Tube bending q's
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Tube bending q's
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why cant you use a pipe bender(china freight) to bend tubing? does it crease it or not bend it right or what?
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wade
why cant you use a pipe bender(china freight) to bend tubing? does it crease it or not bend it right or what?
thanks
wade
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Seeing as how 1" pipe is 1-3/8" o.d., can you see how you'd kink 1" tube on a 1" pipe bender. In order to prevent kinking, it needs to have tight support on the sides of the bends. I suppose you probably could bend bend 1-3/8" tube on a 1" pipe bender but I've never tried it. Those sizes are used as examples but it holds true through all sizes. Since pipe is measured buy nominal i.d., the o.d. will be significanty greater than the same size tube (which is measured by true o.d.).
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The OD will be different so I would say no...don't do it. But, If you are gonna try anyway, fill the tube with dirt and duct-tape the ends to keep the tube from collapsing.
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yeah thats what i figured, i heard about filling the tube with sand and capping the ends, i was just curiouse, the way it looks i may just have a cage built not try it myself, the bumpers i will probably try though.
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pipe is cast, vs hot or cold rolled steel, and can be brittle.
that said, PMurf1 had a full exo built from 1.5" pipe he built on a pipe bender, and it held up pretty well. (search for PMurf1 on the Toy board on Pirate 4x4)
that said, PMurf1 had a full exo built from 1.5" pipe he built on a pipe bender, and it held up pretty well. (search for PMurf1 on the Toy board on Pirate 4x4)
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Originally posted by crawler#976
pipe is cast, vs hot or cold rolled steel, and can be brittle.
that said, PMurf1 had a full exo built from 1.5" pipe he built on a pipe bender, and it held up pretty well. (search for PMurf1 on the Toy board on Pirate 4x4)
pipe is cast, vs hot or cold rolled steel, and can be brittle.
that said, PMurf1 had a full exo built from 1.5" pipe he built on a pipe bender, and it held up pretty well. (search for PMurf1 on the Toy board on Pirate 4x4)
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Not all pipe is cast, in fact only a small percentage of pipe used today is cast anymore. Cast pipe cannot be bent anyway. I work everyday with pipe, it is all hot-rolled. Would I use the stuff for a cage? Never. For sliders and armor that my life is not dependant on? Sure, why not.
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Originally posted by ravencr
Are their such things as inexpensive pipe benders under $1000 that can bend the pipe well without screwing it up?
Chris
Are their such things as inexpensive pipe benders under $1000 that can bend the pipe well without screwing it up?
Chris
See the other thread. BTW, you want a tubing bender, not a pipe bender - big difference!
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What's the difference? I thought they were synomous with each other, but I would love to hear about the differences, because I'm in the dark with this stuff, obviously.
Chris
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Originally posted by SteveO
From who or what company??
From who or what company??
Oh well.
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Originally posted by ravencr
What's the difference? I thought they were synomous with each other, but I would love to hear about the differences, because I'm in the dark with this stuff, obviously.
Chris
What's the difference? I thought they were synomous with each other, but I would love to hear about the differences, because I'm in the dark with this stuff, obviously.
Chris