On Tue, 2016-10-04 at 22:33 +0000, P.J.Hicks wrote: > Bending tube for Mag loop. > Simplest way is to get a piece of plywood about 3' to 4' square. Cut > an arch of 18" in a 2" x 6" or 2" x 8" and nail it to the plywood. > Next cut an another arch from plywood of about 19" or 19 1/2" and nail > it to the other arch forming a channel. Use the channel as a bending > guide to slowly bring the tube into shape. > > PJH, N7PXY
Hello, Here is how I make loops... I had a friend bend a nice loop out of large diameter electrical conduit into a three foot circle, offsetting the ends by one inch where they would come together. I then feed the copper tube into one end of the conduit, and force it through the conduit by hand. As I said, the ends of the conduit are offset from each other by about an inch, so when the copper comes out of the other end, I just pull the loop out... Poof, one finished loop, no sharp bends, and I can make loops all day, each one exactly the same as the first. -- 73's, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) For software/hardware reviews see: http://www.nk7z.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
