How to make an elbow?

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How can I make an elbow? It doesn’t have to be corrugated. OD is nominal half inch.

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I don’t think I can reliably make a pie cut bend at this scale - mostly because I’d be cutting it by hand with a hack saw.

The piece is purely cosmetic.

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Would square steel tube work?

If round, soft copper tubing, there are plumbing bending kits available with a steel spring which wraps and supports the copper tubing, then slips off once the bend is complete. Here’s a $12 version from WalMart:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Tube-Bending-Spring-Set-4-pack-1-4-in-3-8-in-1-2-in-and-5-8-in/164278751?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&adid=22222222227000000000&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=42423897272&wl4=pla-51320962143&wl5=9026792&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=164278751&veh=sem&gclid=CjwKCAjw5vz2BRAtEiwAbcVILynG9RY6VTsz77JyA2xWg_33ktIQ6P0B_RbEOZmsb60_F_76moBwyxoCPvgQAvD_BwE

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Try to find a shorter piece - but it is 1/2"
https://www.amazon.com/Flexible-Stainless-Steel-Appliance-Line/dp/B00P02D83Y?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_1

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Gas flex pipe?

I know pipe sizes can be weird, but…

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EDIT: too slow! David beat me to the post…

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This is really off the wall, but I have seen large drinking straws at boba tea shops. Maybe you can find a flexible one…

Something like this:

https://rayandirect.com/rd1138-3.html

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That’s actually the exact size that I need. Given that it’s going to be painted … it would work. I love “off the wall”.

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