Another tool {bender}

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Another tool i built to do my chopper project Attached Images
Reply:bender Attached ImagesVictor SuperRanger O/A                                         Solar migLincoln Powermig 140Southbend 9in lathe350# kohlswa anvilMiller Maxstar 150 stl etc....
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Reply:I built this with the FREE plans at www.pro-tools.com,mine looks some thing like the plans   except i used steel i had kicking around. I did buy some DOM tubing from online metals .com and the die i bought from a dealer on pirates4x4.com.It was cheaper to get it from him in california than pro tools in florida where im at!! sales tax and such, anyway it works great  and i saved some dough Attached ImagesVictor SuperRanger O/A                                         Solar migLincoln Powermig 140Southbend 9in lathe350# kohlswa anvilMiller Maxstar 150 stl etc....
Reply:Nice work, ClarkI can't figure it out.  How is the tubing oriented when it is placed in the tool?  What causes the tubing to wrap around the die?Thanks
Reply:The tubing goes in like post#9 laying in the follower and sticking out the front to wherever you want to start the bend,these pics were taking when the tube was already bent about 80 degrees. At the start, the edge of the follower and die are even.They have a video at www.pro-tools.com of how it works. Thanks Victor SuperRanger O/A                                         Solar migLincoln Powermig 140Southbend 9in lathe350# kohlswa anvilMiller Maxstar 150 stl etc....
Reply:OHH,the twenty ton bottle jack does the work Victor SuperRanger O/A                                         Solar migLincoln Powermig 140Southbend 9in lathe350# kohlswa anvilMiller Maxstar 150 stl etc....