The Official Tube Bending Thread
03-19-2010, 05:40 AM
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The Official Tube Bending Thread
Hey guys,
It's Shane from Baileigh Industrial here in Wisconsin. As you know, we deal with the Off Road crowd on a daily basis and would love to get a little more involved on the board and help out in our area of expertise.
So, I will start this tube bending thread. If you have any questions about roll cages, bending tube or pipe, application issues, what wall thickness will work or not, wall thickness vs. center line Radius or what material will bend. Pretty much anything related to tube bending......ask away.
It's Shane from Baileigh Industrial here in Wisconsin. As you know, we deal with the Off Road crowd on a daily basis and would love to get a little more involved on the board and help out in our area of expertise.
So, I will start this tube bending thread. If you have any questions about roll cages, bending tube or pipe, application issues, what wall thickness will work or not, wall thickness vs. center line Radius or what material will bend. Pretty much anything related to tube bending......ask away.
03-19-2010, 06:36 AM
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Sounds like a good thread. But welcome to the site!! im sure that there will be a lot of questions for you.. how about some more info on what you do and some pictures
03-19-2010, 06:49 AM
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Speaking of that, I've been back and forth on using .120 wall 1 3/4" hrew tubing or 2" .188 wall square tubing for my spare tire carrier. It will be holding a 35" tire on a steel rim. I would think the .120 would be strong enough, but I would hate to be wrong and have to redo it.
03-19-2010, 07:21 AM
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Yes, I have this thread on a ton of forums for tube fabrication. They all seem to turn out to be a good resource for beginners to refer to.
Pics will come soon enough
03-19-2010, 07:25 AM
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.120" wall is the most common size my customers are using.
03-19-2010, 07:26 AM
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Speaking of that, I've been back and forth on using .120 wall 1 3/4" hrew tubing or 2" .188 wall square tubing for my spare tire carrier. It will be holding a 35" tire on a steel rim. I would think the .120 would be strong enough, but I would hate to be wrong and have to redo it.
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03-19-2010, 11:03 AM
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I just ask because I've heard .120 wouldn't be enough for the weight of the tire over a long period.
03-19-2010, 11:13 AM
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After cruzing around this site a little, I'm sure there is enough talent on here to contribute to this conversation.
03-19-2010, 12:40 PM
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Welcome to yotatech. I'm on your site quite regular. Someday I hope to have the resources for a ironworkers. A tube bender is next on tool purchase list. How about a nice yotatech discount.
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03-19-2010, 12:47 PM
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NEWB question. (and i know i could probably find the answer on google, but i wanna bump this thread for ya guys 
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whats the difference between HREW and DOM tubing?
)whats the difference between HREW and DOM tubing?
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Well hrew should be hot rolled and welded. there will be a weld line down the pipe on the inside there will be a raised weld bump. if you're sleving it over something you would have to grind this small bump down.. dom is drawn over mandrel. inside is smooth. from what ive done regular tubing is fine. .120 wall tubing is very strong. alot of it comes down to design. that my 2 cents. I once found a chart online that have tube vs pipe sizes and strenghts. can find it now.
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