harbor freight tube bender

[Tgure]

I built my own and saved a ton. Click here to see

 

[welndmn]

HF only sells tube kinkers.
Good for sliders, bad for cages.

 

[t.lay]

pipe benders work differently than tube benders - HF stuff is for pipe. You might get lucky for a bend or two, but doin a whole cage or big project will end up costing you a lot of steel. Pro Tools will give you the design for a good tube bender - hoping you'll buy their dies. Otherwise, I've got the plans for their bender or a couple different designs. About all end up costing a couple hundred to build ($much of that is the die and follower and a hardened pivot pin) - if your friends with a machine shop, they can build the dies for you a little cheaper or if someone here has a line on cheaper dies...

 

[justinoshea]

I'll give you my HF pipe kinker.

can have mine too. Ok for bumpers & such but a pipe kinker shouldn't be used on something designed to save your or someone else's life.

 

[Hazegray]

Hey justinoshea...how much to ship that pipe bender to NM?

 

[handsomerob]

unless you just want to buy one come over and use mine. you can use my pro 105 too you want. it is a 1"3/4 260 degree die. I am workin on my bronc this weekend. Need to finish my aod hook up. I would like to take a look at your tv set up.

 

[msturg]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/EASY...63860QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW#ebayphotohosting

heres plans to build your own you will still have to buy a die but its still a lot cheaper then buying a bender and dies.

Sorry for highjacking your thread a little bit.

Anybody ever use this? And build it? Did it turn out pretty nice for you? What is the thickest wall tube you have bent? Anyone have the plans they might be wanting to get rid of?

 

[Hazegray]

Handsomerob, just finished some more rust repair today, but I'll see if I can slap 'er together and stop over. My 12 hour days (Thurs-Mon) start this week so I've been busting my hump lately to get finished.