Tube Bender?

[sam(slim)]

I'm looking to buy a manuel tube bender. What brand do you like and why? Who else should I look at besides Pro tools and JD2?

 

[CTRaceWorx]

Call the guys at Trick Tools and see what you options are.

 

[catfishblues]

Tubetek benders are made in Asheville, and look to be able to handle about anything we'd do. Not as many bells and whistles, I'm not even sure if you can get a degree ring, but seem to be well-built.

 

[bigjeeprob]

for the record, i love my jd2 model 3. plus, dies are easy to find. my $.02

 

[rockcity]

for the record, i love my jd2 model 3. plus, dies are easy to find. my $.02

X2 and its hard beat the price on it or the pro tools one for what ya get

 

[sam(slim)]

Tubetek benders are made in Asheville, and look to be able to handle about anything we'd do. Not as many bells and whistles, I'm not even sure if you can get a degree ring, but seem to be well-built.

$355 for a bender and die is not bad.

 

[scoutdawg]

I live in Asheville and just bought a tube tek bender
out the door with a die and a degree ring its 475 bucks but I got a die for 180 bends
Cliff is the owner at tube tek and a helluva machinist easy to talk to and I got my bender when he told me i would get it
As for well built it is a hoss and he is in the process of making a bracket tobe able to make it air over hydraulic with the ram from harbor freight
We have been bending 1 1/2 diameter .120 wall tube with no issue and it will bend a true 180 easy
I am happy with the buy and its an all american product

 

[Jeremy1977]

ALL AMERICAN! Thats unheard of these days.

 

[catfishblues]

I live in Asheville and just bought a tube tek bender
out the door with a die and a degree ring its 475 bucks but I got a die for 180 bends
Cliff is the owner at tube tek and a helluva machinist easy to talk to and I got my bender when he told me i would get it
As for well built it is a hoss and he is in the process of making a bracket tobe able to make it air over hydraulic with the ram from harbor freight
We have been bending 1 1/2 diameter .120 wall tube with no issue and it will bend a true 180 easy
I am happy with the buy and its an all american product

That's the review I wanted to hear! I think I know what I'm asking for Christmas this year now!

 

[xjay]

another happy jd2 owner here, great quality and affordable!!!!
just call trick-tools and they will set you up
or trick-tools.com

 

[guffey24]

$355 for a bender and die is not bad.

I bought a tube tek from cliff last year, they are nice, I had to sell it, Brad from Winston Salem bought it 1983bronco on here, I made my own air over hydraulic brackets, give Brad a shout maybe he will let you look at it

 

[GotWood]

is the bender you speak of able to bend tube big enough for rollbar material?? what about dom pipe?? I don't know much about what I'm talking about, but I would be willing to buy one for someone for trade for the work.

 

[rockcity]

is the bender you speak of able to bend tube big enough for rollbar material?? what about dom pipe?? I don't know much about what I'm talking about, but I would be willing to buy one for someone for trade for the work.

they are made to bend up to 2" outside diameter tube or pipe, depending on the die ou get. Yes it will bend DOM TUBE

 

[GotWood]

well, if anyone in the hickory area is interested in making a deal, give me a pm

 

[guffey24]

well, if anyone in the hickory area is interested in making a deal, give me a pm

explain what you mean

 

[jput]

anybody got contact info for tube tek????

 

[sam(slim)]

tubetek.net

 

[792.5cj5]

hydro, only way bend.

 

[GotWood]

What would a decent bender cost? I'm not talking about a $1 million bender, but something that could bend cages. I'd be willing to trade the bender for work. Hell, I'll trade hardwood floor finishing for work on my yj.