My Bender is in the mail, and i am trying to link of a location to mount the thing. it is a pro tools 105, so the same thing as a manual jd2.

I know you have to have 20 ft one one side to put a full length into it, and they only bend to one side, but how much room do you need and on which side do you need for the leverage bar?
And how much room in what direcion for the tube?

Pics and measurements would be great.

Thanks.

Ian-

If you buy 20' sticks, you'll like having at least 15' in most directions...

Or mount it on a hitch receiver so you can rotate the bender in 90 degree increments as needed. That should reduce the clearance requirements in one direction anyway. For dealing with long lengths with compound bends in more than one plane you’ll probably need 15’ or so in at least three direction even with the ability to rotate. At least, that is my plan. I may even put another mount for the thing in the center of my 2 vehicle car port so that it can be used when necessary for the big stuff. My garage is pretty small, it only has one bay. :(

Not trying to talk down to you but If this question is puzzling you how the hell are you going to figure out multiple plain bends? :confused:

The answer is as much room as you can get. :D
(note: the bender is in the middle of the floor)

Ian -

I mounted mine so I had 17 feet in one direction, 6 in one and 14 in the other. The 4th direction (opposite the 17 is the open garage door.

I made my stand out of high precision receiver stock. The bender is mounted on a piece of receiver tube, and drops in the stand. I can rotate the bender in 90 degree increments.

My garage floor is not level, so I use the angle finder to make sure that bends stay in the right plane and that multi plane bends have the right relationship.

One caution: I made my bender a bit over 40" high, and pulling the bender out of the stand the 1 foot or so is a b@tch! I need to shorten that tube a bit. You will be surprise by how heavy the bender is fully assemble with a die set. Set it up on tyhe finished stand!

Jim

I mounted my bender with an "L" for use in my truck's receiver hitck since I can't mount it into the floor. You need room for your handle to swing almost 180* on the opposite side of the bend you are going to make. My tubing comes in towards the tail gate and my handle (on the driver side) has to swing over the bed of my truck almost to the cab. So if you have a long handle, you need at least that much room on one side.

To make my bender lighter, I remove the die and pull pins when it is time to put it away or put it together for use.

are you building a jeep or a 727? maybe overcompensating for something?

Your dad said you had a big shop, but DAMN

Originally posted by BornInAJeep
are you building a jeep or a 727? maybe overcompensating for something?

Your dad said you had a big shop, but DAMN
Yes, I love that little garage.
It's actually dad's shop and yes I am overcompensating. :D:D It's what ever makes a person happy right :D:flipoff2:

Complaine,
I have the Pro Tools model 105 also. Mine is bolted to the floor approx 22' from the backwall of the shop with the "ratchet" handle side approx 5.5 feet from the side wall. 36" from floor to C/L of die. You can shim it level with washers. All the work gets "bent" into the shop interior.

A few things I have found along the way of bending and ruining some tube.

#1 Throw away the page that will come with your bender that tells you how to measure material "takeup" when bending and cut up a stick of the material you will be working with into 2' lengths and bend them to varying degree "templates" and mark the start and stop of each bend. (I use 30* and 90* most often follewed by 15* and 60*) This will save you mucho braindamage. Just lay the template on top of the work and mark the start of your next bend!
#2 The tape measure is your friend! Measure, measure, measure and when you are sure it's right measure again.
#3 Be aware of which end of the die you are putting your work into. It will "grow" if put in from one end and will "shrink" if you work from the other. (ask me how I know)