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  1. Jun 26, 2021, 01:40 PM #1
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    Widening an elbow joint with metal balls - GIF

    Widening an elbow joint with metal balls. Removing dents?




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    I’ve heard of people using steel balls to fix dented headers.
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    The balls are known as mandrels, this tooling is used in various configurations for pipe and tube forming throughout the metal working industry.
    When I was young and poor I learnt a trade, and after many years of hard work I’m not young anymore.
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    I got some steel balls to open up some SS tubing I'm using to make a set of headers for my car...if I ever get around tuit.
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    I saw similar tools used to expand a squished tuba part. It might have been in another post in this forum?
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