DIY bender

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

So over the last 3 nights I've been building a bender going from a picture that I saw on the internet of one. Right now it has a pipe die modified to fit on it, but I would like to get a tube die or 2 for it as well. Mostly used for building body armor, bumpers, sliders, maybe even an exo cage in the works. Not looking to build any hardcore roll cages or anything with it.

It cost a grand total of $0 as between myself and a buddy we had everything to build it. The die, ram, roller and return springs are taken from a princess auto 12 ton pipe bender. The steel we had.

Even if i spend a couple hundred on some tube dies for it I figure I'm still ahead of the game.

We test bent a chunk of sched 40 pipe we had kicking around, it bent a very clean 90* with little flattening and no denting/kinking at all.

So far we're pretty happy with it, the test will be when we get around to building something with it. Need to pick up some paint and give it a coat or two as well still.

 

[4x4junkie]

Wow, cool project

I bet if you put that roller closer to the die you might be able to get a sharper, more defined transition where the actual bend starts and ends on the tube.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Yea it wouldn't take much to drill another set of holes for the pin that holds it so it would be closer to the die.

I'll have to find a chunk of pipe to try it out.

I should really paint it so it doesn't look so redneck.

 

[warrior24]

Do you want my address to mail it to me?

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Seeing as its 40" tall and weighs in at around 60 lbs probably not

 

[Daniel_187]

Sweet, let us know how it works out, I want a bender so bad but no space to put it

 

[odie1969]

Any chance you could draw up a plan. I would like to look into building my own. thank you for your time.