Thought I would share a little simple tool with everyone that makes properly locating your bends a snap. I bought a bunch of round steel stock (3/16 and 1/4) at the local metal supplier. He had a bunch laying there that was excess for some reason, so I got it all for a pittance. It works really well for making cheap patterns for fuel and brake line installations. Its a lot cheaper than ruining your tubing and having to buy more. If you screw it up, its esay to straighten, and you can even cut and weld it if needed. Anyway I made a little simple bend jig and put a mark on it for aligning it with the bender. This way I have a reference where to place the bender on the pattern, or the actual tubing. There is often a lot of guess work in just where to start a bend. This little jig takes the guess work out of the job. Anyway, here are some pictures with descriptions that I hope will explain how simple it is.
