joolsmi16
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| posted on 25/11/05 at 07:53 PM |
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chromed pipes
Hi Iam looking for some hints/tips on bending chromed oil pipes I have been told that they crack very very easily!!!! I have a pipe bender to help
things but would it help to start a new bend on a existing one or remove so chrome??
Cheers
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oliwb
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| posted on 25/11/05 at 08:36 PM |
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Try packing it out with silver sand (will stop it flattening) and should help stop it cracking a little bit...never done it tho so not sure.....Oli.
If your not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room!
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Chippy
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| posted on 25/11/05 at 10:51 PM |
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My experience with bending ready chromed pipe is that the chrome will crack on the bends. Rather spoils the effect, especialy as the rest will come of
as well, at a later date. At least that is what I have found, better by far to bend up unchromed pipe, and then have it chromed.
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oliwb
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| posted on 25/11/05 at 11:00 PM |
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Wott about using stainless steel instead then polishing it and lacquer to keep the shine?? Wouldn't rust internally either....just an
idea....Oli.
If your not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room!
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Hellfire
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| posted on 25/11/05 at 11:06 PM |
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The chrome will deffo crack - use stainless if you want to resist corrosion. Forget the laquer it'll do nothing except go yellow. That's
why it's called stainless 
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joolsmi16
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| posted on 26/11/05 at 01:00 AM |
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chrome pipe
Thanks for replies is it the case that the chrome will crack but not the metal tube if I bend the chrome pipe I am a little worried that the metal
pipe itself will need replacing, not worried about the chrome cracking buy very worried about the metal pipe cracking because of the oil pressure!!
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oliwb
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| posted on 26/11/05 at 05:04 PM |
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You should certainly be able to bend the pipe without it cracking. Only one way to find out though.....(I wouldn't worry too much about oil
pressure, if the pipe is gonna crack it'll do it with no oil pressure or 4 bar it won't make alot of difference - I wouldn't have
thought!) Oli.
If your not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room!
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