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DIRTY STUFF

YOU can bend aluminium pipe without having to shove the piece in between two large rocks and stuffing a crowbar down its fundamental orifice to give you more leverage. If you can buy, beg or borrow an oxy-acetylene welding set, then the bending bit becomes really simple.

With your pipe secure in a vice, open the acetylene tap on the welding torch and light the gas. Increase the flame until it is sooty black, and where your bend is going to be, coat the exterior of the pipe with

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