better, make this bending jb a little easier or would I just be wasting propane? I am going to be headed out into a 17 degree, Ohio garage ASAP and I have 1 piece of 8" long x 3/16" tubing that I will have to put at least two weird bends in because I need a 3" to 4" long piece, and 8" is the smallest that O'Reilly's had to offer. I don't have a flaring tool to make a shorter, and more precise length of brake tubing myself or I would definitely buy a good length, to allow for my first attempt screw ups and try it myself
You are a life saver!! I've been working on bringing my neighbors old truck back to life and Ive tried everything to fix the fuel line. God bless you sir and have a good day.
thanks for the tips. you`re not in witness protection are you? your voice sounds like the one they use when someone is trying not to be revealed when exposing a whacking of some sort..
Excellent idea. I was looking for a means to make extremely tight bends for brake line applications. I will try this method. Tubing benders do NOT afford that capability. Many thanks for taking the time to post this.
You can make your own bender by cutting both ends of a plumber snake spring.The lines will fit nicely into it. You can bend those steel lines by hand without ever kinking them. Also, you can use 2 spark plug sockets of different sizes clamped in a vise to bend the lines. Contrary to most round sockets,these have a square base for clamping.
Thanks. The coil spring bender is what i've been trying to find. Now I know it's under my bathroom sink!
Thanks Phil! Great Idea sir!!!
Remember gloves are your friend using these. Lol
Thank you. Never done this fixing a 47 Chevy, had a 180 in it. I was scared I’d kink it. I did a pretty decent job.
What a wonderful idea!!!! Thank you for sharing.
Nice tips.. I have actually been bending NiCopp brake lines for years exactly as you demonstrated. Its not perfect but it's pretty close to original. Living in the salt-belt (Chicago) forces me to be an expert with a lot of things that are corroded like bake lines. Once again, nice tips and great video.
You can also fill the larger lines with salt. That's how we get perfect tight spiral coils in 1/4 and 3/8" copper tubing for elaborate reflux condensers for moonshine stills. With the salt in the tubing coils can be wound to fit inside 2" copper tubing with the coils ranging from 12" to 24" long. That would be nearly impossible without kinks and inventing new strings of curse words. The salt comes out easily by taping and an air compressor once the bulk of it is removed... That may be a little over kill since your technique works perfectly. The salt technique may still be useful for the folks with 2 left hands as far as their mechanical skills go.
You can fill with kitty litter as well.
Great tip. Thanks!!
Just use a spark plug socket it has the wrenched sides easy to clamp and not move in your vise.
Nice tutorial, just what I needed, thank you!
Tried your method after watching your video. It works!!! Did one line with really acute bends that a tube bender wouldn't come close to. It has made my job easier. Just a little hard on my old hands. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you sir....this saved me time and headaches.
Exactly what I was looking for, thank you!
Thank you, that was well worth 9 minutes and 43 seconds of my time!
Good idea. Never thought of using sockets. How about using 2 sockets side by side, just spaced for the tubing to fit between...Might make it easier to bend. Just a thought.
That’s exactly what I did it worked great
Right sir. Phil commented on this Idea too! Thanks!
Nice technique! Do you know if I can flare the lines without flaring tool?
Thanks for the tip!
This video was very helpful
Ty
Thanks, Anthony... I will pot that type good use.
You're always available, you just don't answer your phone... I like that
thanks man for the good tips really helped me out
screw steel lines!!! the nickle copper lines work just as good, a bit more expensive and they dont rust!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bending the ni copper lines is a breeze!............
great idea works great who needs a bender
Love that NY accent. Damn, now I want pizza.
Mind Blowing . . . The simple ideas are the Best !!!
blew my mind to I've used a random pipe but not an extension with a socket on it on a vice
Thanks!
Goes to door, locks it "Now you's can't leave"
Awesome! Thank you for taking the time to post!
Really helpful video thank you! Definitely can't bend tight and clean with a handheld bender. Not spending $300 for one that will get used all of 4 times a year lol
Thank you so much for the idea @homotorsports
. I don't have a vise (yet), but I was able to bend the line using the wrench socket and my fingers. Worked flawlessly!
Thanks. This will do for the bend I need.
Thank you for the tip it helped me out tremendously.
Great video, thanks for the example and insight. It will help me tomorrow.
i enjoyed your video :) Ive always felt the same way with all the tubing benders even the good ones don't make good angles
Dude! Awesome video! Thanks!
awesome. a lot of the benders do not make tight turns like this. I will adopt this method!
