Tube bender info???

[PixbyNick]

Id like to get a tube bender just to play around with and maybe one day do cages of my own or stuff for friends. What would be a good/cheaper bender to get started with. Mainly wanting to do cages and tube bumpers for rzrs. Any info or advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[85toyo]

I love my jd2 model 32. I picked up the manual version to cut down on the price since I was buying dies and a notcher with it but will be upgrading to electric over hydraulic eventually.

 

[marczuk]

I like my pro tools 105 hd

 

[tc1]

I love my model 3 from jd2 bought in 06 still use to this day

 

[chembree]

I love my jd2 model 3 and its easy to use and wasn't to harsh on the wallet

 

[blackrunner93]

Same here. Jd2 model 3. Does everything I want it to.

 

[Bronco Buster]

I have been looking at benders for a while and this is the best deal I have found so far. It is American made and you can give them a call to ask anything you need. I have not purchased one am in no way associated with Roguefab this is just my $.02.

https://www.roguefab.com/product.php?id=2

 

[PixbyNick]

Thanks guys. For building rzr cages what size tube and die set would i need?

 

[Rokcrler]

I had JD2 model 3 and now the JD2 model 32, both are good units.
One thing that will help keep cost down is to check which Bender some close friends have, you might be able to share dies..

 

[Elliott]

Make sure you check out the radius on some cages, I like tighter radius' on mine but some like wider.and also make sure you buy a 180 degree die no sense in buying a 90 and needing a 180 for stingers and door bars later.

 

[85toyo]

Make sure you check out the radius on some cages, I like tighter radius' on mine but some like wider.and also make sure you buy a 180 degree die no sense in buying a 90 and needing a 180 for stingers and door bars later.

I've got a 6.5 clr for my 1.75 die and it's a little big for some things. 5.5 clr is next on the list for me.

 

[Rokcrler]

I've got a 6.5 clr for my 1.75 die and it's a little big for some things. 5.5 clr is next on the list for me.

That's funny cause I have the 5.5clr and sometimes wish I had the 6.5clr

 

[85toyo]

A Toyota frame is so narrow that a 6.5 made a stinger look more like a shock hoop. :****: I really like it on other stuff though

 

[Elliott]

I've got 5.5 on my. 1.75. I like it but my small dies are really tight. My 3/4" pipe die is probably 2.5 or 3" rad. Just all depends on what bars your doing.

 

[chembree]

I use 1.75 dia 5.5 cir die seems to do fine

 

[RAYRAY]

How about hydraulics? Buying the hydraulic system from the bender company is way to expensive. What are yall doing for hydraulics?

 

[pachary]

Swag Offroad bracket/harborfreight ram on a Protools 150hd

 

[Rokcrler]

The HF cylinder was better than manual but noisy (air pump exhausting right where you're working, air compressor running), and slow (I was getting 1° per second iir).
I got the cylinder mount from JD2 and sourced my own cylinder and pump.

 

[Bronco Buster]

Can some of you with the different cylinder setups post up a few pics of how you have it setup. I have only recently start thinking of buying a bender and have never paid any attention to them until now

 

[86tank]

Just got this done. It's a jd2 with a HF air/hydro ram. Gonna eventually go full hydraulic but for now this works pretty good and can all but bend a 90 without repinning which surprised me.