I owe you at least a case of :beer: for the Bender 101 article you wrote.

Last week printed your article and started bending, fawk’d the first tube, then got busy. The last bend I blew the measurement due to the heat, and a long day. :rasta:

Result of 5 hours bending
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=671333


On Sat we setup the bender and whipped out the same three hoops in an hour and half, with no mistakes.

Result of 2 hours bending
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=681627

looks like you catch on quick. . :)

Yep, I second that comment, if you ever come out to Tellico to wheel, let me know and I will get that case of :beer: for ya!

Article was a life saver, I must have printed that thing 10 different times at work for myself and some others. Thats what I built the family cage in my buds K5 with and am working on mine.:smokin:

Article rocks, so the the Model 3 bender and my Miller 210 is da :nuke:



Thanks again for a great article:D

Depdog:usa:

I'll throw in too.
Thanks TinBender!
Without that article, I seriously doubt my cage/body would be becoming a reality. I’ve also got an accumulating pile of scrap but, that article provides a great starting point…

Tinbender I thought the write-up sucked and you suck to:flipoff2:

Originally posted by syko
Tinbender I thought the write-up sucked and you suck to:flipoff2:


beeeeeep youve reached goatbender dot com...........if youve reached this message....... im probably bending a goat over my desk .... if this is an emergency please hang up and dial 1800 i need some goat A$$............... thanks for your support.... :D

Thanks guys, It's nice to know that it was all for nut'n.......:smokin:

NICE work by the way!!!!:D

Originally posted by Tin Bender
Thanks guys, It's nice to know that it was all for nut'n.......:smokin:

NICE work by the way!!!!:D

Your write up made it possible for me to layout the design, which was my biggest concern. The bending is easy, it's all in the setup, then pull. I still could not build anything that requires a real technical setup. I noticed all my bends where all slightly off.

:beer: :beer: :beer:

Joe

It all comes together in time..... I shudder to think how much tube I've bent over the years...:eek:

To give you an idea, we burn'd a little over 30,000 ft. of tube last year!!!:eek: :eek: :eek:

TB on a serious note, why don't you guys throw-up a webpage to showcase your work? I know how you feel about posting stuff in this forum:D

Originally posted by Tin Bender
To give you an idea, we burn'd a little over 30,000 ft. of tube last year!!!:eek: :eek: :eek:

@~100' a cage, works out to be about 300 cages :eek:

Originally posted by syko
TB on a serious note, why don't you guys throw-up a webpage to showcase your work? I know how you feel about posting stuff in this forum:D

Those two have more work than they can handle right now without a webpage :eek: :D :D

Originally posted by jdjanda


@~100' a cage, works out to be about 300 cages :eek:

It's not ALL just cages..... LOts of other stuff too...:smokin:

SCCA, Lamans, and other "stuff" :vader2:

30,000 in tube............. :eek: that is some serious bending time....... im glad yer keepin busy........

Originally posted by Tin Bender


It's not ALL just cages..... LOts of other stuff too...:smokin:

SCCA, Lamans, and other "stuff" :vader2:
HMMMMMM.............Sounds like you need another partner:D When do I move out?:D

Originally posted by jdjanda
I owe you at least a case of :beer: for the Bender 101 article you wrote.

Last week printed your article and started bending, fawk’d the first tube, then got busy. The last bend I blew the measurement due to the heat, and a long day. :rasta:

Result of 5 hours bending
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On Sat we setup the bender and whipped out the same three hoops in an hour and half, with no mistakes.

Result of 2 hours bending


So what bender did you use, the Model 3 bender?

I was contemplating making my own cage, and was wondering what bende rI should look at... I've heard about the model 3 bender, and a couple others, just want the experienced peoples oppinion.....

Also... how much does the 2" DOM tube cost per foot?

I figure I can just rent a strong welder rather than buy one, cause I cant afford one...

There has been LOTS of talk about benders here....
But to sum it up, you simply can't beat a JD3..
The bits are cheap, and it can grow with you if you so choose (Hyd. and such)

Tube cost has gone up here in So. Cal. since the big supplier merge so it's hard to say...
You however are WAYYYYY closer to the sorce for good old AMERICAN steel.. I.E. WAYYYY cheaper....