myke pocock
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| posted on 19/7/21 at 12:21 PM |
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Off road buggy plans
I need to scratch an itch!!! I want to build a locost or rather low cost single seat bike engine off road buggy, long travel suspension type buggy.
It will need to be of square section tube as I dont want to invest in a tube bender. Anyone have experience of any plans available for such a beast
and where I can get them from?
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sheepish0001
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| posted on 19/7/21 at 06:16 PM |
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I allways end up looking on here for tool plans but hes got some car build that might suit what your after
https://rorty.net/product-category/vehicles/
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 20/7/21 at 06:43 AM |
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You probably better just forking out for a second hand tube bender and then selling it afterwards. It will make life a lot easier and allow you to
build a much better chassis.
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pigeondave
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| posted on 20/7/21 at 09:27 AM |
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any good?
https://theedgeproducts.com/pages/vehicles
Not square tube though
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ianhurley20
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| posted on 21/7/21 at 08:03 AM |
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For sale pipe bender £50
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-portable-12-tonne-hydraulic-pipe-bender/
Little used
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Phil.J
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| posted on 22/7/21 at 09:43 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ianhurley20
For sale pipe bender £50
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-portable-12-tonne-hydraulic-pipe-bender/
Little used
These are pretty useless. Bought one years ago and it was known as the tube squasher! Soon sold it on via the local machimery aution if I remember.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 22/7/21 at 11:14 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Phil.J
quote:
Originally posted by ianhurley20
For sale pipe bender £50
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-portable-12-tonne-hydraulic-pipe-bender/
Little used
These are pretty useless. Bought one years ago and it was known as the tube squasher! Soon sold it on via the local machimery aution if I remember.
fill the tube with sand first to stop it being crushed
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ianhurley20
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| posted on 22/7/21 at 01:14 PM |
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I bought it to build a Midlana but unfortunately that project has been cancelled. I've used it on scaffold pipes and it does an excellent job
bending those. I agree about the sand filling method for thin stuff but have only done a couple of bends on an exhaust system which worked ok for me.
As I said its been little used
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MikeR
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| posted on 22/7/21 at 04:34 PM |
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Bear in mind that is a pipe bender not a tube bender. Pipe is ID based, tube is OD. Makes a difference to what it will bend without squishing
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myke pocock
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| posted on 22/7/21 at 06:29 PM |
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I bought one of those for our college workshop and anything of thinish wall it simply squashes it as commented. Sold it on hardly used.
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James
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| posted on 24/7/21 at 01:48 AM |
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There is an off-roader type buggy design by one Ron Champion- you may have heard of him!
No idea if the design is any good or suitable for your needs but would be good to see someone build one!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384290546284?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&itemid=384290546284&targetid
=602114963966&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1006460&poi=&campaignid=10219897599&mkgroupid=103415893193&rlsatarget=pla-6021
14963966&abcId=1063846&merchantid=113114946&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0emHBhC1ARIsAL1QGNf-kisawtHkGE7gUEow6oCutd8HAKzvQBMNbTxGbxH2TOqNOsl4xGgaAifyEALw
_wcB
Cheers,
J
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