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DIY tube bender plans
ZEN - 16/12/05 at 05:40 PM

I want to build a tube bender to construct my first offroad buggy. Found this plans http://www.x5ca.net/~solution/dune/tubebender.htm Any one have any experienc with it?


Peteff - 16/12/05 at 10:03 PM

Rorty does some bender plans on his site I think, don't know what type of bender it is.


liam.mccaffrey - 17/12/05 at 12:20 AM

interesting linklinky


mangogrooveworkshop - 17/12/05 at 12:48 PM

Its the former/die that costs the money.
We are looking at these oneshttp://www.pro-tools.com/302.htm



for our buggys. Blind chicken have used that other design with few problems.

[Edited on 17-12-05 by mangogrooveworkshop]


JoelP - 17/12/05 at 06:42 PM

http://www.pro-tools.com/302.htm


ZEN - 18/12/05 at 03:45 PM

My budget is very limited and I don't want to pay a 1000$+shipping + local taxes for it if i can build it. Now i realize that i need to purchase the dies for the tube bender on the like i posted before.
I like the Rorty plans for the bender becose all the parts can be made for a resonable price but he only accepts PayPal payments and I can't make an account on PayPal becouse my county (Croatia) is NOT on the list
Any other good plans for building a tube bender?


ZEN - 19/12/05 at 02:16 AM

Got an early chritmas present Thnx Rorty!


jestre - 20/12/05 at 04:47 PM

maybe a little late, but check this out

http://www.blindchickenracing.com/Tools/Tube%20Bender/Tubingbender.htm


ZEN - 21/12/05 at 12:09 AM

I allready knew about the Blind Chicken bender but I needed something more simple to construct and Rortys plans are very detailed and selfexplantory even for a begginer metalworker like me


Dutchman - 27/3/06 at 01:09 PM

http://favoriteprojects.com/how_to_build_a_tube_bender.htm

try this one "mozda ti se svidi"