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COPPER TUBING

By Bud Motry,

20201 Arthur Road, Big Rapids, Michigan 49307

Copper tubing makes an attractive and permanent oil or fuel line and connections. Here are a few hints that might be helpful in working with tubing.

To begin with, new tubing is much easier to work with than old tubing. This is because it is softer. Old tubing becomes hard and difficult to bend without kinking. Old tubing can be softened by heating, so it becomes easier to bend. There are various types of tubing benders on the market, but tubing can be neatly bent by hand with patience and time.

Tubing connections are easily damaged, but with care they can be removed and replaced many times. When removing a tubing nut, it is recommended that special tubing wrenches be used. For occasional use, a wide jawed crescent wrench is suitable and preferable to an open end wrench or pair of pliers. If a fitting is to be removed f...

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