Outer Limits 4x4 Board

After looking at a copy of 4x4 monthly there was a artical on a zuk with lots of custom tube work also a add in the same mag for M&M engineering said they used a
JD3 bender bought from JDSquaerd any one else used this and how much got all the paper work from Speed works lok good also a post quite a while ago talking about notchers from Hare and Forbes who got one as the guys here in perth no nothing about it please help

duncan wrote:After looking at a copy of 4x4 monthly there was a artical on a zuk with lots of custom tube work also a add in the same mag for M&M engineering said they used a
JD3 bender bought from JDSquaerd any one else used this and how much got all the paper work from Speed works lok good also a post quite a while ago talking about notchers from Hare and Forbes who got one as the guys here in perth no nothing about it please help

There are quite a few decent pipe benders on the market, it all comes down to how much you're willing to pay and how much labour you're likely to lend towards your work. After using offset holesaws for a few years for notching, i have to say that the forbes notcher is probably the best investment you can make (esp. if you are planning a lot cage work etc.)
Apart from making sure you use the correct mandrel for pipe dia. the best advice i can give is to mark each tube lengthwise with a line (when using seamless pipe) as the biggest hassle i ever have is the pipe 'rotating' slightly when doing multiple bends

hey cactus
sorry 4 the hijack'n
hav u got a bender ? wana do some benden 4 me?
cheers

the jd2 is from the states and would cost somewhere round 3 -3k landed with 1 or 2 dies

Have a look at this bender cost is aprox $1100 for the bender and the same for the die, locally made and available in Melb,

http://www.swadesir.com.au/benders/hb_23.html

Cliffy wrote:Have a look at this bender cost is aprox $1100 for the bender and the same for the die, locally made and available in Melb,

http://www.swadesir.com.au/benders/hb_23.html

$1100 is not bad for the bender, but $1100 for a die? F*ck that!!!

try and find a bender like the jd2 or the pro tools types as the bow and arrow style benders suck ass

I have a speedworz bender and notcher and it works very well and is Australian Made ...

Can happily recommend them.

I also have a Tube Mills True Bend but they start at around $35 000 with dies and need 3 phase power ... nice bender though ..

i guess you like to bend stuf, to pay for that.

i have a speedwerx bender and notcher. the bender is accurate and easy to use. the notcher is shit plain and simple. i have not found one single use for it yet as it is single plain. i use 50mm and 38mm tube. the saws are too short to cut all the way through so you have to cut it very close firstr and 99% of the time you need to take it out and cut the peice off and re allign it and finish the cut. it is so slow. you cannot use it on or near bends. it is shit. th ebiggest waste of $400+ in my life. it has a pathetic base too.

no substitute for skill and a grinder

the only other complaint is the edges are lazer cut and un dressed and sharp as. so dangerous without riggers. and i don't want to take the grinder to the electroplating.

cheers bru

little help what is a notcher

bru21 wrote:i have a speedwerx bender and notcher. the bender is accurate and easy to use. the notcher is shit plain and simple. i have not found one single use for it yet as it is single plain. i use 50mm and 38mm tube. the saws are too short to cut all the way through so you have to cut it very close firstr and 99% of the time you need to take it out and cut the peice off and re allign it and finish the cut. it is so slow. you cannot use it on or near bends. it is shit. th ebiggest waste of $400+ in my life. it has a pathetic base too.

no substitute for skill and a grinder

the only other complaint is the edges are lazer cut and un dressed and sharp as. so dangerous without riggers. and i don't want to take the grinder to the electroplating.

cheers bru

We also have these and find both to be fantastic. Maybe you were expecting too much from a notcher? Ours has been used thousands of times and we have only had a few instances where we cant get the tube in the right position to notch. If you are ever in the Logan area im sure we can show you a trick or 2 on how to use it and it also nothches on more than one plane you just have to think about how to do it a little more.

Our bender is the Air over Hydro model and has so far done about 6 Tube Buggies and a heap of Cage work. It also bends exhasts for us. Its still as good as the day we bought it.

mattklippert wrote:little help what is a notcher

A notcher is basicaly a heavy duty hole saw support so you can cut holes through tube to get it to match up with another piece of tube to make welds neater and stronger.

ruff can i get location of where you are and what guage tube can you bend up to

need tube work bent for rocky front bar and bush bars

and at what cost

no worries ruff, really would like to have a look. do you use it in a drill press. i think i need to design around its limitations as well. i want to make another bracket to notch square to mate up to round.

cheers mate bru

i been on a good bender, finished my last exam today and been drinking since 11, its 8.30 now and i'm fucked. just thought i would let you guys know

I use a JD3 bender have found it to be awsum.
SAM

bowser wrote:i been on a good bender, finished my last exam today and been drinking since 11, its 8.30 now and i'm *****. just thought i would let you guys know

don't lie you are still literate

where can i get one of these speedwerx benders and how much are they?