bend your own exhast pipes?
was bored looking around ebay and came across some stuff like this.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=50893 now i know its not a mandrel bender.. but how do you think the pipes come out? *yes im aware of the pics... and aim aware this one is only a 2" bender... there are some that are 3" benders on ebay this one just had a good pic* |
ive had many exaust systems made with this type of bender, it doesn't have the "acordian crushed" inside of the bend, they do perform ok. Not as well as a Mandrel but... still pretty good.
just like in this picture :cool: |
It's great for roll cages.
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hmmm i might have to purchase one like this.
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The info I got on these is that they are great for pipe, but they wont bend tubing correctly. The mandrels are sized for iron pipe and will not work on tubing you would use on rollcages or exhaust systems.
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I dunno. The Ad states:
PERFECT FOR ALL TYPES OF AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS Installing a Roll-cage or Custom Bumper on your 4x4, Van or Buggy? This unit will bend 6 different size pipes from 1/2" to 2" |
Originally posted by Directfreak I dunno. The Ad states: Yea but the description says "Hydraulic Pipe Bender not tube bender (used)" Tube is measured by the OD and Pipe is not. It will not work for cages. This will explain: http://www.jgbraun.com/subpages/pipevstube.htm -billy |
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my friend has one thats the same design as that. it works decent, but will crush thinner stuff. we did a friend's celica's exhaust with it and it turned out pretty good. it really depends on the pipe you use
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What pipe did you use? Dia? wall thickness?
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I have a similar one and bend great roll cages as long as you use schedule 40 black iron pipe the shoes dont work well on exaust or dom tube unless you dont care if it looks funny -crushed
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i dont remember, ill ask him and see if he remembers
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sch40 pipe is not suitable for rollbars/cages unless its for cosmetic purposes only.
Just curious to know onepointone, thanks in advance. |
I use it on all my cages and have cartwheeled a time or 2 and it works great maybe you cant for auto x but tough truck racing its fine
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Really? thats legal? The SCCA wont even accept ERW anymore. Must be DOM only. AFAIK, NASCAR is similar.
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Originally posted by Rx7carl sch40 pipe is not suitable for rollbars/cages unless its for cosmetic purposes only. Just curious to know onepointone, thanks in advance. |
You could always spend a fortune and get an english wheel.
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Originally posted by bwaits Yea but the description says "Hydraulic Pipe Bender not tube bender (used)" Tube is measured by the OD and Pipe is not. It will not work for cages. here is another one http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2453560720 this one say tube. up to 3" |
Neither will work. You need to read the link I posted above and this one:
http://www.lowbucktools.com/benders.html The bender itself is not the problem it is the dies that come with it. You will only get "pipe" dies. "pipe" dies will not work with "tube" used for cages or exhaust. These would work: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...3&category=633 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=42147 -billy |
ahhhh gotcha... thanks.
tubing bender cost more hmmmm would be a worth wile investment if i would use it more thant twice i assume. |
i have one one of those it definetly won't bend exhaust pipe, or anything with a thin wall, 1/8" is about as low as it goes
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