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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

BryanPendleton wrote:
fabtoys wrote:

Also get the bend tech pro  software makes bending easier.

Huh?  Software to bend?  Please elaborate.

Bend Tech sells software to let you map out your cage tubing and save a lot of wasted bends and hoops that are a few inches too short.  At $5.00 a foot, DOM isn't something you want to be scrapping!  It gives you cut lengths and bend start measurements for each bend on your part.  I went with the Bend Tech EZ since I'm cheap and don't need the 3D aspect like Chris does.  Only made one hoop so far, but love the software and can see it being essential to our cage build!

http://www.bend-tech.com/

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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

Just received the bender, assembled it, and painted it

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa64/curtisb12321/79%20MGB%20Chumper/photo.jpg

Its going to be used to make our cage for this:
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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

TeamDFL wrote:

http://www.bend-tech.com/

http://www.bend-tech.com/products.htm
EZ handles simple planar bends.  EZ3D can handle out of plane bends.  Pro allows you to design assemblies.  I bought Bend Tech Pro and love it.

I got the 3D version, worth every penny.  Makes it super easy to do the front downtubes and get really close to the chassis.

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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

OOOH!!   I can't wait to get me some green stripes on my heap!!

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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

You may have a great product but I really do not like spam. Of course you are welcome to offer our team a free bender and we would be happy to offer our thoughts on its quality so you don't have to.

Want the shipping address?

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31 Reply by psychoboy (edited by psychoboy 2011-10-12 02:08 PM)

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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

baileigh wrote:

Have you checked out the pipe benders from Baileigh? There are some great options here http://www.baileighindustrial.com/benders/rotary-draw/

your product seems nice, but why can't i find a simple price on any of it. even an MSRP would be a great starting point to let me decide if i want to track down a distributor.

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32 Reply by CowDriver (edited by CowDriver 2011-10-12 02:49 PM)

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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

psychoboy wrote:
baileigh wrote:

Have you checked out the pipe benders from Baileigh? There are some great options here http://www.baileighindustrial.com/benders/rotary-draw/

your product seems nice, but why can't i find a simple price on any of it. even an MSRP would be a great starting point to let me decide if i want to track down a distributor.

Whenever I don't find prices posted, I assume that "if you have to ask, you can't afford it", and then go elsewhere.

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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

me too.....but i thought i'd give him a chance to prove he's an actual person who cares about the site and the people on it....

or just a shill who's trying to get his company's name out there more.

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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

I used the affordable bender and a harbour freight notcher.

35 Reply by Evil Genius (edited by Evil Genius 2011-10-13 07:45 AM)

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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

I like Baileigh tools,  but a one line ad like that isn't going to help them sell any. It'll just piss people off.   The Baileigh catalogue is my version of the dog-eared wishbook...  I read it and dream....

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I haven't seen Tube-Tek mentioned.  When I was shopping earlier this year, this appeared to be far and away the best bang for the buck.  Worked great.  No one on our team had ever done a cage before, and only had a few years of welding experience.  We "hired" our local friend and cage guy to come and give some advice for an afternoon.  Cage turned out beautiful!  Took a heck of a lot of time though.

http://tubetek.net/ -- was like $440 shipped with 1.75x6.5 die and degree wheel.  Added a HF hydraulic ram and mounted it to my workbench.

Not bad for a bunch of first-time-cage-builders, I might say smile

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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

whitney wrote:

I haven't seen Tube-Tek mentioned.  When I was shopping earlier this year, this appeared to be far and away the best bang for the buck.  Worked great.  No one on our team had ever done a cage before, and only had a few years of welding experience.  We "hired" our local friend and cage guy to come and give some advice for an afternoon.  Cage turned out beautiful!  Took a heck of a lot of time though.

http://tubetek.net/ -- was like $440 shipped with 1.75x6.5 die and degree wheel.  Added a HF hydraulic ram and mounted it to my workbench.

Not bad for a bunch of first-time-cage-builders, I might say smile

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Lr5O … .36.56.jpg

Your cage looks pretty nice!

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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

Fe Man wrote:
whitney wrote:

I haven't seen Tube-Tek mentioned.  When I was shopping earlier this year, this appeared to be far and away the best bang for the buck.  Worked great.  No one on our team had ever done a cage before, and only had a few years of welding experience.  We "hired" our local friend and cage guy to come and give some advice for an afternoon.  Cage turned out beautiful!  Took a heck of a lot of time though.

http://tubetek.net/ -- was like $440 shipped with 1.75x6.5 die and degree wheel.  Added a HF hydraulic ram and mounted it to my workbench.

Not bad for a bunch of first-time-cage-builders, I might say smile

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Lr5O … .36.56.jpg

Your cage looks pretty nice!

Strong, but very difficult to get in and out of.. Its always a trade off.\

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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

Evil Genius wrote:

Strong, but very difficult to get in and out of.. Its always a trade off.\

Looks worse than it is because the pic is taken from the ground.  The "mini-fia" bars are actually pretty far forward, and the door bars are bent out pretty far.  We put the A-pillar bar as far forward as possible because we wanted those A-pillar reinforcements in there.

Here's a better pic of ingress.  Sorry I didn't mean to hijack the thread to show off our cage!!!  But we are pretty proud of our work....

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OPLZ5embnws/Tcd8rRxSC3I/AAAAAAAATlU/KyT0ozgUzpA/s640/2011-05-09%25252000.32.26.jpg

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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

That is a nice looking cage.  And that bender is a nice price- plus they're located in Asheville, about 45 minutes from my house.  The soon-to-be Mrs and I will be honeymooning in the Asheville area, perhaps we might swing by there to check it out...

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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

Buying car fab stuff during the honeymoon... What could be more romantic?

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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

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Buying car fab stuff during the honeymoon... What could be more romantic?

You know you married the right girl when this is acceptable.  Good job.

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davisriley wrote:
dsycks wrote:

Buying car fab stuff during the honeymoon... What could be more romantic?

You know you married the right girl when this is acceptable.  Good job.

Pretty much my take on the situation.  Also when she says, "You know that '49 Plymouth that's sitting in our yard?  That would be an awesome getaway car for the wedding.  I'll do all the wedding planning and everything, you just go restore that car so we can drive it from the reception."  And then you spend every night for the next two months on a creeper, under a flathead six, drinking beer.

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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

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You know you married the right girl when this is encouraged.  Good job.

FTFY

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Does she have a sister? I am looking for a future ex wife.

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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

Just ordered a bender.  Awaiting delivery with baited breath...

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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

Can you help a brother out and let me know when it comes in? I need 2 bends to complete my door bars.

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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

clowntrigger wrote:

Can you help a brother out and let me know when it comes in? I need 2 bends to complete my door bars.

I'd be happy to have you be my Guinea pig.  The bender should be on y doorstep next week, I'm so excited I can't wait.  I even lined up a good local-ish source for DOM. 

I only got the 1-3/4" die though...hope your cage is 1-3/4".

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Re: Going to Buy a Roll Cage Tubing Bender

Shoot me an email when it arrives. I'm still working on a firing issue with the new engine. So, I may or may not be able to drive out to your place.

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