What tubing benders do you use? what was the cost?
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What tubing benders do you use? what was the cost?
I just started my own shop and Im thinking of buying a tubing bender. which do you use? I have heard of home made ones and a manual hydo type deal. But I have been looking at the bend pack bender. any input?
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Re: What tubing benders do you use? what was the cost? (Kaotic Kustoms)
For what purpose? Roll cages? Exhaust pipes?
The bend pack is good for making roll cages and other structural things, but you really need mandrel-bent pipe for exhaust and charge pipe work, and you cannot afford a mandrel bender.
The bend pack is good for making roll cages and other structural things, but you really need mandrel-bent pipe for exhaust and charge pipe work, and you cannot afford a mandrel bender.
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Ideally to totally different benders. Not that you couldnt do exhaust work with one that works best with structural thicker wall tubing. If you are doing exhuasts you might just find a distributor for mandrel bends. Then get a bender for frames, cages, etc...
I have a JD2 model 4 bender, by the time I get it up and working I will be into it about $2600 with 2 dies. Dies for this machine range from 150-300 per die.
I have a JD2 model 4 bender, by the time I get it up and working I will be into it about $2600 with 2 dies. Dies for this machine range from 150-300 per die.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ronnyg801 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ideally to totally different benders. Not that you couldnt do exhaust work with one that works best with structural thicker wall tubing. If you are doing exhuasts you might just find a distributor for mandrel bends. Then get a bender for frames, cages, etc...
I have a JD2 model 4 bender, by the time I get it up and working I will be into it about $2600 with 2 dies. Dies for this machine range from 150-300 per die.</TD></TR></TABLE>i have the same bender and i love it! this bender does closer compound bends than any model three style benders.
I have a JD2 model 4 bender, by the time I get it up and working I will be into it about $2600 with 2 dies. Dies for this machine range from 150-300 per die.</TD></TR></TABLE>i have the same bender and i love it! this bender does closer compound bends than any model three style benders.
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