tubing/pipe bending

[clark-kentski]

I picked up one of those cheap benders,12 ton with 6 dies .5 to 2in today, worked great on that 3/4 schedule 40in the pic except you gota keep removing the work to check if you are at where you wanna be.I think its going to work fine for bending the railing of a little trailer im building i ll try to post the pics in the gallery it says im over size here

[habu68]

You don't need a fancy lathe to turn simple shapes like a bender template. A jig set up on a drill press can be used to form the die.
House of Tools -Canwood Drill Press Lathe Attachment

[canman]

Hello everyone,
Yes I was vague as to what I am building. I have a couple of "paying" projects plus a couple of rail buggy repair jobs. When I build things I normally overkill it. Thats why I had such a large range, Up to 4". There might even be some roll bars or bumpers in my future. The first project is a bicycle rack like they had when I was in school. The 70's, I was thinking about using some 1.5 seamless tubing. This job has to look good. This is my kind of client. Money is no object, just build it........ I have made several items for this guy and he just keeps on coming back.
Thanks for your Ideas and suggestions. Any more thoughts are welcome. Please remember to pray for and support our troops.

canman

[irnsrgn]

A #2 hossfeld will bend up to 2" cold but only large radius'. you will find that tubing bent at small radius' and short 180 bends is not off the shelf stuff, but special made, you can't bend regular exhaust pipe in one of those exhaust pipe benders, it is a special alloy tubing.