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01-25-2010, 05:55 AM
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The static pin MUST be in the center, For the tube bender to WORK ! ! ! The collars are a great idea and one I use as well  | |
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02-26-2010, 07:24 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, TX, USA
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I got a bender from Fastball and wow, am I impressed! Very high quality, very precise/repeatable, and with dies for 3/16" tube and 5/32" rod. Very happy with it! Thanks, Brad! |
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03-01-2010, 08:49 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southern IL
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03-06-2010, 06:51 PM
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| Quarry Creeper   Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Duluth
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man i wish my tube shark bender would do tube that small, oh well time to hit the shop
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03-09-2010, 02:39 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Duluth
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Got bored today and built one of theses. Thanx for the idea, i did make a few alterations, i used a smaller bending stud ( the moving one) so i could put a sliding door bearing/wheel (sourced from the hardware store) that way it rolls around the post. i also added a metal protractor to the base. Instead of friction fitting the studs i tapped the holes and used 1/2 in grade 8 shoulder bolts, i cut the head off the main bending post and drilled and tapped it for a 1/4 in bolt. My handle has several adjustment holes so i can use larger sleves to change the radius and use larger sliding door wheels ( got 1in 1 1/4 in and 1 1/2 in) so far the 1in wheel is perfect for 3/16 brake line and the 1 1/4 fits 1/4 in great. now all i need to do is make sleves in several sizes. will try and get some pics up this weekend
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09-22-2010, 08:42 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: The heart of the south
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Anybody willing to make one of these for a non metal working newbe? If so, PM me a price please.
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09-22-2010, 03:19 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Denmark
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10-04-2010, 05:30 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia
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I use a bender from Irwin Tools and here it is.  |
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10-19-2010, 03:28 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Greensboro
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Very informative topic!!
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10-28-2010, 11:04 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Colorado Springs
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The demand for a tool like this is so great, I'm amazed that no one has jumped on the opprotunity to produce these, even in a limited run. A good manderaled bender, somewhere between the original design and Fastball's, with a $60-80 price point should sell very well. Heck, I would purchase one right now if it were available.
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10-29-2010, 07:39 AM
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There are a couple guys in the vendor section that sell benders that work much better than mine...
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10-29-2010, 09:40 AM
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10-29-2010, 11:55 AM
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12-26-2010, 06:16 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ohio
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Another trick for avoiding kinks is to fill the tube with water and freeze it before bending. The ice inside won't allow the metal to cave in and kink. |
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12-26-2010, 11:43 PM
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02-17-2011, 03:08 AM
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this thread needs to be stickied |
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12-01-2014, 08:25 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Grass Valley
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Took 1.5 hours and i made one of these benders out of scrap I had in my garage.  |
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12-02-2014, 05:12 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Francisco
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Proof that simple is always best  . If you wanted the ultimate in bends you could go with a setup like this. It is a very simple setup on paper but in reality it is a tad more complex  . Fast Tracks Rail Roller I use it on an unrelated model train project and it is NICE being able to infinitely bend stuff. Only drawback to a bender like that is 2-3" of the material being bent comes out kinked but it is a small price to pay ultimately One thing I think I remember from watching "how to" shows is that brass instrument makers froze soapy water into the parts they needed to bend without kinking but whatever does the trick does the trick. |
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12-02-2014, 05:49 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wayne county. PA
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I'm liking that bender, nice easy rolling bends, easy to duplicate pieces ....
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