Purchase a tube bender. Your local hardware store will have a variety of tube benders available at different price points. The major differences may include the amount of hydraulic force the bender can apply to the tube as well as the size and durability of the accompanying die set.
Follow the instructions. As always, specific machinery may have specific steps due to design or other requirements. Thoroughly consult the directions that come with your equipment.
Select the appropriate-size die for the tubing you need to bend. For instance, if you need to bend 1” tubing, then you would select the 1” die.
Place the tubing into the bender. Once you attach the die, you will feed the tube into the bender so that the spot where you want to bend is in the center of the die. You will then tighten down the bender, which will have a pneumatic jack, enough to keep the tubing in place.
Measure the correct angle. You cannot set the bender to a specific degree angle for you and let it do the rest, so this means measuring the exact angle to which you need your tube bent.
Bend the tube to your desired angle. As you increase the force in the bender, the tube will bend to sharper angles. Once your angle gauge has measured the angle you want, you can release the pressure on the tube and remove it from the machine.
Practice with scrap tubing. Since using too much force can still lead to kinks in a bent tube, practice on scrap tubing before placing a more expensive piece into the bender.
