 Got a tubing bender I can borrow?, In or around San Jose |
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| jonwatts |
 Feb 9 2006, 10:01 AM
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no rules, just wrong  Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,321 Joined: 13-January 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 141   |
I need to bend some 1.5" thin wall Al tube (not structural, obviously). Conduit benders don't come that big. I think a Harbor Freight pipe bender would be fine for the job. Anybody local have one I can borry? If not I may pick one up (they're even on sale at the moment).
(IMG:http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/photos/32800-32899/32888.gif) |
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| TimT |
Feb 9 2006, 10:29 AM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
That type bender wont cut it, you'll end up kinking the tubing using something like that. I have bender, but Im on the other coast
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| jonwatts |
Feb 9 2006, 10:45 AM
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no rules, just wrong Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,321 Joined: 13-January 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 141 |
I've heard these aren't very good, don't make mandrel bends, etc. But I was hoping it would work on annealed thin wall Al. I don't see a huge difference between it and some of the plans for benders online. This one just looks like a big conduit bender to me.
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| TimT |
Feb 9 2006, 10:57 AM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
The bender in the link you posted has a die that supports the tube, the pipe type bender you pictured doesnt support the pipe, and it will collapse as you try to bend it. I have one of those harbor frieght benders, I bought it years ago to try and find a cheap way to bend tubing, it never worked
I finally bought a Lowbuck bender, it works very well. Speedway motors now sells Lowbuck style bender for $425 A true conduit bender will work fine.. as they supprt the tube, and dont allow it to collapse whilst bending |
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| TimT |
Feb 9 2006, 10:59 AM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
oops it $399 now, Speedway
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| jonwatts |
Feb 9 2006, 11:09 AM
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no rules, just wrong Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,321 Joined: 13-January 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 141 |
Do you mean this die?
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| jonwatts |
Feb 9 2006, 11:12 AM
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no rules, just wrong Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,321 Joined: 13-January 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 141 |
Sorry, lousy image. Do you mean the big die or the little ones in the Speedway picture? Thanks for the help, btw.
(IMG:http://cache.speedwaymotors.com/eccStoreFront/product_images/2005%20Uploaded%20By%20CR/91084102-DIES_L.jpg) |
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| neo914-6 |
Feb 9 2006, 11:15 AM
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neo life Group: Members Posts: 5,086 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Willow Glen (San Jose) Member No.: 159 |
Jon,
Contact Sonu (914 1.8t ), we were just talking about this during lunch yesterday. He has a 1.5" tube bender, not sure what type. I'll PM you his number... |
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| 1bad914 |
Feb 9 2006, 11:23 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 618 Joined: 6-May 04 From: Battle Creek, MI Member No.: 2,028 |
The one you have pictured from HF will work, but you have to fill the tube with sand and block both ends off. PITA, find one to borrow!
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| jonwatts |
Feb 9 2006, 11:52 AM
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no rules, just wrong Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,321 Joined: 13-January 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 141 |
I don't know if I've ever talked to Sonu. Nice way to meet someone, "Hi, I'm Jon, let me borrow your stuff, ok?" (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
I know Tony could do this for me but I'm trying to do as much myself as I can (without everything looking like butt), plus I'd like to learn from it. Thanks for helping me decide against another piece of crap from HF I don't need. |
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| Mueller |
Feb 9 2006, 01:51 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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not sure what you are trying to do, but you could just buy pre-bent tubing, cut and weld (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/welder.gif)
prebent 6061 tubing Attached image(s) 
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| jonwatts |
Feb 9 2006, 02:56 PM
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no rules, just wrong Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,321 Joined: 13-January 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 141 |
I'm building a flamethrower for tailgaters. |
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| neo914-6 |
Feb 9 2006, 03:54 PM
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neo life Group: Members Posts: 5,086 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Willow Glen (San Jose) Member No.: 159 |
I'm building a heat shield bra (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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| Aaron Cox |
Feb 9 2006, 06:19 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
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| charliew |
Mar 25 2009, 11:09 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,363 Joined: 31-July 07 From: Crawford, TX. Member No.: 7,958 |
I bought a hf PIPE bender. It works on pipe. A tube bender is for tubing. They have different size dies. A round and round racing local guy makes individual die sleeves to go in pipe benders to fit tubing sizes. I think pipe is sized as id and tubing is od or the other way around I get them mixed up till I measure them.
I also bought the speedway tube bender. I looks like some of the other brands so you can shop around there may be a better deal. The dies are what runs the price up. Also if you are going to do a lot of bending a air over hydraulic one might be better. |
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| Wilhelm |
Mar 26 2009, 11:47 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 408 Joined: 7-September 07 From: Hooterville, OR Member No.: 8,088 Region Association: None |
If you only need a few bends heres a lower cost company for aluminum mandrel bends: Aluminum and stainless mandrel bends
Charliew: I notice the Speedway model has a roller for a follower rather than a die. Are you happy with the smoothness of your bends? |
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| Katmanken |
Mar 27 2009, 12:48 PM
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You haven't seen me if anybody asks... Group: Members Posts: 4,738 Joined: 14-June 03 From: USA Member No.: 819 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Pack the tubing with sand, close the ends and bend it around something a bit smaller than the diameter you want...
Bend the tubing and open to release the sand.. With the sand inside, the tubing won't collapse at the inner radius of the bend.. Things to bend around can include propane tanks (gas grille and hand unit), CO2 gas tanks on welders, old car rims or any other reasonably solid round thingy.... Ken |
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| underthetire |
Mar 27 2009, 01:06 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
Know any electricians? We have a hyraulic greenlie pipe/conduit bender at work. They work very nice. Sorrry, they for sure would not let me take it home.
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| charliew |
Mar 27 2009, 09:45 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,363 Joined: 31-July 07 From: Crawford, TX. Member No.: 7,958 |
Wilhelm I hate to say it but I haven't tried the speedway bender yet but I think I saw almost the same bender somewhere else cheaper. In the speedway instructions it says to use a lubricant to keep from galling the wall of the tube.
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