Chopper handbook tube bender

A set of tube bender plans designed to bend tubing for your chopper frame projects or other metalworking projects. T r l 14 916 16 34 516 1516 78 38 1516 1516 12 1 12 1 316 metric, mm t r l 6 15 21 8 24 23 10 24 25 12 38 31 t tube od r radius of tubing bend. I know the big two are gottrikes and the chopper handbook vertical bender. This tubing bender makes clean bends in aluminum, copper and steel tubing. Chopper builders handbook how to build springers and. Ejectomatic series benders have doubleacting cylinders to eject pipe from the bending shoe. The easytouse protools 105 heavy duty manual tube and pipe bender forms quality, repeatable bends at an affordable price. Bend adjustment calculator for the swagelok hand tube bender. Sep 20, 2018 chopper builders hand book, has the dims on their site. They have plans to build your own hossfeld style bender, jd2, and their own basic bender. All hydraulic movements are independent of each other.

Chopper handbook tube bender structural steel drill scribd. Tube and pipe bender protools 105 series heavy duty. The big thing i am not sure of is can either one of these handle 2. Lever action for easy and precise bending without collapsing tube walls. Visit their website and youll also find pipe and tube notchers that can help you bore up to a 2inch deep hole at an angle in tubing or pipes. Mark the tube at the desired distance x from the feature end of tube, bend, etc. Apr 29, 2011 bending 1 x 16 swg erw stainless steel tube useful tools mandrel tube bender mk 5 duration. Some tube bending machine suppliers emphatically state that you absolutely cannot use a pipebending machine for tubing. You can use your framing square as a guide by laying it on top of the tube while its still in the bender to make sure what you end up with is a 90. The arms on mine are78x3 i believe jd2 and protools use the same dims.

The chopper builders handbook exploded view blueprints. The cbh tube bender is a low cost and simplified version of a typical compression type bender such as the jd2 model iii, the protools model 105 or the ones made by jmr or shop outfitters the term low cost doesnt mean that its necessarily cheap to build, just less expensive than a comparable storebought unit. Click to find the best results for tube bender models for your 3d printer. The first in our range of hydraulic mandrel benders has the capacity to bend up to 104mm pipe, operated with an nc controller. You can also do an internet search for chopper builders handbook and tube bender. Chopper handbook tube bender free download as pdf file. It allows you to store up to 25 programs, each with 10 sequential bends. Tubing data the swagelok hand tube bender bends 18, 14, 516, 38, and 12 in. So far these plans have been downloaded from our site a little over 12000 times and they have been posted on about six dozen other sites over the years. The tubing bender is made of solid cast aluminum with machined and painted surfaces. The cbh tube bender is a low cost and simplified version of a typical compression type bender such as the jd. Msc industrial supply is here to support all your metalworking and maintenance repair needs with over 1 million products in stock and ready to ship today. Now throw a piece of tube in your bender and crank on the handle get use to it, cause that handle is going to have to be pulled thousands of times to make your money back and bend a 90. They also have information and plans to build a pretty nice tube notcher.

Click to find the best results for tubing bender models for your 3d printer. Got on my pc at home and made the tube radius much smoother. Dayton manual tube bender kit 45j33945j339 grainger. Update may 19, 2020 we started adding a new series of articles to the site located in the projects section called the cbh build project. Hydraulic tube and pipe benders protools made in the usa. The chopper builders handbook tube bender the cbh tube bender is a low cost and simplified version of a typical compression type bender such as the jd2 model iii, the protools model 105 or the ones made by jmr or shop outfitters. The primary objective of the chopper builders handbook is to provide basic information that will enable everyone to successfully build their own chopper from scratch.

The chopper builders handbook exploded view blueprints 12 x 18. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Shop a large range of hand tube bender at msc industrial supply. The cbh tube bender is a low cost and simplified version of a typical compression type bender such as the jd2 model iii, the protools model 105 or the ones made by jmr or shop outfitters. The center of the arc segment will be this distance from the feature. The cbh tube bender plans have been without a doubt the most popular item weve ever published. If you dont have a tubing bender you can probably find a chassis or welding fabrication shop somewhere near your locality to bend the wishbones. Place the tube in the bender as described in steps 15above. You can also try posting a message on one or more of the motorcycle forums and you might find somebody near your location who has a bender and whod be willing to help you out. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Swagelok hand tube benders provide consistent, high. Pines 3340 pines 1 11040 71236 1971 maximum wall thickness. Flexzion manual tube bender tool 12 thickness od steel. Use wax sprues, or if you dont mind longer print, print the sprued version.

Manual tube bender rdb050 baileigh bender baileigh. Nov 24, 2011 new tube bender post by gww25 tue feb 07, 2012 8. I forget the website the plans were on but those search words should bring it up for you, they have several different plans and dimensions available. Chopper handbook tube bender structural steel drill. I have used the free plans on the chopper builders handbook to build my. Eastwoods tube notcher kit includes bimetallic hole saws in 1, 1. Your tube bender control congratulations on purchasing your machmotion tube bender control. Read this manual before using the hand tube bender. Also stuck a file in cura, and upon seeing over one day print time, i also made versions of all the files with no sprues, which cut time from 1d5h down to 17h for me.

Lever action for easy bending without collapsing the tubing. This software was designed to be very simple and easy to learn, while not compromising on functionality. It offers you complete control of each of the functions of the machine in addition to many complicated automatic procedures. Newest popular builder title vertical tubing bender by chopper builders handbook.

The klutch manual metal bender with floor base makes duplicate or oneofakind parts in the shop, in your truck or on the jobsite. Hydraulic tube and pipe bender 105 series package heavy duty minimum clr. Old school chopper frame fabrication knucklebuster. Made in the usa specs round tube minimum outside diameter od. Align the mark on the tube with the 45 line on the carriage see. May be easier to stand it vertical, add sprue and vents, and. Aug 08, 2015 handbook should be forwarded to commandant gocs2 in accordance with section 1.

This bender is like 10% of the cost of some commercial bender. Oct 26, 2009 i see a lot of posts on many forums about tube benders and no one ever mentions the chopper builders handbook. With ranges covering manual machines to hydraulic machines, and patented design technology, baileigh industrials usa made tube benders are by far the leaders in quality tube and pipe manipulation in the world. The chopper handbook tube bender the chopper builders handbook tube bender. Calibrated markings show angle of bend for smooth, short radius bends up to 180 degree and the wide hook grips tubing securely. The jd2 based bender from the chopper handbook seems a little beefier. Cbh vertical tubing bender cbhvtb as many readers know ive been using and building tubing benders for about 40 years now and i have some opinions about what makes or breaks a bender for doing production bending work and ive always preferred to use a horizontal style manual bender.