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WTB pipe/tube Bender!


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Old 11-07-2008, 10:55 PM
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Default WTB pipe/tube Bender!

I'm getting ready to start on my first bike and want to build most of the frame from scratch...... I'm looking for a reasonably priced pipe/tubing bender with dies for at least 1/2" and 3/4" pipe.

Thought that I'd post here and see if anyone had one they wanted to sell before shelling out the cash to Harbor Freight or Ebay!
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Old 11-07-2008, 11:33 PM
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Default Re: WTB pipe/tube Bender!

ck. out c/list tools
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Old 11-30-2008, 08:07 AM
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Default Re: WTB pipe/tube Bender!

try harbor freight tools. they have one on sale for the holidays. with three different size rollers.
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Old 12-01-2008, 02:23 PM
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Default Re: WTB pipe/tube Bender!

Personally, I would just take your stock to a professional bender and have them do all the bending. It will be cheaper than buying a quality bender with the dies. Watching (Dean) Pipelyne do it for years, I found out with a professional bender you won't get the crinkles in the bends.
Good luck building your frame.
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Old 12-01-2008, 02:51 PM
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Default Re: WTB pipe/tube Bender!

I would be wary of the harbor freight tubing bender. I bought one there and I was only
trying to bend some handle bars and and I only succeeded in bending the bender. It was
make of chinese anti metal. You are better off spending the money for a Rigid if your going to bend heavy guage pipe.
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Old 12-01-2008, 03:58 PM
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Default Re: WTB pipe/tube Bender!

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I would be wary of the harbor freight tubing bender. I bought one there and I was only
trying to bend some handle bars and and I only succeeded in bending the bender. It was
make of chinese anti metal. You are better off spending the money for a Rigid if your going to bend heavy guage pipe.
You tried bending heavy pipe with a conduit bender?

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Old 12-01-2008, 04:12 PM
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You tried bending heavy pipe with a conduit bender?

Ted
I hope it was something more like this:

Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices

But if that's the case, that's disappointing.

Though if you want some nice sweeping curves like I would think would be appropriate for a bike frame, you'd want something like this:
Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices

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Old 12-01-2008, 04:19 PM
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Default Re: WTB pipe/tube Bender!

UHH ...no comment. But that tubing roller looks nice.
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Old 12-01-2008, 07:17 PM
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Default Re: WTB pipe/tube Bender!

That links to a rod bender and is not going to work well with thinwall tubing needed for a bike.
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