Bending square metal tubing for a hoop greenhouse

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  1. dan.klasson

    dan.klasson Apprentice Gardener

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    I've attached a picture of a tube bender that bends 24 tubes into hoops that are 17 feet wide and 7 1/2 feet tall.
    Now what if I wanted an identical hoop but smaller that is 13 feet wide and 5 1/2 feet tall? How would I have to modify the tool? Thanks.
     
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    Not sure about modifying it but did see this which may be of use...

    [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO-OatK4HzI"]YouTube - Hand bending 1-3/4 inch 14 gauge square steel tube[/nomedia]
     
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    Hmm..

    Years of experience in that, so easy to get a "kink" in it. That's why before the introduction of "speed-fit" plastic pipe, plumbers used a "spring" to stop it happening.
     
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