bending 2.25" OD tube

[rockcity]

I need to bend my lower links. They are 2.25" OD DOM with 3/8" wall. I need them bent about 25 degrees.

I've tried heating them up with my torch but my torch isn't big enough to get it hot enough to bend. I even put the tube in my JD2 bender to get some more leverage on it while heating it. Only successfully broke my bender stand and destroyed my follower dies

So, aside from buying a die for this tube and getting a new torch capable of heating this tube, I'm in need of some suggestions as to who can bend this stuff.

I'm accepting defeat at this point to spare destroying anymore tools Who is capable of bending this stuff local? I don't mind shipping the tube to them.


Rob

 

[91oneton]

maybe a old harbor freight bender and some heat....

 

[91oneton]

or let me run them on my buggy for a while .. ive bent 2 of mine already

 

[rockcity]

or let me run them on my buggy for a while .. ive bent 2 of mine already

I knew I'd get that response but I didn't expect it this early in the thread


Thinking about the HF bender...

Anyone close to Greenville have a HF bender?

 

[91oneton]

mine are too long .. a little shorter and you will be fine.

 

[rockcity]

mine aren't but about 36" long so hopefully I'll be OK with them not bending too much.

 

[krehel24]

dont knoe how far you are from Albemarle but I may can bent it

 

[rockcity]

Albemarle is about 3 hours at most.

Before I ship it somewhere, I'd like to know that who can bend it is 100% sure they can do it as shipping this stuff is not cheap.

 

[Down&Dirty]

I am sure I can bend them, but it would be the HF bender and heat. Seems like before shipping in two directions it would be cheaper to buy an HF bender and bend them. Surely someone closer can do it.

 

[rockcity]

I'm going to look at a HF bender today

 

[krehel24]

my bender is the "tube master" Hydrolic here is a link http://www.ben-pearson.com/mc-59.shtml