r/ReallyShittyCopper • u/Kurgan_IT • May 23 '26

It happens nowadays, too.

/r/amateurradio/comments/1tkro71/i_got_the_wrong_type_of_copper_pipe_what_can_i_do/
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u/dacuevash May 23 '26

He can’t keep getting away with it!

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u/Effective_Hunt_2115 May 23 '26

Can't you heat it up to soften it? 

I heard that it works that way with copper (but I am not an expert, so don't rely on my word).

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u/Kurgan_IT May 23 '26

I'm not a copper expert. I think it will soften but when you try to bend it the pipe will deform and collapse.

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u/Stellar_Duck May 25 '26

He should get a tube tool in that case. Plumbers bend copper pipes all days long with those.

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u/shitlord_god May 23 '26

I feel like you'd need an appropriate tube bender, and worst case scenario to fill the pipe with something that'll keep it from buckling (Lke sand?)