Pipe/ tube bender
- Thread starter sparkwizard
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I’ve been eyeing this one.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/122813011890
https://www.ebay.com/itm/122813011890
I have that same bender in my Amazon wish list. (Free shipping)
I have the Harbor Freight bender, very similar to this, but I can't find "tube" dies for it. It is for bending flat and square stuff.
Has anybody tried this bender? I see them advertised all over the net.
I have one of the hydraulic jack things with the big shoe on top. It works for some crude farm stuff, but I want better bends for a minibike.
I have the Harbor Freight bender, very similar to this, but I can't find "tube" dies for it. It is for bending flat and square stuff.
Has anybody tried this bender? I see them advertised all over the net.
I have one of the hydraulic jack things with the big shoe on top. It works for some crude farm stuff, but I want better bends for a minibike.
You could do a lot with this. Hydraulic Pipe & Tube Bender - 12 Ton (harborfreight.com)
I have this one. Good for rough work. It doubles as a hydraulic bench press for me. It's okay but not for the perfectionist looking for show quality stuff. Easy to kink tighter bends. Acetylene torch helps tighter bends.
You can find tons of these used because of their limited usage and original buyers expectations. Got mine free from a friend who was disgusted with the thing
You can find tons of these used because of their limited usage and original buyers expectations. Got mine free from a friend who was disgusted with the thing
I also got mine from a friend who begged me to get it out of his way. I use it for making parts and repairing farm stuff.
I am thinking about getting that Vevor manual bender and mounting it on a hitch adapter and putting it in my truck's receiver when I use it.
I do like that hydraulic one, though.
I am thinking about getting that Vevor manual bender and mounting it on a hitch adapter and putting it in my truck's receiver when I use it.
I do like that hydraulic one, though.
Not yet because benches weren't strong enough. Like I said it takes a lot of oomph I made a mount to use it in my 4 inch craftsman vise. It broke the vise. It's ripping out of the wood bench. I bought the green metal cabinet for $20 on offer up and plan to mount it on there but now I may try the hitch idea
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Someone, I think he was on here, had one similar to yours, and he had it bolted to a flat plate, welded to a long piece of pipe. Like, 2 inch pipe... and he held onto that pipe and pulled the bender handle to bend his frames. He folded it up and laid it along the wall when not in use.
Truck hitch idea seems much easier to store.
Truck hitch idea seems much easier to store.