tuname420

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/16-TO...99211007QQrdZ1 just wondering if anyone has used one of these before and has any success?

buk9tp

i have the harborfrieght one just like that.

works great.

that will run u 200 bucks.. cause shipping is 100 bucks...

check out harbor frieght.. it cost me 110 bucks

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=32888

Qty Item Description Price Item Total
1 32888-1VGA 12 TON HYDRAULIC PIPE BENDER 99.99 99.99
Subtotal 99.99
Tax Rate 0.00000
Tax Amount 0.00
(MI) - (8.99) *Shipping 8.99
Handling 0.00
Total 108.98

cliffnotes johnny style.

---- ebay. buy it off of harbor freight.

Eville140

What do you want to do with it? It will bend pipe, but not tubing.

Later
Randy

tuname420

if it can bend pipes why wouldnt it bend tubes? and what is the difference between a pipe and a tube? i just need it to be able to bend charge pipes and exhaust tubing.

Cray91

Yeah it will work awsome. Hell, buy 2 of em.

If pipe benders that worked well were $100, why then do people pay $15 per bend?

Thank you for showing us this bender. You have brought down the bend industry.

buk9tp

he doesnt need a tube bender. he needs a pipe bender.

here is a tube bender.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=40393

i think the reason people ---- up is they think a pipe bender is a tube bender so they dont buy it. tubing is ---- like electrical conduits and stuff like that.

pipes are ---- you use to make roll cages and exhaust from.

Eville140

Sorry but tubing is what you make cages from, and here is a tubing bender. http://www.pro-tools.com/105.htm

The bender in the auction on ebay and at HF will not do a cage that will pass tech or look very pretty.
The mdoel 105 protools or the Jd Squared Model 3 are about the cheapest you can get when it comes to a quality bend. I have the model 105 and it it a great tool. I also have the cheap HF bender and it is junk.
Here is what I did with the pro-tool 105, it is made from 1 5/8" .083 4130 tubing
http://www.eville140.com/starlet10.html

And here is where you buy tubing for chassis fabrication
http://www.chassisshop.com/
http://www.chassisshop.com/pdf/tubing.pdf

Later
Randy

tuname420

ok so will the one in my first post bend all the charge pipes and an exhaust made of the same pipes? im going to do 3" exhaust and 2 or 2.5" charge piping.

MustangC.

it will work on exhaust but it wont be like mandrel bend, it stretches the pipe when it bends is and the diameter at the bend will be smaller than the origional diameter you started with.

Eville140

Like mentioned above, there is a reason why everybody buys j-bends for their exhaust and charge pipes. If they could be done with a cheap bender from HF everybody would be doing it. Save the money and just buy a few mandrel j-bends..you will be much happier in the end.

Later
Randy