Looking at getting this so I can reproduce bends on our Pro-Tools 105. We have picked up several production jobs lately and I need more accuracy than the coat hanger can give. Wondering if the $140 price tag is worth what you get or if there are better alternatives. Currently using the degree wheel and then a digital angle finder to double check it. Eats up a lot of time when I have to check 160 bends though.
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Anyone using the Swag U-turn digital readout on their bender?
- Thread starter bradzuki
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I got one a few months ago and love it.made the last two cage builds a lot easier. :afro:
Ordered the u-turn and got it to my door in less than 48 hours! 
Do have a question thoug. My pin is 1" and the swag pin measures 0.970". My pin =maybe 1/16" of wiggle in the die. Swag pin =at least 3/8" of movement in the die. Is this normal? I thought to accurately reproduce bends the die would need to have as little movement as possible. I called swag and Troy said this is normal and for me to go ahead and use the u-turn. Seems to me that it will push to one side and start to wear?
Anyone else run into this
Do have a question thoug. My pin is 1" and the swag pin measures 0.970". My pin =maybe 1/16" of wiggle in the die. Swag pin =at least 3/8" of movement in the die. Is this normal? I thought to accurately reproduce bends the die would need to have as little movement as possible. I called swag and Troy said this is normal and for me to go ahead and use the u-turn. Seems to me that it will push to one side and start to wear?
Anyone else run into this
clayne
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Yep! had mine a month and it nice. I put the air/hyd ram on mine too. bent some 188 wall to nite.Draco said:Dammit...Now I gotta order one too!
skipnrocks
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does anyone have a video of how this works? I have a bender simular to the jd2 but a little different since I built it and was hoping to see how it mounts and works to see if I could use it on my setup. I was surprised there wasnt a vid on youtube..
I'll make a video next time I'm at the shop. I set ours up to account for spring back, same as our coat hanger. You have to set it up every time you change dies. I'm still not liking the slop it allows in my bender and I'm going to have to drill a divot in the pin for the set screw because it keeps sliding.
Re: Re: Anyone using the Swag U-turn digital readout on their bender?
The swag is basically the same install. I modified mine to work on the M32.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1gEkVy-PQE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
The swag is basically the same install. I modified mine to work on the M32.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1gEkVy-PQE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
