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WillisXJ
02-18-2009, 08:16 AM
Can someone measure and tell me how far apart your bender arms are? I'm looking for measurements on both sets, base and die arms. I had arms made and built my own bender, but I'm about to re-build it and wondered what the 'normal' measurements are.

Steve
WillisXJ
02-19-2009, 08:51 PM
Can anyone help me with a quick measurement?
dopeassjackson
02-20-2009, 03:47 AM
if you search theres cad drawnings of both jd2 and pro tools arms.
WillisXJ
02-20-2009, 08:06 AM
That's what I've done. I have the plans, cut them out, drilled them, made spacers and have it bolted together. It works great.

I'm about to re-do the stand and my base arms are 4" apart. I was hopping someone could measure the space between the arms so I can set it up 'correctly' like a JD2. I want to make them a bit narrower, but if they won't fit all of JD2's dies and followers, I don't want to have to do it all over again.
dopeassjackson
02-20-2009, 02:49 PM
i must have read your first post wrong. your asking how far apart the two alike arms are? if so i would think that as close to the die as you can get them would be the best and the strongest.
M CRISIS
02-20-2009, 05:39 PM
3-3/4" between the main arms
2-5/8" between the swing bar arms
WillisXJ
02-20-2009, 08:42 PM
3-3/4" between the main arms
2-5/8" between the swing bar arms


Cool thanks. I didn't want to make it fit my 1.5" die and then buy a bigger one and not have it fit.

I'm going to be re-building it like the ProBender.

http://www.probender.com/prodimages/BENDERSMALL.JPG
urbanmuddboger
02-21-2009, 01:08 AM
if you search theres cad drawnings of both jd2 and pro tools arms.

were i serced and it brouhght me back here
fabcam
02-21-2009, 07:55 AM
were i serced and it brouhght me back here

Wow!
urbanmuddboger
02-22-2009, 02:51 AM
yes i was drunk and it was way past my bed time:flipoff2:
93xjcowboy
02-23-2009, 10:38 AM
Willis can you send me the plans for the bender that you did before? I am looking to build my own in the spring and want to build the simplest horizontal bender I can.

Never mind I did some reasearch and found the jd2 is verticle not horizontal.