Okay, here' s a pic I drew depicting my setup:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid35/p7ff38c4661ef4ebfddd853cf941e4bf2/fd2c069d.jpg
Here's the problem I'm having..... I'm bending the bolts that mount the bender to the table. It's a hydro setup using an 8 ton manual HF ram. I've bent the bolts that came with the bender, and bent the new ones today.
The two reasons why I have it mounted so high is 1. the ram needs a little angle to operate 2. The pin that goes into the die won't let the bender close up due to the table being in the way.
Also, the 1.5" .120 wall square tube is not attached to the table. Should I weld it to the table to keep the unit from moving? Or make another solid metal spacer to work in conjuction with the bender supplied spacer?
Should I attempt to find some Grade 8 bolts?
Or would you go about this a different way and how?

WTF?

I dunnno what kinda bender that is or what it does load wise...


but I would say drill holes out and get next size bigger bolts...and yes use grade 8

or better yet some grade 12 bolts

I dunnno what kinda bender that is or what it does load wise...
It's a JD2 Model 3.

btt

Originally posted by Moab Austin

or better yet some grade 12 bolts


Where do I get some of these?!?!? From what I´ve heard, there´s no such thing as a Grade 12 bolt......

Has this been discussed here before?!?!?






















I´m bored, sue me!!!!!!:flipoff2: :flipoff2: :p


Oh I forgot........ Make some big diameter spacers to minimize the bending force on the bolts and call it good.......