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 Post subject: Finished My Bender
PostPosted: Dec Fri 05, 2008 10:23 pm 
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I finally finished my Tubing bender. Its based on the JD2 manual model but I machined 3/4'' Thick arms where they used 1/2" and Made it Hydraulic. It bends like Butter. about 1 minute to bend to 75 degrees in one stroke of the ram. If I need to go more I just re-pin it and continue up to about 190 degrees.

No More store bought cages for me!

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I dont know what I'm looking at, but it looks cool!
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That is really nice,great job. You should build and sell them. 8) 8)
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Looks nice. How many mandrel sets do you have?
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i have a JD2 manual bender and would like to convert it to hydraulic, were did you source your parts?
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RICK MILLER wrote:
Looks nice. How many mandrel sets do you have?
Thanks. I have 1 5/8" and just ordered 1 1/2" at $300 a piece plus shipping ( very heavy chunks) I have to spread them out a little but that should get me going on most cage stuff.

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jacobgiles wrote:
i have a JD2 manual bender and would like to convert it to hydraulic, were did you source your parts?

I got my cylinder and pump through a deal :wink:
and got the valve and some fittings through northern tool. they also have the cylinders and pumps. I got alot of info from the guys on http://www.offroadfabnet.com/ they have a whole bender section on their board. 8)

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$$$Pitt wrote:
That is really nice,great job. You should build and sell them. 8) 8)
Thanks. But I am layed off now and thats where I CNC cut the bender arms :(

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i got a rigid hand bender for 1/2" tube for bending moly tube. comes in handy for fuel cell/pump mounting and fiberglass parts etc. that worked out alot better for me than buying another die.
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