Mark Allanson
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| posted on 29/5/04 at 09:49 PM |
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Did I buy the wrong microbore pipe?
I bought a reel of 8mmx0.6mm microbore for my fuel lines, but the bloody stuff is totally unbendable, I bought a screwfis small bender for the job,
but all it does is neatly crush the pipe, rather than the complete hash of bending it over a socket
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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ady8077
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| posted on 29/5/04 at 10:20 PM |
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Hi Mark
I've used 8mm microbore, didn't use a bender though just my hands. Didn't try to bend it to tight and i could feel it stiffening up
as it bent
Adrian
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 29/5/04 at 10:28 PM |
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You can buy a bending tool, it's a spring that fits around the pipe (as opposed to the internal one for larger pipes). I used one myself and it
did a very nice job.
Can't find a bleedin' link to one, sorry.
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 29/5/04 at 10:28 PM |
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The stuff I have will not bend at all without flattening, did you have 0.6mm wall thickness?
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Avoneer
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| posted on 29/5/04 at 10:55 PM |
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Don't know exactly what Tiger supplied, but it helped leaving it in the warm airing cupboard until required!
Pat...
No trees were killed in the sending of this message.
However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 30/5/04 at 07:36 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
I bought a reel of 8mmx0.6mm microbore for my fuel lines, but the bloody stuff is totally unbendable, I bought a screwfis small bender for the job,
but all it does is neatly crush the pipe, rather than the complete hash of bending it over a socket
Macspeedy tol me the other day that those small pipebenders need modifyied to fit the pipe in instead of on top the former. If they have paint or
powdercoat in the groove this causes the hassel.
Said he cleaned it out with a small round file to make the pipe sit in the former.
hope that helps.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 30/5/04 at 08:13 AM |
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Try annealing the pipe where you are goping to bend it -- copper age hardens
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Ferg
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| posted on 30/5/04 at 08:23 AM |
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The microbore benders do tend to flatten the pipe if they push down rather than slide 'round. Certainly cleaning the former part of the bender
helps, greasing it is good.
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Peteff
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| posted on 30/5/04 at 09:04 AM |
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0.6mm sounds thick. Did you get it from a plumbing supplier? Could you use compression fittings on it instead of bending? might be easier and could
give a decent result.
http://www.indanc.com/brass-compression-fittings-01.htm#equal_elbow
Not too bad pricewise either, you'd not need many.
[Edited on 30/5/04 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 30/5/04 at 09:42 AM |
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i used the plastic stuff from a fiat uno
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Ferg
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| posted on 30/5/04 at 11:37 AM |
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Hmmmm....
Microbore pipe from plumber's merchants is Table W Copper. Theoretically this isn't so good with conventional compression fittings which
are designed for Table X.
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Peteff
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| posted on 30/5/04 at 02:33 PM |
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It's not carrying high pressure gas or hot liquid so I don't think he's going to have a problem. Can you explain the difference
between the two and why it's unsuitable? The marine institute seems to think it's o.k. to use them by the way.
Fixed Pipework should be made of either solid drawn Copper tube made to BS 2871 pt1 table W, X, Y, Z, (now EN1057)
All joints and unions should be kept to a minimum as the less joints, the less potential sources of leakage. They should be readily accessible for
visual inspection and should be of the compression type not soldered.
[Edited on 30/5/04 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 30/5/04 at 06:06 PM |
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I think I'm going to flip a Uno in the local scrappy, this microbore is so fraglie, I don't think I would feel safe driving. You can
flatten it between finger and thumb!
Thanks for all the answers though
Mark
(Syd - still taking it all in, will email when understood!thanks)
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 30/5/04 at 08:07 PM |
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mark,the uno runs inside the o/s sill,found that out welding one up
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 30/5/04 at 08:17 PM |
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Yes, been there, NEARLY done that!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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NS Dev
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| posted on 31/5/04 at 08:04 AM |
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Ahhh, like the straightener idea Syd! Was that two rolls one side and one the other with an adjuster to alter the pressure on the third roll? Might
have a go at that, would look neater in the end!
Yes, I use the 5/16 copper-nickel that you mentioned as well (have never actually used microbore though that's not to say there's owt
wrong with it!!) the benefit of the copper nickel is that it doesn't work harden so fast (and it's stronger but that doesn't really
matter in this instance)
[Edited on 31/5/04 by NS Dev]
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mad4x4
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| posted on 9/6/04 at 09:54 AM |
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I used rubber fuel hose and run it inside the tunnel with pclips. (8mm)
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
MK INDY's Don't Self Centre Regardless of MK Setting !
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 9/6/04 at 10:25 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mad4x4
I used rubber fuel hose and run it inside the tunnel with pclips. (8mm)
so did I eventually. Some say that it will leak fumes into the tunnel, but mine isnt doing that. Plus I recon a right breeze is gonna go down the
tunnel during driving anyways!
atb
steve
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Terrapin_racing
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| posted on 9/6/04 at 11:18 AM |
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I use these guy's
http://www.thinkauto.com/
lots of choice
or if your flush
braided stainless from
http://www.speedflow.co.uk
[Edited on 9/6/04 by Terrapin_racing]
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James
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| posted on 9/6/04 at 12:16 PM |
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I bought the plastic coated aluminium stuff from Tifosi. God knows why as it cost a bloody fortune!
Bends well and looks nice though!
James
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