TUBE BENDERS---where to buy? links? I cant find squat!

[uglychevyZZ4]

I been looking all day and cant find d**k for links on sites that sell benders. one was posted way back in the pacific forum but its gone /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[ntaj*ep]

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=garage&Number=928536&Forum=f30&Words=ne5&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Main=927670&Search=true&where=bodysub&Name=&daterange=1&newerval=&newertype=m&olderval=&oldertype=&bodyprev=#Post928536

 

[uglychevyZZ4]

thanks aaron, that was what i was trying to find /forums/images/graemlins/woot.gif /forums/images/graemlins/woot.gif

 

[ramjet gmc]

http://www.pro-tools.com/105special.htm

i like this one ----but steel is going up so the bender should go up soon to

 

[big pappa b]

Check over at POR in the vendors section. There was someone offer good deals on benders

 

[laketex]

I bet you're talking about www.rockbuggysupply.com . He's got a great price on the Pro Tools. About the best price on JD2 is www.vansantent.com .

Hth,

Bryan

 

[Nonesuch]

Pro-tools MB105HD is a great bender. Greg Youens of www.4WDfactory.com can hook you up. Tell him Justin Davis sent you. PM me if you want to know how cheap you can get one.

 

[big83chevy4x4]

i bought my pro-tools from www.mikegreen4x4.com his prices are great, service is great, and he is a great guy.

 

[Nonesuch]

yeah Mike Green can do you right too.

Rumor has it that Pro-tools is considering pulling the vendor license from a few of these guys. They are selling these benders so cheap that Pro-tools is getting complaints from their larger vendors. I think their large vendors need to step up to the plate, drop prices and quit trying to run the small guys out of town with their corporate mumbo jumbo.

 

[uglychevyZZ4]

what do ya'll know about the ones sold by Harbor Freight tool?

 

[big83chevy4x4]

you mean the $60 tube kinker? you'll waste more tube than you'll use

 

[uglychevyZZ4]

i dunno, they have a like 6 different ones.

 

[Fubeca]

When I was looking 6 months ago, HF did not have anything that would really work to bend tubing for a cage.

 

[uglychevyZZ4]

why is it all of those links are someone different selling the same 105 by pro-tools? ranging from 200-700?

 

[uglychevyZZ4]

theres many!
all the way up to 5000.00 exhaust bender.

 

[Fubeca]

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theres many!
all the way up to 5000.00 exhaust bender.

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Yep, but try using one of them for a cage /forums/images/graemlins/whistling.gif

 

[uglychevyZZ4]

ok, say yer right..... what keeps others from kinking as you say this one does?

 

[Nonesuch]

Here's what you need.

Pro-tools MB105HD $280ish
die of your choice $190ish
degree ring $115ish

You can make your own stand or buy theirs for $90ish. and the same goes for the handle extension. You don't absolutely need the degree ring but it is very helpful.

 

[uglychevyZZ4]

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ok, say yer right..... what keeps others from kinking as you say this one does?

[/ QUOTE ]?????

 

[big83chevy4x4]

their pipe bender pushes the die into the pipe, while the tube bender draws the tube around the die