Bentfab is going to get one of this.

[Al Moreno]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

I bent this one up yesterday - for the Wilwood MC to the front splitter...

Forgot to finish what I was going to say ---- which is --- that machine would have spit this out in 5 seconds instead of the hour I spent!!

Greg, I'm impressed! That pretty cool work doing it yourself. What tools did you used?

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Al Moreno

Greg, I'm impressed! That pretty cool work doing it yourself. What tools did you used?

Oh.... I have a few tools.... just not the skills to use them.


This is every RIDGID 400 series bender from 3/16 to 1/2".

The "KEY" to bending is to understand the markings on the benders.... which is what most people never bother to figure out! There are marks on the bender for 0* - 45* - right of center - left of center and 90*..... so it depends on where you measured from and to... and how you translate those "measurements" to the marks on the bender. So the 3/16" tube bender - for instance - has a 0* mark and the RADIUS is 5/8" (as shown on the bender) - if you use the 0* mark you have to SUBTRACT 5/8" (the radius) from every measurement.... because setting up at 0* will ADD 5/8" to make the bend... But if you just measure say -- 3" --- and you're going to bend a 90* --- just set your mark (the 3") on the 90* mark of the tool and it will do all that adding and subtracting for you!

Like most things - it's really just understanding the tools used... and measuring correctly. Trust me - after saying all of that - I've bent many thing two and three times.... because it only takes one wrong set up and bingo - you've bent the tube the opposite direction of where you wanted to go! Or worse yet make a perfect tube and then forget to put the tube nut/sleeve on before you flare etc.

[youthpastor]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Oh.... I have a few tools.... just not the skills to use them.


This is every RIDGID 400 series bender from 3/16 to 1/2".

The "KEY" to bending is to understand the markings on the benders.... which is what most people never bother to figure out! There are marks on the bender for 0* - 45* - right of center - left of center and 90*..... so it depends on where you measured from and to... and how you translate those "measurements" to the marks on the bender. So the 3/16" tube bender - for instance - has a 0* mark and the RADIUS is 5/8" (as shown on the bender) - if you use the 0* mark you have to SUBTRACT 5/8" (the radius) from every measurement.... because setting up at 0* will ADD 5/8" to make the bend... But if you just measure say -- 3" --- and you're going to bend a 90* --- just set your mark (the 3") on the 90* mark of the tool and it will do all that adding and subtracting for you!

Like most things - it's really just understanding the tools used... and measuring correctly. Trust me - after saying all of that - I've bent many thing two and three times.... because it only takes one wrong set up and bingo - you've bent the tube the opposite direction of where you wanted to go! Or worse yet make a perfect tube and then forget to put the tube nut/sleeve on before you flare etc.

nice- yep good info- I think I am below the 50% mark now...another measurement you must understand....buy twice as much and throw 1/2 of it away as misguided bends. but practice makes perfect um or better

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by youthpastor

nice- yep good info- I think I am below the 50% mark now...another measurement you must understand....buy twice as much and throw 1/2 of it away as misguided bends. but practice makes perfect um or better

Yeah buddy.... or buy 3 times as much if your initials are GW.

What's up buddy??