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Anyone have a tube bender?

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 6:49 pm
by ArticRubi
I'm looking to build a different set of tube fenders to put on my corner armor that will fit better with a comp cut. Wondering if anyone has a tube bender I could use, 1" DOM

Re: Anyone have a tube bender?

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:54 pm
by Baseshakers

Re: Anyone have a tube bender?

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:10 am
by Frank
Key word : TUBE bender ! H.F. is a pipe bender. The big difference is pipe is sized by inside dimensions and tube is outside . I have a H.F. press and although it will bend either , the dies are made for pipe not tube. You will have to use the next size smaller die and you are limited as to how tight a radius you can bend without a kink. The next one I get will be the manual tube bender they have (H.F.) That you bolt to the floor and have an extendable handle. My Two pennies . FjR68

Re: Anyone have a tube bender?

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:40 am
by schwalby
Buddy of mine has this one and he has used it a ton on a bunch of projects.

http://www.harborfreight.com/compact-bender-38470.html

Re: Anyone have a tube bender?

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 11:53 am
by Frank
Thats the one ! FjR68

Re: Anyone have a tube bender?

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:03 pm
by ArticRubi
Hmm, second one looks like a nice option. Thanks guys.

Re: Anyone have a tube bender?

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 1:06 pm
by johnsxj
What Frank said!

The HF pipe bender is not meant for HREW or DOM tube. You can do shallow bends of certain sizes but there's a reason they're called "tube kinkers".

Re: Anyone have a tube bender?

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 1:46 pm
by Baseshakers
learn something new every day!