The trick bender employs a common hand-held tubing bender, a piece of wood to support the mandrel, and some locking pliers to retain the mandrel and to act as a stop.

Pipe and tube bending is known to be a less expensive method in the metal and plastic industry, compared to welding materials to join components together. It is the process of permanently shaping ...

This also takes into account the influence of the material. Furthermore, a new and low-cost mandrel is presented which enables the realization of the pre-bending process under extreme conditions. One ...

The problem with this is the life expectancy of a mild steel exhaust system and the typical pinched bends in the tubes done with a non-mandrel pipe bender.