i looking for opinions on what is the best manual tube bender to buy and where from. I'm going to be using it for a cage, bumpers, and maybe some other stuff in the future so i want a good one that is still affordable. also, any good places to buy dies would be a help. anyone know who carries pipemasters, or similar products for a good price? thanks.

 

http://www.jd2.com/

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http://www.pro-tools.com/index.htm

 

What GRNTACO said.

Either the JDsquared Model 3 or the ProTools 105HD are your best bets thus far.

I'm waiting for ProTools to release their 105SB (Super Bender) before deciding on that or the 105HD.

I can't wait to get a bender and notcher.

 

i bought a tubing bender from tricktools.com and it works like a dream. they will pretty much give you the bender, but they really charge for the dies. 2 inch tubing with a 1/8 (.120) inch wall thickness is kinda hard to do by hand but it aint no hill for a climber if you know what i mean. I think the model 3 bender i bought tops out at 2 or 2 1/2 inch pipe. so much for making the big 3 inch schedule 10 pipe bumpers. of course you could modify it to handle such a task. i spent right at a thousand but i made nerf bars, bumpers, a cage, crossmember etc. and that is the bender and two dies mind you.

 

i have the jd3 love it made the stand and handle saved 140can on it..gonna set it up myself for hydro..about 1000can for the powerpack,valves,line and then its smoth sailing...