
Bulletin 4391-B400S
EXACTOL
®
400 Series Tube Benders
6
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Tube Fittings Division
Columbus, OH
www.parker.com/tfd
Thin Wall Tube Bending with Mandrel Equipment
Instructions for Thin Wall Tube Bending with Mandrel Equipment
When bending thin wall tube it may be necessary to insert a
mandrel into the tube to prevent excessive distortion or flatten-
ing. To accomplish such bending, a Mandrel, Mandrel Rod, and
a Mandrel Rod Stop Assembly are required. The Rod Stop
Assembly holds the end of the Mandrel Rod in proper alignment
with the tube while the Mandrel, which is threaded onto the other
end of the Mandrel Rod, supports the tube on its I.D., thus
preventing tube kinking or flattening during bending.
Mandrel Graph Chart
Mandrel
Mandrel Rod Specifications & Data
Mandrel
Rod Dia.
(in.)
Tube I.D.
(in.)
Part
No.
Mandrel
Type
1/4
0.283 to 0.362
520506
solid
5/16
0.363 to 0.484
520507
solid
13/32
0.485 to 1.489
520508
solid
To order mandrel rods, specify mandrel rod size
and mandrel type.
Mandrels (Plug Type)
Size
Tube O.D.
(in.)
Part
No.
Wall Thickness
(in.)
6
3/8
924417
—
0.035
0.042
—
—
8
1/2
924417
—
0.035
0.042
0.049
—
10
5/8
924417
0.035
0.042
0.049
0.058
0.065
12
3/4
924417
0.035
0.042
0.049
0.058
0.065
14
7/8
924417
0.035
0.042
0.049
0.058
0.065
16
1
924417
0.035
0.042
0.049
0.058
0.065
18
1 1/8
924417
—
0.049
0.058
0.065
—
20
1 1/4
924417
—
0.049
0.058
0.065
—
24
1 1/2
924417
0.049
0.058
0.065
0.083
—
To order mandrels, specify tube O.D. and wall thickness.
Example: 924417-12X058
Mandrel Equipment
Description
Part No.
Mandrel Rod Stop Assembly
550571
Stop Assembly Adapter Riser (424 only)
631154
Mandrel Rod Stop
820029