Topic: Pipe Bender

[surfindave]

Guys
Lookin at getting a pipe bender and try makin me own exo if its cheap enough.
Whats a good bender to get and approx how much?
I only need it for the exo so sont wanna spend more than the exo would be if i got 1 fabbed up.
Cheers dave

[toybuilt]

crawlerdan and I made his old cage with a little hand pump 10 ton binder.

[gotrocks]

I got my hand pump bender for less that 200 with dies up to 3 inches.  I know people don't like them because they can give you crappy bends but if you bend it slow enough it works great.  I haven't made a cage yet but it seems to do alright.  I'm going to use the dies and fab up a better bender later but for now it works for me

[gonzo]

crawlerdan and I made his old cage with a little hand pump 10 ton binder.

Hey toybuilt do you have any pics.  It would be cool to see. thanks.

[toybuilt]

no I don't, but crawlerdan might.

[crawlerdan]

pics of the bender? it in the harbor freight catalog, pics of the cage? on this board, search under my posts, page 28 or so, frsale-85 xcab

[gotrocks]

i think he's talking about the cage

[crawlerdan]

its on here somewhere, look through my posts, february or so

[crawlerdan]

here it is

[k20]

ive got a hand operated hydrolic bender,made by "dawn".it runs larger radius dies so the pipe doesnt kink/calapse on the inside of the bend.it cost me about $1000au(approx $750 us).dies go from 15mm nb-50mmnb

[CTENG in KS]

Like this?
What time is it in Aussie land?

[k20]

that looks exactly the same as my bender,except mine doesnt have the stand that is pictured,right now as i type it is 8:10 pm

[surfindave [OP]]

Had used the dawn dies at work for many years didnt realise they where so cheap but with me neck bein so bad im gunna get some 1 to make it

[toybuilt]

What was nice about the cage crawlerdan and I made was that we used schedule 40 and schedule 80 pipe.