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The Black Flash
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posted on 1/10/10 at 10:53 AM Reply With Quote
Out of interest, and accepting the fact that a bent tube will have thinner sections etc, but would annealing the tube after bending help, by reducing the stresses from bending?

Jus' wondering
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posted on 1/10/10 at 10:58 AM Reply With Quote
I don't think there's sufficient material in most tubing to have residual stresses to worry about.
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