herms and a tesco kettle help

[tazuk]

how the hell do you bend 10mm copper tube to fit in a tesco kettle wine bottle looks the right size to form a coil helppppppp :wha:

 

[Muddydisco]

Just find a solid form that you can wrap the copper around.

 

[tazuk]

done that but its kinking as i bending it :evil:

 

[prolix]

I had to bend mine around a wider form then tease it again around a narrower form, I used 8mm copper though

 

[tazuk]

ahhhh my copper coil is feckking scrap now kink all over :evil: ill have to get some 8mm :evil:

how many mtr did you use also are you use one of those 12v solar pump,s too :thumb:

 

[prolix]

no idea how long it is as was an offcut. I use solar pumps here and the flow rate is fine

 

[Mark1964]

bend it on the carpet and keep firm pressure on the bottle try and straighten what your going to bend first

 

[MankySteve]

Fill with sand first and seal.

 

[tazuk]

done it with 8mm pipe 4 inch high round and round a wine bottle on the floor on a roll :rofl:

sunday picked up a worktop high fridge all working sweet of freecycle got a stc-1000 on the way from china picked a 60w tube heater from tool station :thumb: :thumb:

 

[simonranson]

Nice work! :clap:

 

[mixale]

Very tidy piece of coiling there - well done.
I'm persisting with 10mm as I have a 10metre lump to use up.
It justs takes a bit of time.
I started a round a cornie then a couple of smaller paint tins and it nearly fits into my asparagus steamer pot.
Just a bit more teasing then need to cut holes for the element and the in/out flows.

 

[Vossy1]

Tidy work T