Hey,,,I Built a RollBar for my 2000' BigFoot,,using 1-1/4 Electrical Conduit,,,it is lite in weight and strong,,only thing is I also had to purchase and 1-1/4 conduit bender,,for like $130 or so,,,and man it was a Job,,,took 3 of us to hold the Bender tight to that conduit,,and then Pull on the 4' Pipe handle,,,Had pics in Gallery of it,,if there still here!,,,Later,,,,Mark
The bends you are trying to make depend on the radius, degree of bend, tube size, material of tube and wall thickness of the tube. If it's kinking, most likely the wall is to thin for the radius you are trying to bend. If you are using something like 1" to 1 1/4" x .083 chrome alloy tubing like you should be, and it kinks on 90 degrees and under, the radius block on the bender is too small; or the bender is a POS.
I've heard you can fill your pipe with sand and weld the ends shut.. then you can use this type of bender no problem. Sounds like a lot of trouble to go through, but it will work.
-Beeman
ok my 2 cents....note you bought a pipe bender....you need a tubing bender...
a pipe bender is based on inside diameter and tubing is outside diam..so if your trying to bend
tubing on a pipe bender you will kink it..if you try bending pipe on a tubing bender you will
probaly break the tool..
upon more research, i found out exactly that. I have a tubing bender that i can borrow tomorrow and the cage will be done. i got this pos for 55 bucks... as I currently don't have a press in my shop, this thing will get modified into one. it should make a good axle straightenerOriginally Posted by wfo
ok my 2 cents....note you bought a pipe bender....you need a tubing bender...
a pipe bender is based on inside diameter and tubing is outside diam..so if your trying to bend
tubing on a pipe bender you will kink it..if you try bending pipe on a tubing bender you will
probaly break the tool..I tried using the shoe that actually fit the tubing, and also tried the sand trick with marginally better results, but for a cage that i want to look nice, and be functional I will be going with the proper type of bender
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You really only need one tool....you will probaly break the tool..
I was impressed with the board/chain/jack you used at Ash.it should make a good axle straightener
i bent 1.625 x .125 wall .on a harbor fright bender same thing as the one race has got worked beautifuly . it will still not bend the same 2 bends but it worked /ok my 2 cents....note you bought a pipe bender....you need a tubing bender...
a pipe bender is based on inside diameter and tubing is outside diam..so if your trying to bend
tubing on a pipe bender you will kink it..if you try bending pipe on a tubing bender you will
probaly break the tool..
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for this .083 wall, i just couldn't get the cheapie bender to do the job. it took a few calls, but i found a bender i could borrow. knocked these out in 20minand built the cage this afternoon.
i'm going to keep the cheap bender for heavy stuff.
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coolllllllllllllllllllllllllllll great job race it did the trick .nice job robbiefor this .083 wall, i just couldn't get the cheapie bender to do the job. it took a few calls, but i found a bender i could borrow. knocked these out in 20min
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