[Jewelry making - Article 00106] - Re: [Orchid] Tube bending

[andy cooperman]

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    You can use sand, glass beads from a bead blaster, etc. I seal the
    ends with wax. I've also filled the tube with water (sealing the ends
    with wax) and froze it. This works well, but leave space for the
    water to expand as it freezes. 

    There is also a variety of low fusing metal alloys-- bizmuth and
    tin, I think-- that can be melted in boiling water, poured into the
    tube, left to harden and then melted out in boiling water after the
    tube is bent. Cerrobend is one of these. Just google it. 

Andy
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