Pipe Bender
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From: Lafayette
Pipe Bender
I found this pipe ender on ebay. Is it any good? will it make good bends?
Does anyone have anyexperience using one of these units? Here is the site http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6754
Does anyone have anyexperience using one of these units? Here is the site http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6754
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From: Hamburg, NY
Pipe Bender
It looks like a hydraulic conduit bender. I believe it will bend rigid conduit pretty good but I do not know about other pipe such as black pipe.
Hope this helps. I am sure someone around here has a firsthand expierience with them.
Dan 03 Ranger EDGE 4x4 5 speed
Hope this helps. I am sure someone around here has a firsthand expierience with them.
Dan 03 Ranger EDGE 4x4 5 speed
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Pipe Bender
I think there is another discussion topic here on using one to bend exhaust pipe. They won't work for that purpose. You can use the search function and see what else was said about them.
You can buy those things from Harbor Freight and Northern Tool among others pretty cheap. I wouldn't hassle with eBay if I can get it for close to the same price with a warranty etc from a regular company.
http://www.harborfreight.com/
http://www.northern-online.com/
http://www.tptools.com/
http://209.238.153.119/index.html
http://www.cartools.com/
You can buy those things from Harbor Freight and Northern Tool among others pretty cheap. I wouldn't hassle with eBay if I can get it for close to the same price with a warranty etc from a regular company.
http://www.harborfreight.com/
http://www.northern-online.com/
http://www.tptools.com/
http://209.238.153.119/index.html
http://www.cartools.com/
Last edited by Torque1st; Apr 30, 2003 at 09:24 PM.
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From: chicopee us
Pipe Bender
I own the 12 ton model. It is used for pipe not tubing. Keep in mind that pipe and tubing are measured differently. One is measured I.D and one is O.D. So 3/4" pipe is not the same as 3/4" tubing so the tubing will kink badly in the pipe bender. I have easily bent black pipe. It bends nice but for making multi parts alike it takes some measuring with a tape measure or such as there are no scales or measurement devices on the bender to go by.
I think the price on ebay is a bit steap (deffinatly watch the shipping charge). Harbor Freight sells them fairly cheap. I picked mine up from one of the traveling tool shows at the holiday inn. I paid $69 total for mine. It is well worth the money.
I think the price on ebay is a bit steap (deffinatly watch the shipping charge). Harbor Freight sells them fairly cheap. I picked mine up from one of the traveling tool shows at the holiday inn. I paid $69 total for mine. It is well worth the money.
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Pipe Bender
Maybe I have too much time on my hands... but I bought a pipe bender, took it apart and fabricated a tubing bender to build my roll cage. Saw a picture of a tubing bender on the internet and just copied it. Works great! But you need a welder, steel, and too much time on your hands - but then again there was no way I was going to pay $500 for a tubing bender!
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Pipe Bender
I run weekly searches for exhaust bender on EBay. There are a few mandrel units out there for $3,000. I'm waiting for a bargain to come around at $2,000 then I'll bid.
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Beer Fridge Finder
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Pipe Bender
I modified a shoe to fit 2 1/2 inch pipe with a die grinder. I put a picture, not a good one, of it in my gallery. I don't know if it would do exhust pipe, but it did my 1/8" wall fine.
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Pipe Bender
There is alot of difference between bending tubing and pipe as stated before. The cheap (around $100) benders sold with a hydraulic bottle jack --sold by such places as northern and harbor freight are for pipe , while the more expensive tubing benders sold by hossfeld , williams , tubing shark are moslty for tubing. Note you can bend tubing in a pipe bender just usually doesn't come out as good as you will be using a larger bending shoe . I wouldn't bet my life by bending tubing in a pipe bender, but if it isn't so critical and appernaces are not so importnat it can be done. ALso helps to fill tubing with sand and cap ends when using a pipe bender to keep the kinkin and distotrion to minmum Anyway enough said if you want to find a cheap tubing bender find a chinese hossfeld take off sold by alot of firms if you are just going to do it once in a while or get on www.blindchickenracing.com and look at the great example of a tubing bender that is shop made that is easy to make. As for the conduit bender it is great for real thin materials but not much for any heaving thickness tubing or pipe. Great rollcages are purchased not fabricated in garages with inferior equipment - I may add.
