Clarke Tube Benders... anygood?

[metalman]

I was looking at one in the local TSC Store. It's $100.00 with 5 or 6 dies. think it is a 12 ton. Any opinions?

[maxyedor]

I beleive they are a pipe bender, NOT a tubing bender, so they will crimp the pipe and won't even fit tubing. Tubing is measured by the O.D. but pipe is by I.D. so a 2" pipe die, doesn't work with a 2" peice of tubing. Depending on what you're trying to make that may not matter, but you can get the same exact thing at Harbor Freight for a little less money, and I'll be they come out of the same factory too.

[metalman]

Thanks for the reply. I understood it's a pipe bender I just used the word "tube" by mistake. I was tired lol. Anyways I'll look at what HF has to offer along these lines. I think it would be a handy tool to have around for $100 bux then again I could drum up a ton of stuff in that price range.