Where to mount a maunal tube bender

[Bob Williams]

Where are you all mounting them? I've thought about drilling some holes in the garage floor and installing some threaded inserts so the floor can remain flush - but it's a post-tension slab and it's not supposed to be drilled.

I'm leaning toward full hydro, but I'd sure like to save the money since I'm not going to be running a production shop.

[Todd W]

Where are you all mounting them? I've thought about drilling some holes in the garage floor and installing some threaded inserts so the floor can remain flush - but it's a post-tension slab and it's not supposed to be drilled.

I'm leaning toward full hydro, but I'd sure like to save the money since I'm not going to be running a production shop.

Go full hydro if you are going to be a true production shop... time saver and you can run it whereever u slide (assuming its on wheels) it to.

[Snowbird13]

Where are you all mounting them? I've thought about drilling some holes in the garage floor and installing some threaded inserts so the floor can remain flush - but it's a post-tension slab and it's not supposed to be drilled.

I'm leaning toward full hydro, but I'd sure like to save the money since I'm not going to be running a production shop.

You have a pt slab in your shop? wow. you can drill into them if you know where the cables are. Got an x-ray machine?:flipoff2:

[Al Kaholick]

i set mine up just inside the garage so it barely cleared the door. If you do not want to drill into the floor, I suppose you could mount it to a plate and set it on the floor. If the plate is big enough so that you are standing on it when pulling the handle then all of the forces should be internal so it should work, but im not speaking from experience on this part. Other option is reciever hitch, but then you need to set up some kind of kick ass leveling system because if its off level its alot harder to work with.

[KRMNALMIND]

i have done alot of PT slabs and you shoud be ok with the depth of the knock in anchors which is about 2". if you can go out side your garage and look down at the foundation you should see were the cables where pulled through and clamped. unless your grade was brought way up past slab grade.Transfer the measurement to inside the garage from each side and you should have a very good idea of cable path. draw it out like a grid on the garage floor with the exeption of some plumbing and electrical risers witch would be in other parts of the house it should be straight shots. also when drilling go slow you will feel the cable and if all you hit it is the shielding its fine. I have seen cables cut pop out a couple feet and some just a few inches i have never seen the catastrophic failures that the go though the house next door. i have heard of a few blasting out but never seen it.Now if you have access o the xray that would be alot faster but if your like most of us and have more time than money the process i have described will work. just take your time and go slow. if you start drilling and come in contact with one of the cables rotate your base the cable are probably on A CENTER TO CENTER measurement from 12"-24" more than likely at 18" but that would depend on what was in the specs for the home.I have also heard of some succes using a stud finder on metal but there are alot of other contaminets that could set it off plus the would need to be pretty shallow. quick and easy to check though