How to bend tubing

Step 1: Build the jig

Here, I trace the curve that I want on some scrap lumber. This scrap will be used to build the bending jig. I'm just using a couple of old 2x4's. Your...

Step 2: cut the lumber

Just cut out the traced jig. Use a bandsaw if you have one. I don't so, I just used a jigsaw. Cut the jig to be little smaller than the desired curve....

Step 3: Don't bend like this.

If you do this, then you will almost certainly get a kink in the tubing.

Step 4: Ready to bend

Here, you can see that I take a piece of scrap (from the earlier cut) and attach it to the table to complete the jig. You will want to bend from one ...

Step 5: Mounted on the boat :-)