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beerjet

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Tube bender recommendations
« on: August 11, 2014, 08:13:28 pm »
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?

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Quote from: Ralph Brunt on July 09, 2009, 08:36:19 pm
i dont but im all for stuffin shit in her ass to make her go away :-*

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Re: Tube bender recommendations
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2014, 08:31:12 pm »
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Quote from: Brad @ SoCalJetBoats.com on December 22, 2009, 07:40:31 pm
If i get some free time tonight at work, ill play with it and post it for everyone to see.

Quote from: IRRebel on June 11, 2011, 07:30:45 pm
Time to man up and yank it John!  :banghead:
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WhyNot76

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Re: Tube bender recommendations
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2014, 08:34:56 pm »

Quote from: beerjet on August 11, 2014, 08:13:28 pm
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?

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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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beerjet

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Re: Tube bender recommendations
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2014, 08:38:45 pm »
Quote from: GT Jets on August 11, 2014, 08:31:12 pm
http://www.testequipmentdepot.com/products.htm?item=60377&ref=gbase&gclid=CKCrztzkjMACFbRzMgod30gAxQ


What I use.... Makes awesome bends...

GT


That thing looks pretty stout!


Quote from: WhyNot76 on August 11, 2014, 08:34:56 pm
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.


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Quote from: Ralph Brunt on July 09, 2009, 08:36:19 pm
i dont but im all for stuffin shit in her ass to make her go away :-*

gsmitty

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Re: Tube bender recommendations
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2014, 09:34:23 pm »

Quote from: beerjet on August 11, 2014, 08:13:28 pm
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?

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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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Re: Tube bender recommendations
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2014, 09:36:13 pm »
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

This is how it did.
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beerjet

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Re: Tube bender recommendations
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2014, 10:40:21 pm »
Quote from: gsmitty on August 11, 2014, 09:34:23 pm
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!


Quote from: icecreaman on August 11, 2014, 09:36:13 pm
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

This is how it did.
Looks good!

So I've been eyeballing this thing...


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Quote from: Ralph Brunt on July 09, 2009, 08:36:19 pm
i dont but im all for stuffin shit in her ass to make her go away :-*

GT Jets

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Re: Tube bender recommendations
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2014, 10:47:19 pm »
Quote from: beerjet on August 11, 2014, 10:40:21 pm
Ha ha ha
Thanks!

Looks good!

So I've been eyeballing this thing...


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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...


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Quote from: Brad @ SoCalJetBoats.com on December 22, 2009, 07:40:31 pm
If i get some free time tonight at work, ill play with it and post it for everyone to see.

Quote from: IRRebel on June 11, 2011, 07:30:45 pm
Time to man up and yank it John!  :banghead:
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sandeggo

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« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2014, 06:32:57 am »
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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