To bend microwave semi-rigid mini aluminum coax, do I need a special tool or can I hand bend it? And is there a minimum bending radius? Many thanks, Kenny K2KW _______________________________________
Kenny My choice is: Tube Bender 1/8 - 1/4 inch -- Harbor Freight #94571 $7.99 the 1/8 inch guide works fine on .141 semi-rigid PS. I bought it on sale for 1/2 regular price. VRY 73 Bob Cumming W2BZY
Kenny, For wide radius bends, you can hand form it. I'm not sure what the minimum bend radius for your particular coax is; depends on the diameter and the manufacturer. You really want to use some ki
What coax are we talking about here? i.e. how mini is mini? The manufacturer always specifies minimum bending radius, though maybe you don't know the manufacturer.. Aluminum can be tricky and there a
The stuff I'm looking at is probably 1/8" stuff with SMA connectors. Fleamarket or Ebay, so it may not be obvious who the mfg is. I don't think the bends I need to do are "that" tight (right angle, b