Tubing and bar bender

[Redvan]

Hi,
I've been searching the internet looking for a mid-sized bar stock, rod and tubing bender but all I've come across is small soft tube benders for copper water lines and brake line benders or huge benders like what's offered at Shop Outfitters.

I need something to handle household size projects (and then some) like 1/4" tubing up to maybe 1", 1/8" flat bar of various widths up to 2" and rod from 1/4" up to 1/2 - 3/4"

Is there anything in between tiny and huge that anyone knows of?

PS: I use mostly steel and aluminum, I'm not building reactors and submarines.

[packrat]

This goes to 5/8" solid rod but the price is right; Compact Bender

Here is a link to a Diarco bending manual, that gives information on making different mandrels and bending different things; http://www.diacro.com/documents/art-of-bending.pdf

Hope it helps.

[Redvan]

packrat,

Awesome!

Finally something in between tiny and huge and the manual gives good examples.

The only thing missing is the tubing capable portion but I guess I can either make or find forming dies to fit whatever tubing size I'm currently using.

Thanks,
Red.

[packrat]

Your welcome! The manual gives dimensions for some sizes of tube bending dies in it. for just a few bends the dies could be made from MDF.

I've had one of the HF benders for around 15 years and no complaints on it working.