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Don't make the mistake of lubing the die, it will only cause the pipe to kink because it looses grip on the die and wants to lift out of the center and kink. The larger the pipe the more it will want to flatten out and kink.Most of what I have bent has been 1 1/2" 1 1/4" and 1/2" sch 40.
The black kind.The key is to make sure the weld seam is on the inside of the bend and GO SLOW. You must have patience otherwise the pipe will flatten out on you.
Yep and put the rollers all the way out and stick a bunched up rag between the pipe and rollers to keep from denting the pipe. I have only bent 1.25" pipe.
This is pretty darn close to a full 90.
ok so 1 US pipe 2. stay under 1 1/2 3 do slow4. seam in 5.No lube6. 7. sch 40 what ever that means
schedule 40 will be fine, "schedule" 40,80 or 160 are the pipes spec data referring to its pressure ratings, as a liquid carrying vessel. its a bumper or whatever dont worry about the schedule #'s.#8 on your list should be : duct tape one end of the pipe, fill with water ( FULL!) and tape the other end then bend. this will act as the pipe being solid and help reduce flattening.
Water is not a solid and will leak through even the best duct tape job especially under pressure. I you want to try to support the inside of the pipe, use tightly packed sand and try welding caps on the ends.
never said it was what I said was "this will act as the pipe being solid and help reduce flattening". I used sand first which was a PITA and sloooooooow, then tape and water worked fine. meh whatev I use a real bender now so fill it with unicorns and sunbeams for all i care
I've used the 12 ton with success but wouldn't use it on a cage or anything meant to save your life.
and with this we begin the 20 page debate on tube vs pipe
So what happens when you want to make multiple bends on one piece of pipe if you need the weld on the inside?
tubes for fags
tubes for f*gs............if you actually thought you were going to have the patience to bend up a full cage by bumping the little jack on one of those benders you need to set down the meth pipe
Clearly you would know since you have had a pipe cage fail. I got $100 right here that says my pipe cage holds up to many more rolls than your stock roof.
Yes I have the official crawlerdan tested and approved version.Your bender will more than likely NOT be as pimp as mine.
wow bend how you please, if you have alot of money buy the jd2, if you are broke like the rest of us buy harbor, just dont forget the 12pk to go with eithier bender, you will need it.
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