TOY: Re: 12/16 Ton Hydraulic Pipe Bender

["C. Andrew Zook" <andyzook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Does anyone has any experience with the 12 or 16 Ton Hydraulic Pipe Bender
> from Northern Tool?  I started disassembly on my 79 this weekend and I'm
> going to need a pipe bender (bumpers, exo. cage, roll cage, etc.)  and the
> price ($99 for 12T) is pretty good.  Also, what pipe should I use?  The
12T
> bender only bends up to 2" dia. pipe.

You are probably going to want tubing rather than pipe. This also requires a
tubing bender rather than a pipe bender. I have the Harbor freight version
of the pipe bender, and it really does not work well on tubing (unless you
are only bending it a few degrees).

I think the norm is like 1-1/2" to 2" od 1/8" to 3/16" wall DOM tubing - at
least for a cage.