Wanted to build a Tube Bender powered by my Jeep's Warn winch. Kinda different, but I've invested less than $100 bucks in it not including the die set. Not sure of its capabilities yet, but here's a few pics!:
And in less than 10 seconds!!!!:
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Thread: Off The Wall Tube Bender
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04-09-2009, 08:24 PM #1
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Off The Wall Tube Bender
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04-09-2009, 08:41 PM #2
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That is awesome!Great job on the bender.What kind of dies are you using?I would so love to have a bender in my shop.I want to build a winch bumper for my ram i use for a beater truck on the farm,but my design i have i need to bend some tubing for it.
Awesome job.
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04-09-2009, 08:42 PM #3
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It's a JD2 die from Van Sant Enterprises.
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04-09-2009, 10:03 PM #4
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WOW!! How absolutley inovative
it makes me rethink all my bender thoughts
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04-10-2009, 05:34 AM #5
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Clever setup with lots of time spent thinking and building by the looks. Thanks for posting it.
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04-10-2009, 06:16 AM #6
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Interesting use of available power attachments you already have. Keep us up on your ideas and new creations. I personally would like to see more of this kind of outside the box thinking.
Peace,
Paul
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04-10-2009, 11:41 AM #7
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You could bend tubing on the trail!
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04-10-2009, 01:31 PM #8
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Depending whether you're wheeling right (or wrong) some people do bend a lot of tubing on the trail.
Originally Posted by bob_e95482
Just need a welder powered off the serp belt and you got a mobile shop!
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04-12-2009, 10:46 AM #9
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Great concept! I love seeing fresh solutions when people step back and eliminate all assumptions.
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04-12-2009, 01:27 PM #10
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Certainly not built for the trail! LOL
, besides it would severely hurt my approach angle! Thanks for the comments. When I began thinking of how to build one that was powered by something other than hydraulics or armstrong my 9000# winch came to mind. I have to say that it's way faster than any hydraulic bender I've seen, and I can bend a 180 degree bend without having to reset the die.
First bend, it was stand back have to see what's gonna happen, but no wierd noises, cracks or pops, just a fast smooth bend!
Miller Syncrowave 200
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130XP MIG
Spectrum 375
60 year old Logan Lathe
Select Machine and Tool Mill
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