bent my first tube today!

[rubbinz raczn]

got the holes drilled for my bender floor mount today. i assembled the bender and got a 90 degree bent! i know baby steps but the cost of steel and all now i know it works so what should i make?

 

[fordcummins1]

I have a feeling you are going to become very good friends with that handle on your bender

 

[rubbinz raczn]

I have a feeling you are going to become very good friends with that handle on your bender

you got that right! i have a 120 feet of 2" hrew tube laying on the garage floor just begging to be bent!

 

[tRustyK5]

Make yourself some tube doors. That's a nice easy first 'tube project' that doesn't eat up a mile of tubing.

I don't mind the manual bender, at least with 1.75" tube. Maybe with 2" I might not be as thrilled...

Rene

 

[rubbinz raczn]

Make yourself some tube doors. That's a nice easy first 'tube project' that doesn't eat up a mile of tubing.

I don't mind the manual bender, at least with 1.75" tube. Maybe with 2" I might not be as thrilled...

Rene

tube doors, yup latches are on the way! they say bend with one hand ( cough) with a 4 foot handle the 90 took a bit of muscle!

 

[tRustyK5]

It's good exercise, and a lot more fun than a stair master...

I find I have more trouble with traction on the smooth concrete than I have with the amount of muscle needed to bend the tube.

Rene

 

[yeild2me]

LOL....Fun, Huh?

I went over to the shop and grabbed their hydro a couple of weeks ago.....So much better , But, I feel you have to pull first to really appreciate your bender!!

Rob

 

[ntaj*ep]

Bending steel is great (as in I'm jelous) but burning steel is all the rage these days!
Nice buy, I think I would get in alot of trouble with one of those. But I'm willing to find out.