is this pipe bender any good?
12-25-2005, 04:43 AM
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Re: is this pipe bender any good?
Originally Posted by Engloid
What's the difference in tube and pipe? Pipe is measured on the inside diameter, and tube is measured on the inside diameter (with some exceptions).
Originally Posted by Engloid
And I agree that you're better off to buy the bends than buy the bender...unless you're going to be doing this for a living, and even then, the protools type of bender is still a half *** way to bend tube.
Video of the pro-tool bender being used is for a main hoop... not super high res vid, but not junk either. Pipe looks pretty good, I'd rock it.
12-25-2005, 11:09 AM
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Re: is this pipe bender any good?
Originally Posted by AgentMurdoc
hey moham, got any pics of the bent pipe that HF unit produces? Just curious as to how the bends turn out. I wanna buy one of those units for a project in mind.
Originally Posted by Joseph Davis
Buk, post good quality pics of that HF bender in action. It *might* do a cage decently, but I see it as a recipe for disaster as the OD isn't fully supported after the manner of pro-tool unit.
what happend was, my friend and i were looking for reviews all across offroad forums and ----. and everyone was loudmouthing the harborfrieght ----, saying ---- like yea there trash, beileve me i got one... and dont buy it.. ittl kink the ---- out of it.. all thease people were talking and no one was backing there stories up, somepeople posted proof it works
Believe it or not, I've constructed my whole "FunBuggy" frame with the Harbor Freight bender. Though I kinked the first 20' stick learning how to use it. It's touchier than my first marriage was(!)...., and if you notice there are no bends in the whole thing sharper than 60 degrees.
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there were 2 other projects we saw online. ill try to find the links. that one i have cause its in an email my friend sent me..
all over thease offroad forums.. someone asks about the pipe bender.. and they get pissed on...
just found another guy.. he used one simular to the HF bender. just alot bigger
http://www.supermotors.org/clubs/sup...=23452#content
herre is it:
http://www.supermotors.org/clubs/sup....php?id=199528
his quote
That is great advice!!! I used a tubing bender to fab the subframe mounts for my rollcage, have a pic somewhere in my SFO gallery. IF you don't have the correct doohicky for the OD of the tubing you're trying to bend, you will have flat spots or kinks. I borrowed the proper tool from a local machine shop for a case of as long as I need to use it ( the bender, that is).
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12-25-2005, 11:51 AM
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Re: is this pipe bender any good?
ok. i just talked to my friend...
apparently.. tubing is measured differently then piping.. so a 1.5 inch pipe die.. will not fit a 1.5 inch tube.. he forgets if its .5 inch bigger or smaller...
works fine.. just dont expect it to be a 6000 dollar pneumatic... take it easy.. and patients is needed... well worth the money saved!
he also said it does not bend 90 degree angles! but very close to it... he also said that that jd2 tube bender is ok.. but when u look at the price.. you have to remember.. it doesnt include the dies which cost alot.. or any of the other ---- he says.. he says go check out there site and click pricing under the model numbers...
it kinks the first couple times till u get used to how it works..
so whats with all the people calling the hf bender ----? can u say bandwagon? ----..
cliffnotes johnny style
hf bender is for the budget minded person. kinks the first couple tubes u try to bend. works better for piping then tubing. works great for making exhaust/chargepipes!
apparently.. tubing is measured differently then piping.. so a 1.5 inch pipe die.. will not fit a 1.5 inch tube.. he forgets if its .5 inch bigger or smaller...
works fine.. just dont expect it to be a 6000 dollar pneumatic... take it easy.. and patients is needed... well worth the money saved!
he also said it does not bend 90 degree angles! but very close to it... he also said that that jd2 tube bender is ok.. but when u look at the price.. you have to remember.. it doesnt include the dies which cost alot.. or any of the other ---- he says.. he says go check out there site and click pricing under the model numbers...
it kinks the first couple times till u get used to how it works..
so whats with all the people calling the hf bender ----? can u say bandwagon? ----..
cliffnotes johnny style
hf bender is for the budget minded person. kinks the first couple tubes u try to bend. works better for piping then tubing. works great for making exhaust/chargepipes!
