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Hi all, im new to the site and i searched for threads on roll benders and found a little bit about them but am looking for a little more guidance on a machine purchase. I work in a fabrication shop and though most of what we do is plywood and ultralight i have managed to convince the boss that metal fabrication has solid advantages. As of now I have a miller 180 mig, and Baileigh bandsaw. Job by job we are trying to get new machines that expand our abilities and a few jobs came up that would involve large slow curves with 1/2" round rod. Now although this could probably be done with a hand drive bender fairly easily we thought that this might be a good opportunity to add a new machine to the metal shop. The matarial that i use the most is 18ga to 16ga 1 1/2" square tube and smaller, certainly not heavy duty. Anyway i was just thinking that you all might have some suggestions and input. I will need to be able to repeat bends as much of what we do is multiplied 10 to 20 times, i have been told that the digital readouts can be very helpful for repetition. The machines that i have looked at so far include: Baileighs M40, and M55, Eagles CP30 w/digital readout, and a used Americor that is a similar size to the baileigh M40 but has a digital readout. What do you think ,, Thanks for your input.
Reply:I'm a big fan of the Beilieghs machines (even though right now i can't afford them), they have a brand new manual tube bender that is sweet!! They are stand up guy/gals and stand behind there products, and always give back to the customers with giveaways a such!
Reply:Baliegh doesnt make their stuff- my guess would be their roll benders are Turkish, which isnt bad- the Turks have a 2000 year old tradition of metalworking, and they make pretty decent machinery. But its mid range in quality, not top of the line. I have a Turkish plate roll, and it works fine, great bang for the buck (not Baleigh, it is another brand) but you can tell that it is not as well made as it could be.I have an Eagle, which is made in Italy, and it is noticeably better made than the turkish stuff. I have had it for years, really worked it hard, and would buy another Eagle in a minute. Great machines, good backup by the US dealer. Parts and rolls always in stock.1 1/2" square is right at the top end capacity of the smaller machines like the Baleigh M40. It will do it, but will have a harder time with 1/4" wall. If you really want to do a lot of 1 1/2", you would be better off going to the next size up. These machines are more art than science- they take some time to learn how to do what you want.
Reply:ended up getting the m55 because it was the only one "in stock" in the area and just as i could have guessed we needed it like yesterday. Got to make up a few "samples" with it, and just like Ries said to me ''its more of an art then a science" getting it to do what you want.. it will work out great to have it and i am glad we ended up with the bigger machine but i was hoping that it could do the "S" shaped bends a little more cleanly. I decided on making half circles and cutting them in the middle, flipping them 180deg. and welding them back together to get the desired shape. thanks for the input, and i would be grateful for any tips if you got um. Last edited by chrisf; 08-03-2009 at 09:09 PM.
Reply:p.s. it was made somewhere in South America i think. i'll double check tomorrow.
Reply:great site!Last edited by chrisf; 08-03-2009 at 09:10 PM.
Reply:I was wrong it was made in Portugal.
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