Bending tube this weekend , tips& bender??

[toy4crawlin]

Did some searching and read the Bending tube 101 (http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/bendin_tube/index.html)

and this cool one bending legs (http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/bendin_tube/index.html)

that's great and all but I'm borrowing a harbor freight manual hydraulic bender, that has some primative (rough) dies.

I just need some Fender protection to add between my front 1.5 tube bumper and my 1.1/4 sliders

All I know is measure a lot and put grease on the dies.

Should I use this type of Bender ??

Going to the Con this following Thurs. Don't want to damage the right corner again.

Thanks :D
Hey Ryan, you still swamped?
I got Tubing! 20 feet :D

[misfit138]

For Pipe I use the HF jack style bender.

For tube I use Protools HD105.

For Notching I use the new style HF pipe nother or chop saw.

Pipe would work fine since your not building a cage.

[toy4crawlin]

Ok,

I'm using 120 wall HREW 1.5 inch Tubing

[Flashover Mfg]

Tube does not fit in pipe dies. You may very well kink that tube with the HF bender. I seem to remember somebody posting some tricks that they used in order to use those dies, however, I don't remember, who or where.

EDIT: I want to say that they were putting some 16ga sheet metal over the tube or in the die to take up the gap, but I may be wrong.

[andyr354]

packing the inside of the tube tightly with sand helps some, but it will still kink it some when used in a pipe bender like the HF one.

Either buy some pipe, or buy a tube bender.

[misfit138]

Sand and tape on the ends - never tried it though.

-andyr354 beat me to it.

[toy4crawlin]

Yea I noticed that the 1.5 die #40 is a bit bigger than the actuall 1.5 tube
but the 1 1/4 die is a close fit for the 1.5 tube
Will this work ?

I hoping some experienced benders will have time to bend my stuff others wise I may be doing it myself.

[4Runnerdude]

Save the expensive tube for a tube bender. Black pipe is cheaper and will work better with what you have to work with.

[toy4crawlin]

Is Black pipe readily available ? isn't it heavy, issues with welding

[blueballs]

I sleeved my die and it works much better but still doesn't match my JD2.

You should've bought pipe sized HREW..... now your in a pickle.

The pipe vs. tube debate will never end..... :shaking: :shaking:

The reason people want you to avoid "pipe" is because they don't want you using WATER pipe or anything galvanized etc.....

I've got plenty of HREW pipe, (read EXACTLY the same as tube besides dimensions) I just choose to use tube DOM now that I've experienced both.... You can crush HREW just clamping it before bending it......

[toy4crawlin]

This is Heavy

Didn't know there was so many issues :confused: :shaking:

hopefully somebody I know with a real bender can help me out in bending what I bought

Thanks for the info :beer:

[4Runnerdude]

You can get black pipe realatively cheap at Home Depot or any plumbing store. I don't think it is galvanized either.