Looking for a good (low cost) tubing bender - Lateral-g Forums

mstennes · #1 05-13-2007, 09:29 AM

I'm looking for a good (low cost I know thats a oxymoron

) tubing bender for custom building as in roll bars, etc. I would like a hydraulic unit but I dont want to spend a fortune as its going to be used just for my own projects and stuff. I liked the one they had on Muscle Car on Spike TV this morning but missed the name of the company who made it and its not on their site.
Thanks,
Mike

rwhite692 · #2 05-13-2007, 09:41 AM

You might try one of the hydraulic pipe benders from Harbor Freight. Around $100. They work fine if you take your time.

LateNight72 · #3 05-13-2007, 11:46 AM

Agree with the harbor freight ones. You may need to use some type of extension on the lever for the thicker metals.

-Todd

DRJDVM's '69 · #4 05-13-2007, 12:03 PM

The use a Tube Shark for some of the shows on Power Block...

mstennes · #5 05-13-2007, 02:15 PM

Actualy I should have put down for 2500. or less really prefer 2000. or less I would like a hydraulic powered unit. Where I live the nearest shop excluding muffler shops are about 3 hours away, I want to build a roll bar for my car and I want use it and do it as a trial and error setup. I have it built in my brain but it will be rebuilt as needed. I also have some other projects for it.

Hoot · #6 05-13-2007, 03:34 PM

this morning, lou on muscle car said he was using an 'urban & smith bender', or at least it sounded like that. i just happened to tape the episode and listened to it three times to be as sure as i could. I tried to find some info on it, but came up empty.

68protouring454 · #7 05-13-2007, 04:31 PM

www.mittlerbros.com
end of story, best bender for the money out there, for around 1600 you get a 25 ton ram, air/hydraulic pump and one set of dies, which are billet and will not break like other cast dies
90degree hydraulic unit

mstennes · #8 05-13-2007, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoot

this morning, lou on muscle car said he was using an 'urban & smith bender', or at least it sounded like that. i just happened to tape the episode and listened to it three times to be as sure as i could. I tried to find some info on it, but came up empty.

I know Lou said it so fast all I caught was, & Smith. Than I looked all over Power Blocks web site and never caught anything on it either. The Tube Shark, sure looks like a nice unit and Bend, OR is fairly close "sorta".

ccracin · #9 05-13-2007, 07:20 PM

It's Irvan Smith. They are big into supplying circle track shops. Here is the link.

http://www.irvansmith.com/

mstennes · #10 05-13-2007, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoot

this morning, lou on muscle car said he was using an 'urban & smith bender', or at least it sounded like that. i just happened to tape the episode and listened to it three times to be as sure as i could. I tried to find some info on it, but came up empty.

I dont suppose you caught who made the awesome protractor too?
Thanks