what's the easiest way to hand-bend steel tubing?

Question

I'm replacing brake lines.

Answer 1

The first two are on the right track. If you are doing bracke lines and the such. The conduit benders will be to big for this kind of job un less you are talking tubing for a roll cage in which you can also find in a tool catalog. Just have to get the right dies for the right size tubing. Most tubing will be to hard to bend with a conduit bender though. If brake or radiator lines like the first answer they sell a small tool for in the 15 to 30 range.

Answer 2

use a hand tool (brake line/fuel line) that for the job,it good if you let them out in the sun making them easier to bend . in turn helps try the one that varies of sizes multi size you can use have two handle and it's black with some numbers where the tube goes it tell you the angle bend .check it out at harbor freight if you have one there check around for pricing it vary auto part store as well they might rent them out.
if you never done it before take your time plus the one tool that have one handle & one size its easy to make alot of msitake with it.

Answer 3

go to a hard ware store and ask for the conduit bending device (not sure of the name of it) I used to bend a little bit when i was in Job Corp, taking up Electrical Apprenticeship program

Answer 4

get a tubing bender from you local auto parts store.