Got a new to me pipe bender $50 deal of the day

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So I was scrolling Craig's list today not looking for any thing particular. When all the sudden I stumbled across this bender. Guy wanted 100 bucks asked if he would take $75 (all the cash the wife would alow me today). Got there and he had all the dies from 1-1/4in to 6in. The porta power and the ram. Will have to put new deals in the ram but shouldn't be bad.Guy was supper nice the arm on the one side was bent slightly and he said he didn't know it was bent he would take $70 since I would half to heat it some to bend it back. Nice guy my buddy who went with me actualy ended up knowing him small world around here. Question is what would you guys do to stright it up. I got the idea how to do it with torch and some clamps but open to other ideas.trailblazer 302 spoolmatic 25a with wc-24thermal arc 161s tig rigmillermatic 200dialarc 250 hf tig rig with spool gun and boxand wanting more......
Reply:I've had the same set for over 40 years and it's been a good one for bending sweeps and offsets into rigid conduits. However, thin wall pipe is does an effective job of crushing the sidewalls.....To straighten the "A" frame will require a hydraulic press, steel, or hardwood spacer blocking to keep the webs apart while it's forced back into shape. Don't try to complete everything in a single operation but multiple pressings will get it forced back into shape.SlobPurveyor of intimate unparalleled knowledge of nothing about everything.Oh yeah, also an unabashed internet "Troll" too.....