All this heating, freezing, and filling with sand or salt seems to take up a lot of time. Why not just get out the bending springs, bend the tube and be done with it?

The thought of filling the tube with sand is a little frightening. All you would need is for one grain of sand to become unlodged on take off and become stuck inside the needle valve at the time of take off. I know the chances of this happening is slim, but is it worth the risk with a new plane? I think not.

Doesn't it seem a little more reasonable to spend $3.00 for a set of K & S tubing benders?

Seems a lot more reasonable than getting out a torch and lighter, a ban of water, or filling the tubes with water and putting them in the freezer and waiting for them to freeze.

But...... whatever floats your boat. I'll spend a couple of minutes just bending my fuel tubing and get on with the building and flying.

Frank