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Title: Tube bender
Post by: Bugpac on February 17, 2008, 07:40:36 PM

Anyone have a jd2 model 3 bender, and a 1.5" tube die, 4-6 weeks for delivery and i need for about 4 hrs... :D rent/ loan/ trade whatever it may be... :D Just the die, not the whole machine.... :D

Title: Re: Tube bender
Post by: Rayvyn on February 17, 2008, 11:02:50 PM

Quote from: "Bugpac"Anyone have a jd2 model 3 bender, and a 1.5" tube die, 4-6 weeks for delivery and i need for about 4 hrs... :D rent/ loan/ trade whatever it may be... :D Just the die, not the whole machine.... :D

You could check on Craigslist... :!:
But watch out, there's some shady characters over there... :P :D

Title: Re: Tube bender
Post by: C9 on February 18, 2008, 07:32:25 AM

Quote from: "Bugpac"Anyone have a jd2 model 3 bender, and a 1.5" tube die, 4-6 weeks for delivery and i need for about 4 hrs... :D rent/ loan/ trade whatever it may be... :D Just the die, not the whole machine.... :D

How much of a bend do you need?

Within the last couple of years AV8 wrote an article and posted it to the HAMB on using dry sand and a torch to bend tubing.

In it he stated the Fuller, the dragster chassis guy has always bent tubing with this method.

Might be worth the trouble to search for it.

Title: Tube bender
Post by: Bugpac on February 18, 2008, 08:48:09 AM

I need to make six bends, but they are in a structural cage...I prefer to use a die, I have a bender, but i dont have 1.5" dies...And yes raven there is some real shadet characters on craigslist, at least 2 anyways... :D

Title: Tube bender
Post by: 35WINDOW on February 18, 2008, 09:55:03 AM

Wish it were 1 1/4"-I've got a Pro Tools Bender and would be happy to bend a few for you-

Title: Tube bender
Post by: Bugpac on February 18, 2008, 09:59:03 AM

thank ya, thats my problem, i got a 1.25 and a 1" die....The tubes i need to bend are about 12' long, and have 3 bends in them, so shipping wouldnt be realistic either... :shock:

Title: Tube bender
Post by: C9 on February 18, 2008, 10:40:32 AM

Quote from: "Bugpac"thank ya, thats my problem, i got a 1.25 and a 1" die....The tubes i need to bend are about 12' long, and have 3 bends in them, so shipping wouldnt be realistic either... :shock:

If ya don't use the smaller dies, could you clamp them together and bore em out?

Or maybe swap some tube bending for a little machine work and have somebody make some dies for you?

Title: Tube bender
Post by: UGLY OLDS on February 19, 2008, 06:14:28 PM

It's a shame the parts are so long...If they were shorter you could give them to Sue to replace her rolling pin for about a week...Keepin'
Dave in line they would be bent in nothin' flat :!: :!: :roll: :wink:

Bob.....

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