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Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: beerjet on August 11, 2014, 08:13:28 PM
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for bending ½ hard line.
I really want to get nice bends and obviously I'm willing to spend a few bucks but what benders actually work?
-beerjet-
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http://www.testequipmentdepot.com/products.htm?item=60377&ref=gbase&gclid=CKCrztzkjMACFbRzMgod30gAxQ (http://www.testequipmentdepot.com/products.htm?item=60377&ref=gbase&gclid=CKCrztzkjMACFbRzMgod30gAxQ)
What I use.... Makes awesome bends...
GT
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for bending ½ hard line.
I really want to get nice bends and obviously I'm willing to spend a few bucks but what benders actually work?
-beerjet-
I'm a plumber, I have a few different benders but I prefer my ridgid bender.. Just my opinion... 35 bucks and they've done me right.
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http://www.testequipmentdepot.com/products.htm?item=60377&ref=gbase&gclid=CKCrztzkjMACFbRzMgod30gAxQ (http://www.testequipmentdepot.com/products.htm?item=60377&ref=gbase&gclid=CKCrztzkjMACFbRzMgod30gAxQ)
What I use.... Makes awesome bends...
GT
That thing looks pretty stout!
I'm a plumber, I have a few different benders but I prefer my ridgid bender.. Just my opinion... 35 bucks and they've done me right.
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I'm gonna have to get my hands on one and give it try.
-beerjet-
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for bending ½ hard line.
I really want to get nice bends and obviously I'm willing to spend a few bucks but what benders actually work?
-beerjet-
hey bud just bend it over you drank beer bottle hahaha. I got benders if want to barrow in stead of buying?
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If you're doing stainless I don't think that little rigid bender is going to do it. When I did my hardline, I bought a bigger rigid one, more like the one GT posted and it is a bit of work to make that do stainless, but it did real nice bends. What I did though was found one on EBAY and bought it used for like 40 bucks instead of almost $150 - 200 new.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RIDGID-398-1-2-TUBE-BENDER-BENDS-TO-180-DEGREES-1-1-2-RADIUS-/261558516272?pt=BI_Pipe_Benders&hash=item3ce61a3a30 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/RIDGID-398-1-2-TUBE-BENDER-BENDS-TO-180-DEGREES-1-1-2-RADIUS-/261558516272?pt=BI_Pipe_Benders&hash=item3ce61a3a30)
This is how it did.
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hey bud just bend it over you drank beer bottle hahaha. I got benders if want to barrow in stead of buying?
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Ha ha ha
Thanks!
If you're doing stainless I don't think that little rigid bender is going to do it. When I did my hardline, I bought a bigger rigid one, more like the one GT posted and it is a bit of work to make that do stainless, but it did real nice bends. What I did though was found one on EBAY and bought it used for like 40 bucks instead of almost $150 - 200 new.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RIDGID-398-1-2-TUBE-BENDER-BENDS-TO-180-DEGREES-1-1-2-RADIUS-/261558516272?pt=BI_Pipe_Benders&hash=item3ce61a3a30 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/RIDGID-398-1-2-TUBE-BENDER-BENDS-TO-180-DEGREES-1-1-2-RADIUS-/261558516272?pt=BI_Pipe_Benders&hash=item3ce61a3a30)
This is how it did.
Looks good!
So I've been eyeballing this thing...
-beerjet-
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Ha ha ha
Thanks!
Looks good!
So I've been eyeballing this thing...
-beerjet-
Similar to mine, mine are older and made by Ritchie, which was bought by Yellow Jacket. Keep in mind the material your bending, depending on what you are secretly working on :sly: the tube could be measured by outside diameter...
GT
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I have a 1/2" bender from Parker. It bends SS nicely, you can borrow it as long as I get it back at some point
It did these
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