Got my new bender. Its the JD Squared Model 4, with the electric/hydraulic motor. I needed it to be mobile, so I had to fabricate a stand that can move around. anyways, here it is:

The electric/hydraulic motor:


The Ram, pins, ect.:


The 1 1/2" and 1 3/4" dies, and arms:


Here is what I started with for the stand. I had an old engine stand laying around, so I figured it would be perfect to mount the bender to since it had wheels, and was able to carry the weight.




Adding some metal to support the electric motor:




I basically added a 1/4" thick piece of steel once I cut the top of the engine stand off to mount the bender to the stand. After some sanding, paint, some graphics, and assembly, here it is:

 

that thing is premium

 

cost a premium too! haha.

nice work though, i really like the JD^2 benders, when i get the cash im looking for one of those second hand. prolly just the mechanical version though.

 

damn how much did the bender put you back? nice stand fab too buy the way haha looks great

 

Thanks for the compliments guys!

I ordered the bender (electric/hydraulic), with the two sets of dies, and shipping to me all for just under $3,000. It will be cheaper if you go with the air/hydraulic setup also.

I ordered everything through a company called M-tech.

You can check them out at http://www.Mtechsales.com

Give them a call for a price quote, or if you have questions about anything...ask to talk to mark. He is a good guy, and is very knowledgeable on there products.

 

now lets see how pretty that thing can bend

 

Currently I am building a roll cage in my bro's drift AE86 Corolla coupe, and will post up pics as soon as its completed. I have gotten my self familiarized with the dies, radius's, and bender on some scraps, and the bends are of the highest quality. Its a very nice bender, I'm very happy with the outcome.

 

nice work (minus the flames) dude, give me that twin cam

 

We just bought the JD2 Model 4 with the air powered ram. Works quite well.

 

Badass. Im going to have to pony up for a hydraulic setup like that as well since I dont have the real estate for a permanent floor mount.

 

Some pics of the bender in action. Just got the main hoop and A-pillar bars done for the corolla I'm working on.

Main Hoop:


A-Pillar:

 

Looks good, what radius die did you use?

 

Thank you!

I'm using a 6.5" Radius die.

 

sick!

 

how much was that bender?

 

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as stated above in his post.

 

That thing is sweet.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by superdgsr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thanks for the compliments guys!

I ordered the bender (electric/hydraulic), with the two sets of dies, and shipping to me all for just under $3,000. It will be cheaper if you go with the air/hydraulic setup also.

I ordered everything through a company called M-tech.

You can check them out at http://www.Mtechsales.com

Give them a call for a price quote, or if you have questions about anything...ask to talk to mark. He is a good guy, and is very knowledgeable on there products.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Ownag3d right there!

 

Hey guys, thanks for all the comments.

Here are some pics of the cage I'm working on for a Drift spec Corolla.

 

Got to use the bender these past couple days, here's what became of it:

 

Looks good man!

Can't wait to have you fix my roll bar!

 

nice work. good job on being creative with the stand and all.