Tube bender

[jokernites]

Looking to make my own frame wondering if any one has any good info on a tubing bender that wont cost an arm and a leg to buy any help would be great thanks

 

[The Restore Kid]

You can buy them that is just a handle and radius, and do it Armstrong style.. :hammer: I used to setup and run production on rotary draw benders and always wanted to make a head that would plop down over the end of our log slitter.. But the tooling is the expensive part.. Clamps and follow blocks and mandrels you could make. a radius might be a bit harder..

 

[Bill Ellerby]

Depending how much of a bend you want to do the cheapest on Ebay would be the ones like Harbor Freight sells. Anything better then that and the cost goes up and up.

 

[minibikedude]

Use the Search feature on this site to find the big post on tube benders it was discussed a lot this last winter.

 

[danc9]

This is the dies I got turned down today. This is the link I stole the idea from...


Gingery's Pipe Bending Machine

DAN

 

[alexp]

you can get a cheap one from northern tool

 

[funky ole]

This is the dies I got turned down today. This is the link I stole the idea from...


Gingery's Pipe Bending Machine

DAN

i bought the book.you could make the dies and use the harbor frieght bender,its the same thing.

 

[125ccCrazy]

The HF benders will kink tubing before you get a tight bend,
(I have one "JUNK") and the conduit benders like you find at Lowes won't get a tight bend, the radius is too big...

For building frames you want small tight bends and to do a good job your looking at hundreds of dollars for a decent hand bender and a couple dies.. The dies alone can run well over $100 each.....

I was looking into the home made bender from Gingerys website but havent got around to building it yet..

 

[Fat Boy]

This is the dies I got turned down today. This is the link I stole the idea from...


Gingery's Pipe Bending Machine

DAN

Looks like I need to find a wood worker with a lathe to make the dies for me as I could use a bender like this one for my shop . Fat Boy

 

[novaracer]

Your mother-in-law won't do. She may be just as ugly, but not as strong...)
lol:laugh:

 

[novaracer]

This is the dies I got turned down today. This is the link I stole the idea from...


Gingery's Pipe Bending Machine

DAN

Your mother-in-law won't do. She may be just as ugly, but not as strong...)
lol

 

[Von Zipper]

The best deal is the JD Squared bender. It's not much more than the cheapies but it really works.