motodave
Well Known Member
How do you make a coiled 12' tube as shipped from Van's straight? Others have probably solved before my post but in case you needed a method, this worked for me and was pretty fast. I tried bending by hand but less that great results...
Making coiled tubing straight by Dave Hock, on Flickr
Two blocks of wood with 1/4" holes drilled clamped into vise:
Making coiled tubing straight by Dave Hock, on Flickr
Feed through the blocks with a little WD40, clamp with vise grips and pull back and forth a couple times. Now I have a nice and straight 12' piece of tube ready to bend into shape for fuel and vent lines:
Making coiled tubing straight by Dave Hock, on Flickr
Making coiled tubing straight by Dave Hock, on Flickr
Two blocks of wood with 1/4" holes drilled clamped into vise:
Making coiled tubing straight by Dave Hock, on Flickr
Feed through the blocks with a little WD40, clamp with vise grips and pull back and forth a couple times. Now I have a nice and straight 12' piece of tube ready to bend into shape for fuel and vent lines:
Making coiled tubing straight by Dave Hock, on Flickr