How many here have made their own bender?

[Big91RustyBucket]

How many here have made their own bender?
I am looking for some dimensions so I can make my own bender.Preferrable
Something I can buy a die for. Any pictures , and info would be fantastic.

[DUG]

Seach e-bay and such, there are plans available out there.

I looked into it with JoeZ and to tell you the truth by the time you source out all the material and the time to machine it (assuming you have access to machine tools and are not paying for it) the cost savings is not really that great

[rockdog57]

I did my own. I got the plans from Frank @ got trikes. I did a write up on it on rocky mountain extreme. Search under the words (tube kinker) I don't know how to do links to stuff or I would just do it for you. I love it and have used it alot. Full hydro rocks.:smokin: I'm glad I built it myself, but that probably wouldn't be the case for everybody.

[mondtster]

Seach e-bay and such, there are plans available out there.

I looked into it with JoeZ and to tell you the truth by the time you source out all the material and the time to machine it (assuming you have access to machine tools and are not paying for it) the cost savings is not really that great

That's what I have found as well. My buddy and I looked into copying the PT105 and determined that it would be much easier and cheaper to just buy the bender.

[guidolyons]

Surely, you stumbled across this GIGANTIC thread? http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=376183

[odin544]

yeah there are TONS of write ups all over the web.

[vintagespeed]

i built this pile by using information from the bender thread above...

[NIB-98TJ]

Yep.

[Hiapo]

i built this pile by using information from the bender thread above...


You have a write up on this somewhere, it looks a little easier to make than the other ones I have seen.

[Big91RustyBucket]

You have a write up on this somewhere, it looks a little easier to make than the other ones I have seen.

x2 I didn't find any dimensions.

[Haggar]

x2 I didn't find any dimensions.

If you are going to spend $250+ on bender parts, then pony up the $25 or so for the plans.

[loveshackle]

My welder made a log splitter out of his bender. Does that count?:flipoff2:

[TheBandit]

I have built my own bender. Depending on what tools you have access to, the sky's the limit.

[vintagespeed]

You have a write up on this somewhere, it looks a little easier to make than the other ones I have seen.

no sorry. i just copied stuff from the bender thread and built a little stand & whatknot. start with a good pump, i tried being a cheapass at first & it didn't have the power i needed. now i can bend a 90 single shot in about 20seconds. which is pretty good compared to rowing.

[guidolyons]

I have built my own bender. Depending on what tools you have access to, the sky's the limit.

Meh...you call that little thing you cobbled together a "bender"?:flipoff2:















It's a masterful work of art, the baddest homebuilt bender in the history of PBB, if not the world:grinpimp:

[russellmn]

Meh...you call that little thing you cobbled together a "bender"?:flipoff2:












It's a masterful work of art, the baddest homebuilt bender in the history of PBB, if not the world:grinpimp:


yeah, no shit!!! Bandit, I followed the build over on ofn, freaking AWESOME!!!

p.s. how's your health these days???

[guidolyons]

Bigrustybucket- here's another thread that has dimensions for the bender arms. Some of the links are dead, but there are updated links at the end (.dxf and .dwg files) if you have access to a machine shop. http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=568979
Or just buy the gottrikes plans.

[W.O.T.]

http://www.blindchickenracing.com/Tools/Tube%20Bender/Tubingbender.htm