benders

Thinking of building my own tote gote type bike. was looking at tubing benders, some under a 100 bucks. Never used one, are the cheapys worth it, or are the bends crappy? I see where I can order pre bent sections. At what point (dollar wise) do I get a "real" bender that won't expand my...

Does anybody have any software for a JD32 bender? My buddy bought one and then JD2 removed the software they had up on there website. He contacted them and they said they are working with Bend Tech to come up with some software but the Bend Tech software is like $400 plus. I know people on here...

Well, so far I've got a small collection of parts for my new build but (oddly enough) no tubing. At this point I'm beginning my search for a decent tubing bender. The most likely suspect seems to be the JD Squared Model 3. Does anybody out there have any experience with this? Any opinions...

I plan on making a few frames, what kind of jigs or tubing bender setups do you have? I don't want to invest in that high dollar tight radius bender just yet. I have one frame in the works and I have been using sand and heat, which works great for 3/4 pipe but not as affective in 7/8. Any other...

Anyone tried one of these for 3/4-1-1/4 tubing with success? Got one available to borrow as needed. Owner says it will bend 1 inch 90 degree's with a 8 inch radius take up on the bend. Going to try this on .120 7/8th's and 1 inch tubing. Any opinions or experience with this style of bender would...

Anyone bend up their own frames for minibikes or fullsize motorcyles? Wondering what you used - bender and steel size/type. I've had some experience building tube-frame vehicles for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Trying to see what's out there for home-owner affordability in tube...