What is Pipe Bending?
Pipe bending is a method used by plumbers to enhance the fabrication capabilities of pipe work and plumbing fixtures. There are a few different pipe bending techniques a plumber can chose to use. One method of pipe bending is compression pipe bending. With this process, the pipe is bent into a tight radius. This can be done without the use of mandrel tools or other precision tools that are used in other forms of pipe bending. With compression pipe bending, a piece of pipe is clamped behind the rear tangent point. The pipe is then placed onto a die after rotary arm rolling or compression has been established. Draw pipe bending is specifically used to create tight radii within thin wall materials. This form of pipe bending involves mandrel tooling. Draw pipe bending provides maximum control of wall thinning. Aluminum pipe bending is considered to be the most difficult form of pipe bending. This is because aluminum pipe is such a hard material. In addition, older pipe is harder to bend. I
