bend your own exhast pipes?
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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*
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*
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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
just like in this picture
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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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Originally posted by Directfreak
I dunno. The Ad states:
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
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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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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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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.
sch40 pipe is not suitable for rollbars/cages unless its for cosmetic purposes only.
Just curious to know onepointone, thanks in advance.
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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.
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"
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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
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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
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