Who uses them? Do you like them? Etc...
Who uses them? Do you like them? Etc...
1988 Blazer...RIP
I need 20 more hours to order mine, but I hope I get to use it.
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Cack! I'm at work making a platform which is requiring numerous 90* bends. Just seems like it would be handy for something like this.
I know you have to account for spring back and that it's different for each size of tube.
1988 Blazer...RIP
The bender I used on the 4runner had one, and it came in very handy
Use a square. It works the same but is generally fixed at 90*.Originally Posted by Doug Krebs
If you're gonna be making the same bend over and over, figure out how far you need to go and mark it on the bender. Eventually you end up with lots of marks on the bender which would be really handy if you could remember what each was for.
Crap, I thought that thing was just the letter L.Originally Posted by eight
1988 Blazer...RIP
What do you people do when you stick a square, angle sticks whatever next to your tubing?
Do you taking the backing die out and the tube strap? I usually can't get whatever I'm using lined up well unless I remove those two things.
1988 Blazer...RIP
if you have enough straight tube on either side of the bend, just make sure the legs of your angle-ometer are parallel with them (eyeball from above) beyond the die. Would take forever if you had to take it all apart every time you wanted to check your angle. If it was super critical you could just pop off the strap and follower and measure the outside of the bend
i used a quick clamp to affix my angle-o-meter to the top of the bender just above the tube, then eyeball down the edge of the tube. it works really well, you can get very close that way.
i like the degree ring, of course I also use bendtec for some weird stuff. I think it comes in handy. It definetly helps the repeatablility of bends
Glad you liked it feller
Originally Posted by afroman006Originally Posted by afroman006
It really helped me once I slowed down and started paying attention to it.