Help finding info on JMR Bender

[Toyrod]

I'm looking for a little help finding first hand experience using a JMR tubing bender with the air/hydraulic power ram. I've searched through the tool threads, hardcore corner, etc. and haven't been able to find anybody who uses one. I'll be using it for 1 3/4 .120 HREW tube, mainly for roll bars, sliders, etc. I just want to know how user friendly they are. Thanks for any help.

 

[SouthBostonFJ40]

Look in the trailer section at Rezarf's scratch built trailer. He shows some pics of a cool bender. It might be what your talking about.

 

[cruiserbrett]

better off asking on race-dezert.com

they are VERY nice benders, but f'ing expensive. Maybe overkill unless you do alot of bending. A pro-tools or JDsquared might be a better choice.

 

[Toyrod]

Thanks, I'll check out race-dezert. I know they are on the high end, but I want something that works well and will last. I would really like to find someone who has used JMR, JD2, and others for a the pros and cons of each.

 

[SouthBostonFJ40]

Here is a pic of the JD2 bender from Rezarf's trailer thread. I remember reading that you can get it with a hydraulic ram.

 

[HawkDriver]

That one pictured is the JD2, same one I have. Very high quality in my opinion without anything fancy. They seem to be a good company who have been around a while and all the parts and dies are readily available from many vendors. They also have some higher end benders available as well that you might be interested in.

I have no worries that the bender and dies I have will have any problems with longevity, I'll probably still be using it in 20 years. The JD2 can bend 2" tube at the max I think. Check out their site, jd2.com

 

[camcruiser13]

That one pictured is the JD2, same one I have. Very high quality in my opinion without anything fancy. =

i had no idea

the things you learn in a day.



ill be over this weekend to bend up some stuff

 

[cruiserbrett]

I looked at them at industrial Metal Supply in san diego, and they were $2500 without a die set. Whereas you can get a nice JD2 and a decent selection of dies for alot less than that.

 

[Toyrod]

Checked out the race-dezert site. Still haven't found any first hand experience with the JMR bender. The consensus there seems to be the JD2 and the pro-tools bender. The pro-tools can be had with a stand, air/hydraulic, and 1 die set for $1300. The JMR is $1300 just for the bender. The stand and dies are $5-600 extra. I'm not as focused on the price as the ease of use.

 

[rondog]

benders

Do you already have the bender? I hear there is alot of adjusting back and forth just to get some bends done, but I have never used one. I do have a great bender that was modeled after the hausfeld style and I can bend a full 180 degree bend in one throw! If you want dimensions to make one let me know and i'll get them to you with all parts needed. I deleted the pics I had of it but can take some more if you want to see it!

Checked out the race-dezert site. Still haven't found any first hand experience with the JMR bender. The consensus there seems to be the JD2 and the pro-tools bender. The pro-tools can be had with a stand, air/hydraulic, and 1 die set for $1300. The JMR is $1300 just for the bender. The stand and dies are $5-600 extra. I'm not as focused on the price as the ease of use.

 

[cruiserhead]

Try Offroad Fabrication Network there is a write up on the JD2 and Pro-tools benders in the review section.They are all about the same.I`ve heard people having trouble with JD2 customer sevice though.HTH
David

 

[Mace]

The Pro tools/JDM/JD squared all operate in the same basic fashion. It is really a six to one half dozen comparison. The JDM seems nice with the electric/hydraulic option allowing faster bends. Air/hydraulic can be painfully slow sometimes...
Hydraulic benders are much nicer to use than manual benders.

The ability to bend 180* in one fell swoop is nice but not an absolute necessity.

Have you looked at a tube shark yet?

TUBE SHARK - TubeShark portable hydraulic tube benders

 

[Toyrod]

The Pro tools/JDM/JD squared all operate in the same basic fashion. It is really a six to one half dozen comparison. The JDM seems nice with the electric/hydraulic option allowing faster bends. Air/hydraulic can be painfully slow sometimes...

That is what I seem to be finding by researching other forums. Lots of positive on JD2 and Protools on the quality, customer service, ease of use, etc. Still haven't heard from anybody that has actually used a JMR.

Hydraulic benders are much nicer to use than manual benders.

Learning that manual benders are fairly easy to convert to any number of hydraulic methods. For me, it is probably going to make more sense to start with a manual bender and consider adapting it to hydraulic later if I find myself bending tubing all day long. (Not likely)

The ability to bend 180* in one fell swoop is nice but not an absolute necessity.

180* is an expensive luxury!!

Have you looked at a tube shark yet?

Wholly cr@p! That chic is hot!! Nice bender too but also a lot of $$$$.


TUBE SHARK - TubeShark portable hydraulic tube benders

Thanks for the input.

 

[Mace]

If you were gonna have a product with a name like Tube Shark, would you advertise with ugly women??




A manual JD squared or pro tools is a awfully nice bender. And can be converted to hydraulic whenever you want..

 

[HawkDriver]

Tru dat, and you can get the bender with a die set for about $600. Then just build a stand and a handle and you're set. For most of us it's a good deal for entry level bending with the ability to add the hydros later.

(jd2)

 

[Arya Ebrahimi]

The pro-tools and JD2 are pretty much the same price. I've got the JD2, but in retrospect should have gotten the Pro-tools. It has a better fit and finish, and I believe is beefier in critical areas where the JD2's are prone to stretching/breaking under heavy use(abuse).

That said, I've never had any problems out of my JD2 at all, and I've used it quite a bit.

Ary

 

[Toyrod]

I ended up ordering a JD2 today. I never did find anyone who actually used a JMR air/hydraulic setup. I found lots of positive support for the JD2 and the Pro-Tools. The negative on the Pro-tools that made up my mind was the bronze bushing they use on the support. It seems that it would wear easily and cause your bends to be unpredictable. A user with first hand experience supported this. I also went with the manual for now because of the expected use and the ease of adding some type of hydraulics later.
Thanks for everyones help.

 

[LukeZero]

Not that it matters to you now- but I bought a used Pro-Tools #105 second hand from a guy that built probably a dozen full tube chassis race cars with it. If you keep the bronze bushing lubricated- it'll last almost forever. Plus, if you need to it's replaceable.

I agree with the above post that the Pro-Tools has a better fit and finish than the JD2.

Now for tubing notchers- The notch master from JD2 is hands down the nicest I've used and not much more expensive than those Ol' Joint Jigger pieces of s***.

 

[Arya Ebrahimi]

BTW, checkout copperheadfab for a simple air/hydro bracket for the JD2 and Pro-tools benders.