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Finally found a combo that works! Aluminium die, steel holders and generally a tight fit.
Used a small piece of pipe and rough sanding paste to get that second die in near-perfect shape and colinearity.
Applied some grease before trying to draw the pipe.
Here's the two dies.
Unfortunately the diameter was too small to get my different positioning holes drilled into(they'd intersect the pipe form) but this small diameter is easy enough to bend by hand so it only really needs 1 position.
So this finally let me do the last bends and finish my air system. Time to clean up I guess.
Used a small piece of pipe and rough sanding paste to get that second die in near-perfect shape and colinearity.
Applied some grease before trying to draw the pipe.
Here's the two dies.
Unfortunately the diameter was too small to get my different positioning holes drilled into(they'd intersect the pipe form) but this small diameter is easy enough to bend by hand so it only really needs 1 position.
So this finally let me do the last bends and finish my air system. Time to clean up I guess.
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