No Kinkage!! Brilliant Mate!!☺
good video! Tip: get a vertical camera mount. :]
That accent sounds like your from France. Hope that works on a short line.
Could you rig something that holds the connector on and then just spin the socket
Superhuman, no mere mortal could do this
DUDE THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS VIDEO SAVED MY ASS
Awesome video saved me a lot of money thank you my man.
impressive handywork - thanks
Thanks for the help boss subscribed
Dam good video Anthony.
That';s old school bro, people don't be knowing!
Thanks so much! Going to attempt this now =)
Well Hello again! I don't know how I missed this video, but so glad I searched in the search box. Question? Do you prefer stainless or another kind of brake lines? Thanks for sharing, I have a new master cylinder and have a small job for the lines from master to distribution block. It is highway robbery for what they want for a tube bender, so appreciate this video. Cheers and blessings from Motown!
I think this is gonna get me outta a pinch, thanks!
Great Idea...
Stick another short extension right next to the socket tighten them both in the vise, then place the tubing between them and you won't need to hold it with your thumb and bend away.
great info, doing trans cooler lines 3/8" with bender tool. like u said doing 2 bends that are close together is bit difficult. thanks for info and video. learn something new everyday!!!!!
Cool idea man.
Rite on bro thanks for info 👍
You may want the camera on top, looking down. The real test is, how close your bend is to the nut. Harbor Freight sells a pair of bending pliers that makes tighter bends than yours AND you can form them while under the car. No vise is needed, no sockets, no grunting...etc. Check out my vid: ua-cam.com/video/4GAiizhX5HA/v-deo.html
Couldn't find metal fuel lines anywhere in town for my 79 j10 with a 360, found a brake line that would work, just needs a 45° bend. Much appreciated
thank you sir
AYo Tony, you strungf son. thx
Yep..That's the way I make nice bends too.Ant.
That's pretty kinky!!
That worked great, thanks for the tip!!
Thank you.
Thanks man !
Great trick dude ...you are my hero....keep it simple....great hack
I already like u are real and it’s a simple way to do it z!! 👍🏻👍🏻
THANK YOU!
Awesome work.
Thanks for the tip I used two sockets In the vice it worked much better than pinning it with thumb
Thanks this really help my brake line job for tomorrow.
Ha! Where are you from with the accent?
Also, good job... I’m about to throw my socket and extension in a vice right now! This definitely helped!
Late reply, but it sounds like he's from Brooklyn/New York somewhere
Thank you! Just saved me hundreds :)
Thank you for this video! True help.
Nice job dude. Saved me some cash too!
Having giant hands doesn't hurt either
Awesome video, at the moment I'm watching this I'm trying to get lines into my Buick lesabre. Thanks for the tip!
Great info! Thanks a lot!
Man...I'd buy u a beer....foreal!!!
Nice! Thanks for the video man. i dont have a line bender thingee so this helped a lot.
poly armor lines are not that difficult to bend !!
Very Nicely done!
Great tip. Wish i would have seen this about 4 hours ago. Thank you all the same. I'll know next time.
::SUBBED::.
Thanks for the help!
Very helpful!! Thanks
Great tips - Many thanks
You the man! This worked great!
Great tio! Thanks!
awesome vid. thanks for the tips.
Thanks dude... worked great....
Some great tips Anthony
I made a video response about the carb question...will be up in a little bit
homotorsports Thanks Anthony
cool video....ty for sharing
we are inside the secret lair.Great tip
Thanks, bending tomorrrow...
How'd it turn out?
Great video
Thanks
Gets my car running again. Thanks for sharing!
you mean, thanks for flairing.
Great! Any tricks for flaring lines without the flare tool
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Boom!
GREAT TIP ANTHONY
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Would heating the tubing up a little with a propane torch to control the heat better, make this bending jb a little easier or would I just be wasting propane?
I am going to be headed out into a 17 degree, Ohio garage ASAP and I have 1 piece of 8" long x 3/16" tubing that I will have to put at least two weird bends in because I need a 3" to 4" long piece, and 8" is the smallest that O'Reilly's had to offer.
I don't have a flaring tool to make a shorter, and more precise length of brake tubing myself or I would definitely buy a good length, to allow for my first attempt screw ups and try it myself