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Old 12-25-2005, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by tuname420
i think im going to just get prebent tubes. some people say the tube bender works good i guess i cant go wrong buying the tubes except for wasting cash.
since u only have one project. thats what i said
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Old 12-25-2005, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by jagojon3
Engloid I wish you posted on this site more.
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.

Originally Posted by myshtern
Pipe also comes threaded and the threads taper out.
I've never worked with 10" THREADED PIPE.
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Old 12-26-2005, 08:17 PM
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holly ---- if thay made a 24 double x heavy pipe with threads me and most of the rig welders would be out of work
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Old 12-26-2005, 09:44 PM
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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.
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Old 12-27-2005, 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by G2turbo_terror
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.
---- making one it looks like it costs more then $200
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Old 12-27-2005, 01:50 AM
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$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.
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Old 12-30-2005, 02:15 AM
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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.
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