Re: is this pipe bender any good?
 

since u only have one project. thats what i said ;)

Re: is this pipe bender any good?
 

Truth be known.....it seems to be really slow at times. I don't know why and don't mean it as a complaint.. just stating the fact.

thanks for the compliment.

I've never worked with 10" THREADED PIPE. ;D

Re: is this pipe bender any good?
 

holly ---- if thay made a 24 double x heavy pipe with threads me and most of the rig welders would be out of work

Re: is this pipe bender any good?
 

If you really need a TUBING bender go gangsta and build your own. Heres the same plans from two different sources.
ttp://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/tube-bender/tube-bender.html
http://favoriteprojects.com/how_to_b...ube_bender.htm

And for the sake of putting this out there, the concrete plant I used to work at had a tube bender much like the HF style, only thing is, it was so massive it layed on its side w/casters underneith it and it used a hand operated jack! The dye appeared to be 4" and it was so heavy I could barely roll it around, I used a forklift instead. I never did get a chance to mess around w/though.

Re: is this pipe bender any good?
 

---- making one it looks like it costs more then $200

Re: is this pipe bender any good?
 

$250-ish, those were the writeups I saw.

The Pro-Tool bender, which is trick and affordable compared to anything else out there comparable, starts at $450-ish of memory serves... and *then* you buy the dies at $70 to $250/set.

Re: is this pipe bender any good?
 

Well, I'm ghetto, and am proud to admit it... once my turbo kit is finally pieced together, I plan on using the pipe bender at work to make the charge pipes (Hydraulic, easy).... and all the welding for flanges on the aluminum and what not will be done by my boss at his house (he's got the aluminum welder), and the 3" exhaust will be done buying 90's and everything, and welding them, as I hate crush bent exhaust piping.... however I figure for the charge pipes it isn't going to make as much of a difference.... i hope.