Hey little forks, just keep asking. Yes you can make a hossfeld type bender. I made one years ago and it still works fine. I made it exactly identical to a factory job, so I can use their parts as well as ones I make myself. I used s.s. for most of the bending pins, and the ones that were too weak I replaced with ones made from hardened bolts(.75" grade 8). Also, antisway bars from early mustangs happen to be .75" very good steel. The only thing I changed, is that I welded the upper and lower arms of the main body to a 2" solid square of mild steel, vertical orientation, and this drops into a trailer hitch reciever, welded to the bottom of my 1" thick layout table. When not in use, the bender hangs from hooks and the trailer hitch mount hold different vices, beverly shear,etc. On the vices I use 2" rd. bar, so they swivel. I also made pipe bending dies from wood, cast aluminum, steel and plastic.
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Hey little forks, just keep asking. Yes you can make a hossfeld type bender. I made one years ago and it still works fine. I made it exactly identical to a factory job, so I can use their parts as well as ones I make myself. I used s.s. for most of the bending pins, and the ones that were too weak I replaced with ones made from hardened bolts(.75" grade 8). Also, antisway bars from early mustangs happen to be .75" very good steel. The only thing I changed, is that I welded the upper and lower arms of the main body to a 2" solid square of mild steel, vertical orientation, and this drops into a trailer hitch reciever, welded to the bottom of my 1" thick layout table. When not in use, the bender hangs from hooks and the trailer hitch mount hold different vices, beverly shear,etc. On the vices I use 2" rd. bar, so they swivel. I also made pipe bending dies from wood, cast aluminum, steel and plastic.