I'm looking for input. I'm looking at Ercolinas CNC Mandrel bender (super bender) and have accepted that it's gonna cost me $32 000 to get one all set up. What else is out there? With some of the slick die sets there is almost no need for a mandrel on chassis sized tubing, but one of the things we'll be using the mandrels for would be on exhaust tubing to prevent it from wrinkling. Not saying that I wouldn't use a mandrel on chassis tubing. I'm currently getting ass raped by the local exhaust shops for $2500+ per month for $1000 worth of very shitty work so I might as well get a bender that'll do exhaust tubing as well as chassis tubing.

Thanks in advance,
Mark.

if you are about to spend 32000 on a bender, it woould be worth your while to get yer ass down to chicago for the fabtech show coming up in mid november.

everyone is gonna be there, and you may be able to hook up with some show specials.

I am in the market for a cnc bender myself.....

Bj McDonald
Midland Metal Products

Do you have any info on the fabtech show? I've got some air miles to burn off.

Edit: whoops, wrong link.... http://www.thefabricator.com/xp/Fabricator/FABTECH/fabtechhome.xml

ChiXJeff

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