12-25-2005, 05:56 PM
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Re: is this pipe bender any good?
Buk, that guys doesn't have a whole lotta high res pictures, but this one makes it look like it could do a good job on a cage:
If it red x's, you should be able to click the red X to link to the pic.
Keep in mind, as good as that looks, none of those bends are tight enough for exhaust or charge pipe.
There's a HF store opening up mid-January here is -------, NC. I think I'm going to buy one of the Buk Benders, build a 10 pt cage for the CRX.
If it red x's, you should be able to click the red X to link to the pic.
Keep in mind, as good as that looks, none of those bends are tight enough for exhaust or charge pipe.
There's a HF store opening up mid-January here is -------, NC. I think I'm going to buy one of the Buk Benders, build a 10 pt cage for the CRX.
12-25-2005, 06:01 PM
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Re: is this pipe bender any good?
The HF bender is a piece of ----. Not worth the money at all. You will not get a decent bend with it at all with tubing.
It may be called exhaust pipe, but it is tubing. I have one of the POS and it is worthless except to hold my garage door open. Do a search on any of the offraod, 4*4, or rack crawling websites and you will get more and more people saying it is junk.
I will set mine up sometime this week sometime with a piece of 1 3/4" .130 steel tubing and show you how well it works.
There is a reason why the real tubing benders cost some cash. Just buy some pre bent tubes, it will be much easier and cheaper in the long run.
Later
Randy
It may be called exhaust pipe, but it is tubing. I have one of the POS and it is worthless except to hold my garage door open. Do a search on any of the offraod, 4*4, or rack crawling websites and you will get more and more people saying it is junk.
I will set mine up sometime this week sometime with a piece of 1 3/4" .130 steel tubing and show you how well it works.
There is a reason why the real tubing benders cost some cash. Just buy some pre bent tubes, it will be much easier and cheaper in the long run.
Later
Randy
12-25-2005, 06:06 PM
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Re: is this pipe bender any good?
jd. go to imageshack. and transload the pic. it will work. but when u click it it doest show up.
i transloaded it and it works.
that buggy is bitchin'
LOL, read my post! people talk out of there asses! u cant listen to everyone! all those people aint got ---- to back up there claims that its bs... everyone says that garage door joke too :P
like i said. it works well for tubing. but for piping u need to figure out which die is the tubing equivelent!
its for the BUDGET MINDED person!
the first couple bends will kink!
i transloaded it and it works.
that buggy is bitchin'
Originally Posted by Eville140
The HF bender is a piece of ----. Not worth the money at all. You will not get a decent bend with it at all with tubing.
It may be called exhaust pipe, but it is tubing. I have one of the POS and it is worthless except to hold my garage door open. Do a search on any of the offraod, 4*4, or rack crawling websites and you will get more and more people saying it is junk.
I will set mine up sometime this week sometime with a piece of 1 3/4" .130 steel tubing and show you how well it works.
There is a reason why the real tubing benders cost some cash. Just buy some pre bent tubes, it will be much easier and cheaper in the long run.
Later
Randy
It may be called exhaust pipe, but it is tubing. I have one of the POS and it is worthless except to hold my garage door open. Do a search on any of the offraod, 4*4, or rack crawling websites and you will get more and more people saying it is junk.
I will set mine up sometime this week sometime with a piece of 1 3/4" .130 steel tubing and show you how well it works.
There is a reason why the real tubing benders cost some cash. Just buy some pre bent tubes, it will be much easier and cheaper in the long run.
Later
Randy
like i said. it works well for tubing. but for piping u need to figure out which die is the tubing equivelent!
its for the BUDGET MINDED person!
the first couple bends will kink!
