Make a few sets as you go and we will all buy them from you when you're finished as long as you don't rape us

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Seriously though, I'm with you on that cheap plastic stuff...it does work pretty well for a good long while though I have to say.
Good luck bending your new lines. I've done a very minor amount of bending myself.
What do ya'll think about filling the tubes up with water, then freezing them, then bending them to keep them from crushing?
Also if you find a long spring that has an OD exactly the size of your tubes ID you may be able to do it by hand using one of these techniques.
I've never tried either of them, but it seems like it may work?
Anyone ever tried it?
Rick