TFS: Tube Bending Basics 1 - What You Need to Know

Sir, it's very knowledgful for beginners. I appreciate your way of teaching practically. Bending examples in practical support for learners and creativity of mind interesting ❤. Thanks

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Nicely done.

Can you bend square tubes to create angles ?🤔✅

Thanks for the video!

This guy is amazing!
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Do I need some sand filler on my bending job?

By far, the best explanation of what and why of tube bending, there's a reason your video has 2.7 M views!!

I know I am late to the game but just wanted to know if this video series is good for learning how to make frames for gy6 or Honda Ruckus style scooters.

Too bad tubing benders are like 5x the price of a pipe bender

The back of the follower needs to be taken into account as well. If you're bending a short piece, you have to make sure the back end of the tube doesn't get pulled past the end of the follower, otherwise you crush it and mar the follower and die.

Here’s a formula I use to determine distance around a bend. Radius x 2 x 3.1416 divided by 360 degrees. Then take any angle for example 90 degrees, 4.5 x 2 x 3.1416 divided by 360 = 0.0785 constant for 1 degree of bend, 0.0785 x 90 degrees = 7.06 inches of material for a 90 degree bend in 1.5” tube at 90 degrees.

What tube bender are you using here?

You can also use this formula to determine how much material it takes to make any angle of bend with any size die. All you need to know is the CLR (Center Line Radius) of the die your are using. (Center Line Radius (CLR) x Degree of bend x .0175) I use this formula any time I bend tubing.

I mounted my bender on some four foot long 2x10 boards, doubled up for strength. Anchored it through the boards from underneath with countersunk lag bolts. I park my car tire on one end and bend at the other! The bender on it's wood base slides under some shelves for easy storage also.

Thanks for explanation, just getting started...❤🎉

I love it

How do I create a 29" circle on an M125 Baileigh Pipe Bender? Do I need a larger die?

What do you think about the Harbor freight Tubing bender ? The roller style with a big wheel

This is so interesting! Thank you so much for your time and excellence, sir!

This video has been a huge help to me starting out. I still have a huge issue with kinking. I’m worried it’s the material I am using, chromoly tubing with a wall thickness of .056 and .062. Any insight is appreciated.

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What's the point of the cut in the cheater bar?

Thanks!

What do you use if you want to bend 3" exhaust tube?

great explanation but I'm versed but great straight forward info

For those of you that are seeing this for the 1st. time, like me, ( 3/6/23) and want to buy this bender. the JD2 model 3 bender he is using, is now the (greatly) improved model 32. I was surprised how affordable the new version is, and the hydraulic option isn't much more. I will be getting the new Model 32 with the hydraulic option, mostly because it is affordable, but also because it doesn't need to be bolted to a concrete floor.

Did you ever consider the SWAG off road kit to adapt a 10 ton HFT air powered ram to your bender or do you prefer to do it by hand?

This guy is good and does a great job of explaining to an average laymen.

Thanks!

I finally pulled the trigger and my very 1st good tubing bender is supposed to arrive tomorrow. I'm SO glad I found your videos!

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Excellent video thanks for sharing 😊

Great video!!!

So, is this before you had your commercial fab shop, or just at home?

Buddy you described the process excellent. Such a help !!

Nice!

got a question, ive got the model 4 bender, just getting aquainted to the bigger 2.5" round tube dies, .120 wall wants to walk up the u restraint die, jd didnt provision a tube clamp of any sort, not sure about where i can get a tube clamp at 2.5", or maybe you have another suggestion?

thanks . usefull video

Now that hot water tank in the background. . Did you put lager diameter pipe on the hot water side yourself. It looks larger than standard piping.???

Aesthetically is great. But if you want to look at performance, this machine is incorrect for exhaust tubing. A tube has 2 diameters. The outer and the inner. Let's say it's Φ50 with Φ47. When you bend a straight tube and form a radius, in the corner of that radius the inner diameter becomes smaller because it is inclining within, thus causing problems with the ICE gases cycle. The performance of your engine will drop about 6-10%, while your fuel consumption will increase by 10-15%. Keep in mind, you'll need to form a radius while STRETCHING it so that the inner diameter will remain the same. Cheers!

a tool maker might call the shiny mark a witness.

Where can I buy tubing

Super awesome video! Thank you

holy crap, 2.5 million views. Good for u

Great video , thank you very much for sharing! I'm in the market right now for a bender , what model are you using ? Looks robust enough for my little shop to build a few cages

Where can I buy a tube bender

don’t you need to add the bit for clamping with the bolt to the cost because you need it to bend it

Just re-watched this again and again I ask …why can’t I use the bending gauge as the cheater??