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Post  BIGBOY Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:45 pm

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 .
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Post  blacklion Wed Jul 25, 2012 2:31 pm

yea mate i screwed a socket to the bench and bent around that (the size of the inner circumference or the bend u want).
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Post  azwa Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:05 pm

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....
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Post  BIGBOY Thu Jul 26, 2012 1:13 pm

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 .
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Post  lunatick Fri Jul 27, 2012 3:03 pm

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 Very Happy

I ended up making a roll cage for the TF2 out of tent pegs coz i could bend it by hand Shocked
Looks #### though lol!
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Post  Big fella Sat Jul 28, 2012 12:46 am

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.

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Post  azwa Sat Jul 28, 2012 10:07 pm

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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Post  BIGBOY Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:22 pm

Thanks mate
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Post  bazuky Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:11 am

lunitic you must be so strong lol
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Post  lunatick Sat Aug 04, 2012 10:43 am

bazuky wrote:lunitic you must be so strong lol

I,m tuffer than an RC4WD diff affraid
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