Making bar work
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blacklion
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Making bar work
Hey guys I'm trying to make some sliders and a tray for the young fellas honcho but am having a hell of a time . I'm using 3/16 and 1/4 brake line pipe but it doesn't bend verry well I am using a borrowed pipe bender as I can't find anything out there .I am wondering if it's easier to make a template on the bench and bend it around that or is it better to use solid rod not pipe .
BIGBOY- Posts : 149
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Re: Making bar work
yea mate i screwed a socket to the bench and bent around that (the size of the inner circumference or the bend u want).
blacklion- Posts : 160
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Re: Making bar work
i use the brake line mate & a small irwin bender $38 at bunnings but has to be ordered...
i dont make any jigs as all my builds are 1 off customs ,
no production line same ol same ol if ya know what i mean....
i dont make any jigs as all my builds are 1 off customs ,
no production line same ol same ol if ya know what i mean....
azwa- Posts : 911
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Went to bunnings and asked about the bender they looked at me like I was speical ! (well mum always said I was ) can u give me a part no azwa. I checked on the Irwin tools web site but they don't list it either .
BIGBOY- Posts : 149
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BIGBOY wrote:Went to bunnings and asked about the bender they looked at me like I was speical ! (well mum always said I was ) can u give me a part no azwa. I checked on the Irwin tools web site but they don't list it either .
I did the same thing
I ended up making a roll cage for the TF2 out of tent pegs coz i could bend it by hand
Looks #### though
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Re: Making bar work
I got my tube bender from trade tools at springwood, cant remember how much it was.
Solid 3/16 rod is good to work with it don't need as much bracing as tube but it is heavier, I use it for bars and sliders but i would use tube if i was going to do a cage or tray, just because of the weight.
Adam
Solid 3/16 rod is good to work with it don't need as much bracing as tube but it is heavier, I use it for bars and sliders but i would use tube if i was going to do a cage or tray, just because of the weight.
Adam
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Re: Making bar work
illsee if i can spot a # on it the special orders desk at bunnings have a book with pics & all...lol
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Thanks mate
BIGBOY- Posts : 149
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lunitic you must be so strong lol
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bazuky wrote:lunitic you must be so strong lol
I,m tuffer than an RC4WD diff
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