Whats the best pipe bender for the money?

Speed Freak

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I am thinking of building my own flat fenders, bumpers and adding to my cage. Is there a bender out there that is not extremly expensive that I can buy?
Thanks
 
Here we go again, this topic gets hashed out a lot, try searching.

What you want is a tube bender. The best? I love the tiger shark, but they sell for major $$$$. Pro Tools, JD2 you'll pay about $500 for the manual bender with 1 die. I've probably got around $2k wrapped up in my JD2 with converting it to hydro, and the dies I have.
 
Best for the money? Pro tools hd bender with pipe die.
If you just want a pipe bender go to HF with the 15% off coupon. It will likely be under $80 (12 ton), and that's about what it's worth.
 
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$99.99 at HF
 
Doesn't that dent the tube as it bends it? I would like something a little better than that. 200.00 to 300.00 dollars is what I would like to spend.
 
BIGWOODY said:
I've seen some damn nice poop pipe cages built from an HF special.
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And if you fill the pipe full of feces before final assembly, it actually does a decent job of protecting your melon!

Or you get covered in shit... I can't remember which.
 
Like I said, here we go again. Speed Freak, the pro tools or the JD2 will sell for around $300, but that will not include a die, you'll need about $200 more. I don't know of a tube bender and die for around your price.
 
Yea I think Its right at $720ish to get a pro tools 105 shipped to your door that includes a die the bender with a degree ring and stand.

I tried one of those benders in the pics above from northern tool and I could not get it to bend at all without kinking the tube, maybe I was doing something wrong but I ended up taking it back.
 
i got prints from gottrikes.com and made a bender with pro tools 105 bender dies.material and ram and die about $450. waiting on dies so i can bend some tube.will let you know how it does.
bryan
 
tube is not pipe is not tube is not pipe :) Learnt that one on pirate. :D

The sub $100 ones are pipe benders. Cages and such are made out of tube. You don't want to build a cage out of poop pipe.

You need tube, and a tube bender.
 
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Rob said:
Here we go again, this topic gets hashed out a lot, try searching.

What you want is a tube bender. The best? I love the tiger shark, but they sell for major $$$$. Pro Tools, JD2 you'll pay about $500 for the manual bender with 1 die. I've probably got around $2k wrapped up in my JD2 with converting it to hydro, and the dies I have.
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Rob, how did you go about converting the bender to Hydro? I haven't looked in to the kit JD makes cus I am sure its $$, but I am hoping I can get a ram from Tractor supply and design the bracketry to attach it. Then I have to figure out where to get an electric pump? Also, did you keep yours horizontal or did any of you guys get it to work easily vertical?
I don't use mine that much so I keep taking it down from its fixed stand and I'd like to be able to set it up on a cart so I can roll it out when I need it and store it when I don't.
 
Some of the vendors over on Pirate run some pretty good deals on the pro-tools and JD2 benders. The pro-tools site has the how to's on installing the hydro cylinder on an existing manual set up. They have to types. One is electric and the other is air driven I think.

www.pro-tools.com

http://www.pro-tools.com/105_5.htm
 
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