pipe swage and bending

[moparfan90]

I'm thinking about get a proper pipe bender and swager i found from checking out videos on youtube. my question is, can you swage a normal 1/2 copper pipe? is that considered soft copper? all the searching i have done about these tools brings up HVAC uses.
thanks in advance

 

[voletl]

There is soft copper and then there's hard copper. Typically you swage soft copper. You cannot swage hard copper unless you anneal it first. Though I do not recommend doing this.

 

[Matt30]

What would you want the tools for? Most uses will be for HVAC or pneumatic applications. Not a whole lot of used in household plumbing. Like voletl said, the hard temper stuff you need to anneal.

 

[johnjh2o]

You can swage hard copper but you can't flare it.

 

[moparfan90]

i was asking for house hold water supply. seems like a good way to save on fittings and have less joint that may leak.

 

[frodo]

aneal it, then you can swage it, flare it, beat it flat with a hammer and make jewelery out of it.

heat copper to the brown stage, not red, then quinch in water

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