Tube Bender's

[tgreening]

Ill see your bad taco HF bender built bumper and raise you one well built HF bender taco bumper. Still in?

I built this bumper out of a mix of different sized pipe about 7 or 8 years ago. Shock hoops too. Notice any kinks or dimples? Thats normal ol schedule 40 cheap pooper.

I think the issue with his example is tube bent in a pipe bender, whereas your example is pipe bent in a pipe bender. Different results likely yes?

 

[crushers]

the dimples are from the "rollers" being too close together in the cheap bender.

 

[Chop Shop]

I think the issue with his example is tube bent in a pipe bender, whereas your example is pipe bent in a pipe bender. Different results likely yes?

You would NEVER get tube to bend in a pipe bender, it just kinks TUBE.

That bumper is pipe. You cant even get tube to bend let alone bend enough to dimple it.

 

[Chop Shop]

the dimples are from the "rollers" being too close together in the cheap bender.

I cant think of a way to disagree with you on this one.

Roller placement is the key. Need to put the rollers in the same number holes as the die (3rd size die needs rollers in the 3rd holes). Only 6 dies and 6 roller holes, simple.

And even then the rollers it will dimple it. Ya need to weld a chunk of angle iron on the rollers to make a slide/trough for the pipe to sit in.

 

[Chop Shop]

YouTube - Bending part 2


Think this would work to bend tube?

Thoughts?

Thats a pipe bender not a tube bender.

It will not work on TUBE, it will just kink it.

It will work perfect on pipe tho with a little reading and some bench time.

 

[Radd Cruisers]

I thought pipe is for sprinkler systems

We watched a Tube Shark build a cage and it badly dimpled the bends on the tube, the owner was pissed and called tube shark on it. They called back an figured there was a issue with the die.

JD2 is awsome with hydro, Kyle at Northwestfab build one and its the shiznicks

Rob

 

[Kurtis]

Does anyone know which jd2 dies fit in the jmr?

I just ordered up a JMR with a 1.5" 5"clr 240 die after a lot of research. Their sportsman does up to 2.5" tube and .250 wall up to 2". I like JMRs heat treated dies and the fact they also use pro tools and some jd2 dies. I'll post up how it works when I get done. I bought it for my sand rails and the 60 to finish up some stuff. I'm thinking about adding the air/hydro to it so I don't have to bolt it down before I even use it but my big compressor is dead at the moment. Anyone know how much cfm the HF ram really needs to run for the 3-4 minutes to do a 180" bend?

 

[Redgrrr]

Bumping an old thread instead of starting a new one.


I have been looking at buying a tubing bender and budgeted around $700 with dies. I have a few tubing projects I'd like to do on my 40s

A friend who's auto-body shop I'd be using to build my cage said he would split one with me so we could get a better bender and dies. Plus he is a certified welder and going help me with the crucial welds as I am a newbie to welding and don't want to question the integrity of the cage.

Anyone have any experience with this electric over hydraulic bender?

http://www.trick-tools.com/JMR-Model-TB-1000-Electric-Hydraulic-Tubing-Bender-TB-1000-7075

It's $2,000 and a hole lot more than I could afford by myself but when splitting would only be $300 over what I envisioned spending.

It will bend chromoly up to 2" which is what I have planned on using for tube for the main part of the cage.

Any and all criticism, ideas or suggestions are welcome.

I just don't want to spend the $700 and feel like I should have got a better one.

 

[Redgrrr]

Here is a pic of the bender and a Video I found on you tube.