03-18-2016, 10:07 AM
WOW Thanks Al,
Was hoping for photo's sure didn't expect to get plans.
You have a hole drilled in the body for a handle, when your bending tube do you think the two handles would work for 5/8 tube, some of my runs will be long so might be hard to get to the vice?
The groove you have in the body for the tube is half the tube dia deep, I was thinking of going a little deeper with straight sides to support the tube. The dies for my pipe bender do that. Do you think its a good idea or will it be hard to get the tube out after its bent, and is it necessary.
Like the roller follower, rather than a shoe, Has to be a LOT easier to pull around.
Keeping the follower aligned hadn't crossed my mind. What if I made the centre pin big enough to bolt the arms to. Say 3 inch dia. That would allow me to hold the blank on the outside while I bore that hole, then grab the blank in that hole while I cut the outside profile. Was thinking of having to make a mandrel to hole it for the outside cut.
Once again THANKS.
Have someone else project I need to do today, hope to get at this tomorrow.
Was hoping for photo's sure didn't expect to get plans.
You have a hole drilled in the body for a handle, when your bending tube do you think the two handles would work for 5/8 tube, some of my runs will be long so might be hard to get to the vice?
The groove you have in the body for the tube is half the tube dia deep, I was thinking of going a little deeper with straight sides to support the tube. The dies for my pipe bender do that. Do you think its a good idea or will it be hard to get the tube out after its bent, and is it necessary.
Like the roller follower, rather than a shoe, Has to be a LOT easier to pull around.
Keeping the follower aligned hadn't crossed my mind. What if I made the centre pin big enough to bolt the arms to. Say 3 inch dia. That would allow me to hold the blank on the outside while I bore that hole, then grab the blank in that hole while I cut the outside profile. Was thinking of having to make a mandrel to hole it for the outside cut.
Once again THANKS.
Have someone else project I need to do today, hope to get at this tomorrow.
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Greg
Greg