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Subject: RE: any recommendations for tubing benders? Greg Bender looking for a Bender?

Author: Paul P. Linn

Date: Feb 16, 2005, 1:43 PM

Post ID: 1718403416



Greg,

Both the benders from Harbor freight are junk! Only good for thin wall
aluminum, brass or brake lines. Not good for bigger pipe. Been there tried
them both and they snapped in half like a stale pretzel. I would go with the
industrial stuff next time around.

Paul
73 Eldo "Elvira" 949 conversion
74 Eldo "Daisy" undergoing a full police restoration


-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Bender [mailto:gr-@thisoldtractor.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 4:37 PM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: any recommendations for tubing benders?


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I'm looking to bend some tubing for a few small projects from
time-to-time. Mostly I'm looking at mild steel tubing anywhere from 1/2"
to 5/8" in size; and mostly round tubing but some square tubing, too.

For starters, I've taken a look at the following tools. Some of them
obviously don't meet my needs, but I thought I'd include them here,
anyway. Any thoughts or alternative tool recommendations?

Harbor Freight item number 3755
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=3755

Harbor Freight item number 40393
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=40393

Northern Tool item number 144206
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId
=6970&productId=628&R=628


Northern Tool item number 14420
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId
=6970&productId=605&R=605


Northern Tool item number 144207
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId
=6970&productId=630&R=630


Northern Tool item number 144208
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId
=6970&productId=7826&R=7826


Northern Tool item number 144214
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId
=6970&productId=200256024&R=200256024


Regards,

Greg Bender
1971 Ambassador
2000 Quota
http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender

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