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Re: new tubing bender bending .058 wall
« Reply #25 on: January 11, 2013, 02:55:36 PM »
Is it just my eyes, or just a trick of the light, but that doesn't look like a smooth, uniform bend Don?  :-\
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Re: new tubing bender bending .058 wall
« Reply #26 on: January 11, 2013, 06:20:22 PM »
Is it just my eyes, or just a trick of the light, but that doesn't look like a smooth, uniform bend Don?  :-\
It's the light, my picky friend that builds NHRA pro stocks and pro mods approved of the bends. I sprayed oil all over everything and it's an old piece of tube shiney here and there.
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Re: new tubing bender bending .058 wall
« Reply #27 on: January 12, 2013, 02:39:32 PM »
That's good to know Don, as I'd like to build one of those benders too. Cheers, Terry. ;D
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So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: new tubing bender bending .058 wall
« Reply #28 on: January 12, 2013, 07:18:27 PM »
http://www.kinzers.com/don/MachineTools/bender/

Here are the blueprints I used.  Be warned, on the main frame and the swinging frame the c-c distance between the holes is incorrect. It shows 1 1/16" it is really closer to 1.1" From the center pin to the #5  25/32 hole should be 6 5/8" the print adds up to 6 3/8"
 Who knows what else might be incorrect. Repeated attempts to contact him have failed.
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Re: new tubing bender bending .058 wall
« Reply #29 on: January 13, 2013, 03:14:58 AM »
Thanks Don!  ;D
I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)