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MickeyMouse
PostPosted: Thu May 10, 2012 9:26 pm 
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I know this topic has been discussed before but I thought I would see if there are any new ideas..

I am looking for an inexpensive Tube Bender for 1 1/2 tubing. I will not use it very often, just have a few tubes I want to bend a little bit.

Will something like this work at all...
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PostPosted: Thu May 10, 2012 10:11 pm 
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If it doesnt have dies it will kink. saw a little one that sits on the floor and bends up. Cant remember any details though, and it was fairly cheep.

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http://www.blindchickenracing.com/tools ... bender.htm

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PostPosted: Fri May 11, 2012 7:53 pm 
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Thats the one I was thinking of, didnt realize you had to build it though.

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This one looks decent and the price is not that bad.. $299.. What do you think??


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PostPosted: Fri May 11, 2012 9:56 pm 
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Hard to beat for the money and its compact.

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I built this with their free plans... http://www.pro-tools.com/product.aspx?zpid=567 Pain in the ass without the right tools (I used a grinder and drill press) I used mostly all scrap material on hand and have about $340 in it. I would go with one of the $300 models next time. I built that one thinking I could buy a die for cheaper and thought it would be less work, and it will bend 120 degrees instead of 90. I'll post some pics early next week...

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Here is another video of the same bender above. Just a little more explanation..


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That is a good bender for the money. We used one of those to build a few buggys . You won't be disappointed.
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davehix wrote:
That is a good bender for the money. We used one of those to build a few buggys . You won't be disappointed.



I agree we bought one this winter and it was making easy and consistant bends!
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PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2012 8:15 am 
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Thanks for the feedback. I am going to go ahead and order one..

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