Krawlin98ZJ
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Here it is, I'm thinking of skinning the sides and having some ghost flames sprayed on.
Built a tube bender
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bdierks
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That it Extremly badass. Lets see a video of it in action.
Canadian Charlie
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Yeah I like to see it in action too
Flathead Youngin'
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VEry good work....where did you get the air over hydraulic longer style cylinder.....I've seen the shorter ones...
eschoendorff
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That's pretty sweet. Much cooler than some of the commercially available ones (from you know where....)
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Krawlin98ZJ
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The air over hydraulic cylinder came from harbor freight http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94562 but i repainted it red instead of their ugly orange color. I dont have any videos of it in action because i havn't even used it yet but it should be getting some use within the next few weeks.
Wow, very nice for a HF ... red looks alot nicer than the orange ..
What are you using this bender for?
Do you think it'll be tough to make some bends on large components, like roll hoops and whatnot?
I was debating building one, but I'm just going to buy the JD model 3, and then modify it as needed, possibly with air-over-hydro piston.
Do you think it'll be tough to make some bends on large components, like roll hoops and whatnot?
I was debating building one, but I'm just going to buy the JD model 3, and then modify it as needed, possibly with air-over-hydro piston.
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TNToy
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They're typically built for a 1.5" or 1.75" die, and work great for building cages.enginerd said:
Start reading... It's a long topic...
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=376183
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Krawlin98ZJ
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The bender will do up to 1/2"-2" and .049-.120 wall thickness and up to a 7" radius, but I've heard of several people doing even thicker walled tubing with one. Mine will be used to make a plethra of jeep parts (tube fenders, bumpers, and eventually a cage for my Heep). And yes that is a HP Dana 60 under the front of my jeep, there's a GM 14bolt in the rear.
martell06
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so is this a HF bender hybrid?? is that where the bending die came from? nice work. i might have to build one.
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Krawlin98ZJ
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No not at all, the Die is from a pro-tools 105 bender and everything else is based on the plans from gottrikes.com The bender that Harbor freight sells is a PIPE bender and a 2" pipe has a 2" Inside Diameter where as a 2" section of tube has a 2" outside diamter, so the dies in the harbor freight bender arn't very useful when it comes to bending tube. The only thing from harbor freight on my bender is that ram.martell06 said:
martell06
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where in ne ohio are you??? i'm from chagrin falls. i think i've seen your jeep in akron.
REFLEXX
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Here's my version of the same bender. It's cool to see everyone's personal touch. I added threaded bolts to hang the dies on and made the base beefier so it doens;t tip over. I will definitely add the lock down bolts to keep it from rolling as you reposition the tubes.
Plans from: www.gottrikes.com (I will not e-mail anyone my copy of the plans, this guy deserves to make the money for a great design)
Works fantastic with the air/hydro ram.
Plans from: www.gottrikes.com (I will not e-mail anyone my copy of the plans, this guy deserves to make the money for a great design)
Works fantastic with the air/hydro ram.
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CJseven
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Here is one I built using a Model 3. Man is it nice not having to pull on that handle a thousand times. I built a complete cage for my jeep last fall and some other tube stuff for it. Don't use it a lot but it's nice to have when you need it.
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Krawlin98ZJ
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I'm from Rittman, I doubt you've seen my jeep in akron unless it was in the montrose/fairlawn area.martell06 said:
I dont really know how much i have into the bender i didnt really keep track and yes my plans came from gottrikes.com
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Krawlin98ZJ
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REFLEXX said:
Yours looks awesome. I saw yours on pirate before I built mine. Where do you think i got the color scheme from
Trikepedaler
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Hello, My name is Frank Takacs designer of the Air/Hyd Tube bender from www.gottrikes.com. First of all thank to all that purchased the plans and supported Takacs Cycles. REFLEXX Thank you. I have complited the new air/hyd tube bender and are available at www.gottrikes.com and eBay.
Here is a short video of the new plans.
http://www.gottrikes.com/images/Air-Hyd_bender/TakacsCyclesTubeBender.wmv
Thanks again
Frank Takacs
www.gottrikes.com
Here is a short video of the new plans.
http://www.gottrikes.com/images/Air-Hyd_bender/TakacsCyclesTubeBender.wmv
Thanks again
Frank Takacs
www.gottrikes.com
REFLEXX
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Still love my bender.
That new design looks great.
That new design looks great.