Hydraulic tubing bender

[acourtjester]

Hydraulic tubing bender
Tubing bender 8 ton air over hydraulic ram powered. Setup for horizontal tubing bending.
3 dies 1-5/8” tube 1" round tube and 1" square tube, can bend tubes over 180 degrees. Wheels mounted for easy rolling around and storage. I have used it to build tubular frame member for street rods, and other project requiring bending tubes.
cash only pick up at my location only $450.

[plasmanewbie]

Nice DIY bender Tom If I was close I would pick this up.

[adbuch]

Tom - this is a super deal for a great looking bender. Well under cost. What is the source for the dies? I've got a JD2 and the dies are expensive.
David

[acourtjester]

The dies are from a manufacturer may have been JD Squared. The design is "Gottrikes" I built 2, I was the first when he offered the plans, here is the image from his site. The first was a hand pump type, second was the air over hydraulic. I change the design by machining a roller in place of the slide block JD uses, less friction. I am downsizing due to age

[Joe Jones]

That looks like a handy little tool!

Joe

[acourtjester]

Short trip to a new happy home

[Beerbudget5]

I believe the Got Trikes bender used Pro-Tools dies, PT 105 was the model bender. Just some info to pass along to the new owner.

Tom - this is a super deal for a great looking bender. Well under cost. What is the source for the dies? I've got a JD2 and the dies are expensive.
David

[adbuch]

I believe the Got Trikes bender used Pro-Tools dies, PT 105 was the model bender. Just some info to pass along to the new owner.

Thanks for that! Very good to know.
David

[acourtjester]

I did modify the dies and turned rollers for the tubing, in place of the rub blocks that come with the dies. No grease needed with the rollers.

[big496]

I need one of these in my life. I have asked a few shops to bend some 1x1 square tube and they look at me weird!

[acourtjester]

The plans I used for mine https://www.gottrikes.com/Tube_Bender.htm $18. I would buy the $60 optional pivot parts he sells to. I did modify the plans with a roller in place of the slide block they sell with the dies. My first one is shown as customer build and I was the first to built from his plans.
here are bends of 1" square tubing with commercial dies. a hand truck type cart for the Plasma controller electronic package.

[Joe Jones]

Hydraulic power is awesome. The most impressive thing I have seen is on an aircraft carrier, where massive hydraulic cylinders lift a giant steel platform with jets on it, from the lower level to the upper deck in a matter of seconds. Imagine the power that those cylinders must produce to accomplish that!

Joe

[adbuch]

Tom - that's a great design! Thanks for showing the nice photos of your work.
David

[czckmrk]

Nice work. Its fun to fabicate.