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how to bend 2'' .188 wall dom?

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i want to bend some 2in .188 wall dom, did a search come up with nothing. i have a m-tech manual bender, 1 1/4, 1 3/4, and a 2 in die. they dont recommend anything over .154 (5/32) wall. i told the guy at m-tech i was going to do a hydraulic conversion, would that bend it? he said the pins and other parts of the bender might or probably would bend. a much heavier duty bender ir required for that size and wall. said some heat would help. should i attempt this or find someone that can bend this? any sugestions fellas?
 
A long time ago a friend and I put a couple 45* bends in some 2" .188 wall DOM with his hydraulic bender that used Hossfeld dies and we did indeed bend a pin. It was pretty scary looking when we were bending it, I wouldn't recommend it. Something will get damaged most likely.... :(
 
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