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Added sprocket and smaller motor gear to the hydraulic tubing bender I made. This bitch bends 2.0" x .250" wall like butter.



Tig welded round stock to hang the heavy bender dies on them. This will be welded to the legs on the bending machine and the dies will be facing inward.

Rusty,
 I bought the manual JD Squared bender and convetered it to hydraulics. I am going to do a build up video on that too. I have  a lot of pics of that. The motor was direct drive with a coupler to the pump but the motor did not have enough power when the pump would call for it during a bend then the motor would studder and pop the breaker. Instead of getting another higher HP motor I geared it down with weld on hubs/sprockets as well as changed the location of the motor. The gearing down gave it a mechanical advantage and also slowed the cylinder down a little. It was way to fast and I could not control the bend to a precise angle. I am getting a square tube die soon. 
T.J.

I have not attempted to make any dies. I think it would be cheaper to buy them. Here is another video.

I hope to do some live welding vids soon. Come on people I need more views of my vids.
T.J.

TJ did you buy the bender with or without the hyd. cyclinder looking at the JD model 3 let me know thanks








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