[TheForge] Pipe bending

[Dan Armstrong]

I need to bend a length of 1 1/4" pipe about 45 degrees as part of a handrailing. Any ideas on how to best do that without access to a Hossfeld or other non-crimping process ?

In the past I necked down and then upset (to create a kind of bubbley effect) and then bent there. It worked and looked interesting. This time when I tried it, and after doing a bunch of other work to the pipe, the necked down part was too tired and a tear started which couldn't be salvaged (I tried).

Thanks for any appropriate info.

Dan A.