Topic: Tube Tek Bender

[854RUN]

Any one have or have used this bad boy? if so what do you think, likes, dislikes and what not. Or dose any one have any opinion on it at all?

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[COToy91]

from the looks of the dye it is not a mandrel type bender so it will kink the tube as it bends

[854RUN [OP]]

found so good info on pirate:       http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=450426

[OOPS]

from the looks of the dye it is not a mandrel type bender so it will kink the tube as it bends

I have been bending with a JD2 bender http://www.jd2.com/ for years and have yet to kink a tube. I have bent 180's with in both 1.5 and 1 inch 1.25 wall tube without a problem. Most of the people I know that bend tubing do not have a mandrel type bender, they are very expensive.

[KDXSR5]

I have been bending with a JD2 bender http://www.jd2.com/ for years and have yet to kink a tube.

Hmm... I have been looking at these. I think when I am ready to buy a tube bender I will get one. I have read lots of good about them, some here and some on Pirate.

[DTB]

X2 on the JD2 model 3.......bad ass bender and virtually the standard for all home fabbers

[Willy Mammoth]

These are all copies of the Hausfield bender that has been around for years.

I have the Pro Tools copy and it works fine. I would guess they should be about the same. They have a shoe that follows the die to keep the pipe (tube) round at the point where it is bending.

[mtnyota]

I have one and don't have any problem with it. I am not an experienced fabricator
and don't have experience with other brands.

[854RUN [OP]]

I have one and don't have any problem with it. I am not an experienced fabricator
and don't have experience with other brands.

Is there anything that you dont like about it?

[Addicted Offroad]

I have a JD2 full hydro and a Pro Tools 105HD manual bender. IMO, the JD2 is the better bender. Its laser cut and higher quality IMO.

The Pro Tools rarely gets used unless its for 1.5" tubing(don't have that die for the JD2).

[854RUN [OP]]

OK so i finally going to get one (TUBE TEK) and was just about to order one but was wanting your opinion on the die. I am getting a die for 1.5" tube with a max CLR of 4.5" now should i get the 120* or 240* die?? was going to get the 120*, did not think i would need more its a 40.00 difference in the dies???

[COToy91]

well if you ever wanted to bend a one bend stinger /\ you would need a 240*, but other than that you would be fine with the 120*

[KYOTA]

from the looks of the dye it is not a mandrel type bender so it will kink the tube as it bends

the die is not where the problems with kinked tube/pipe come from with a POS HF kinker, its the lack of follower or "shoe" that backs the tube during the bending process. The bender in the link is clearly a hausfield type bender, with follower, but the die in that pic is way small.

to OP- bender looks fine but do yourself a favor and get a 240* die

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

this bender looks like another copy of the jd2 bender I use... it will prolly bend just fine and its quite a bit cheaper than mine was....

[854RUN [OP]]

Thanks for the replays guys. Ya it a copy of the Hausfield just like every other bender out there but a hell of a lot cheaper.