PRESS TYPE BENDER [Archive] - International Full Size Jeep Association

JEEPPICKUPMAN

10-11-2003, 02:43 PM

I JUST GOT A PRESS TYPE BENDER FOR 90.00 WITH SIX DIES NEW BUT NO INSTRUCTION MANUAL BASICALY I NEED A CRASH COURSE ON HOW TO BEND WITH THIS TYPE BENDER ANY ONE??

2nd-Day-Revived

10-11-2003, 10:08 PM

Got pics of it? Does it habe mandrels?

Merc69

10-12-2003, 02:02 PM

Needs pics or at least a description of the unit. Hope you did not get suckered into a crusher.

JEEPPICKUPMAN

10-12-2003, 02:33 PM

MERC69 CHECK EMAIL

tuck

10-14-2003, 08:38 AM

i'm assuming it's similar to the harbor freight type unit where the die sits on top of the hydraulic cylinder... the tube/pipe sits in the die and is raised to meet two round guides... eventually the jack will press the tube/pipe enough to bend it... hopefully not flattening it too much..

JEEPPICKUPMAN

10-14-2003, 02:00 PM

thats it

dnixon

10-15-2003, 03:25 AM

ARGH.. you are going to need to run pretty thick stuff so that you don't crush the tube. The Harbor Frieght Tube Crushers don't like thin walled stuff.. GOOD LUCK is all I can say on this one...

tuck

10-15-2003, 08:26 AM

check the other thread about building your own tube bender, racer 32 used components from a bender like yours to build one that will bend tube/pipe without crushing it..

Iron Horse

10-17-2003, 02:13 AM

What about filling the tube/pipe with sand? I have used that trick on small stuff.

jaber

10-19-2003, 03:54 AM

I bought a'79 Cherokee last year and one of the owners past installed a roll bar from what looks like a TJ or YJ. It fits well and doesn't look like it had to be modifide at all.

Maynard

10-25-2003, 08:40 AM

I bought a harbor freight bender last year. Havent built anything yet, but have played around with it. Put sand in the tubing and it does an really decent job. Plus BLT2KRL built his bumpers with one.