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Make a Hot Pipe Bending Iron

Make a Hot Pipe Bending Iron
By David LaVallee · Tough to make wood fit the mold without a side bending tool. My choice in side bending is the hot pipe. I didn't have one of my own, so I asked Mark Kett how to make one. My contribution to the science of side bending is figuring out that a BBQ lighter has all the parts you need for a heating element (scavenging electrical heaters and ovens also works, water heater elements do not work). Here is how you can make your own, only takes about three ...