Mandrel Tube Bender??
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Originally Posted by Armageddon
i saw that in my catalog, got excited but then saw the note on the exhaust
Originally Posted by MetallicaMatt
i went to their website, and their 180* hydraulic bender only does 2" OD....that doesn't work when i'm using 2.5" and 3"
unless i'm looking in the wrong place...whata you have and how much did it set ya back?
unless i'm looking in the wrong place...whata you have and how much did it set ya back?
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that one from northern tool doesn't have any kind of angle markings on it.
I don't understand why i can't find the lever style hand bender, I haven't found one that goes above 2"....
this is getting to be a PITA
I don't understand why i can't find the lever style hand bender, I haven't found one that goes above 2"....
this is getting to be a PITA
I bought the Model 3 tubing bender for $300 to fabricate roll cages.
www.jd2.com
It only goes up to 2" pipe. Might be worth a call to see if they have anything to accept tubing as large as exhaust tubing.
www.jd2.com
It only goes up to 2" pipe. Might be worth a call to see if they have anything to accept tubing as large as exhaust tubing.
unfortunatly they dont,
good decent bender my neighbour just bought one, make sure the dies are good though. If the pipe is thin walled it does kink the first portion where its clamped but it might be the die it self doing that.
good decent bender my neighbour just bought one, make sure the dies are good though. If the pipe is thin walled it does kink the first portion where its clamped but it might be the die it self doing that.
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Originally Posted by Armageddon
Pipe is measured ID and tubing is measured OD.
Matt, did you ever get any more info?
I was looking at this guy
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=35336 ($199), but I occasionally get 15% coupons via email.
You can download the manual from their site: http://www.harborfreight.com/manuals...5999/35336.PDF
Page 4 of the manual reads:
The pipe bender is designed to bend water pipe and heavy gauge galvanized pipe that is used in commercial applications. When bending thin-walled pipe eg conduit etc, you may have problems with the pipe becoming kinked or creased. To limit the amount of creasing, fill the pipe with sand and cap teh ends before bending.
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I remember seeing mandrel ***** on ebay before as well. You can put some of them in the pipe before a bend as well as the sand.
I was looking at this guy
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=35336 ($199), but I occasionally get 15% coupons via email.
You can download the manual from their site: http://www.harborfreight.com/manuals...5999/35336.PDF
Page 4 of the manual reads:
The pipe bender is designed to bend water pipe and heavy gauge galvanized pipe that is used in commercial applications. When bending thin-walled pipe eg conduit etc, you may have problems with the pipe becoming kinked or creased. To limit the amount of creasing, fill the pipe with sand and cap teh ends before bending.
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I remember seeing mandrel ***** on ebay before as well. You can put some of them in the pipe before a bend as well as the sand.
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From: Elizabeth City, NC
Originally Posted by badtexasZ28
Make sure before you pack the sand in the tube, to bake it and get rid of all the moisture. I wouldn't want to be there if you have to heat the pipe to bend it, and there's moisture, POP!
Also, Jeg's sells them for pretty cheap and they get to your house in 2 days.
Also, Jeg's sells them for pretty cheap and they get to your house in 2 days.
Originally Posted by RiceKilla
Make sure before you pack the sand in the tube, to bake it and get rid of all the moisture. I wouldn't want to be there if you have to heat the pipe to bend it, and there's moisture, POP!
Also, Jeg's sells them for pretty cheap and they get to your house in 2 days.
Also, Jeg's sells them for pretty cheap and they get to your house in 2 days.
How the heck would you cap a pipe and fill it? plumbing rubber cap? or actually weld it closed? thats a lot of work for each bend.