hf bender

[hi-jackwelders]

I was woundering if any one could send me or post some pictures of thier hf bender. I want one but i am to dutch to invest the money in one i have made a large majority of my tools in my shop. I think the fav one i made was my bench grinder or the drill press, but the drill press was made from a bench top unit i made it in to a floor mont. Thank you to any one who can help me!
if you can send some of one in use thank you once agin.
hi-jack.

[Franz]

This might be some help
http://www.artmetal.com/brambush/fabricat/proj03/

[hi-jackwelders]

thank you franz for helping but the picture wont open up for me.

Originally posted by hi-jackwelders
thank you franz for helping but the picture wont open up for me.

The picture on page one does seem to have a bad link. Did you not look down towards the bottom of
the page, right hand side & click the "next page" button? Go to page 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. A good picture
on each of those pages. Looked real helpful to me.

(and it don't cost you any more to look at all the pages, either.)

[joehobart]

hmm. the benchtop model goes on sale for 39.99 a few times a year, 59.99 all most all the time. With all the dies and pins, i dont see how you could make it for much cheaper.

chadrats got some goot pics of one up at http://www.piedmontironworks.com/scrolls.htm

Dang! Those are some mighty good pictures he's got up there.

[Zrexxer]

The floor model's on sale now for $64.99. I've got one ordered, but I think it's coming by Peruvian Donkey Train.

[hi-jackwelders]

Thank you for your repys every one! Thier good pictures. I Think I got the pitures i needed to make one i post the pitures when i get one made. But Zrexxer what model? you didnt say or were i can get one. Thank you.
Hi-Jack

[Dave Haak]

hi-jackwelders,

Wow! You're close! You could just come up and look at mine. I have the floor model HF bender & I have the scrolling attachment. I'm in Altoona....of course.......the HF store on Army Post Road would also be on your way.

[Dave Haak]

hi-jackwelders,

You also might try the following board:

http://www.hobartwelders.com/mboard/index.php?s=

Lots of info on bending & scrolling. I didn't see that you are registered there. Give it a try!

[Zrexxer]

It's the 38470, which HF says is the same as model 31980.

Bender on Sale

[hi-jackwelders]

Dave
Thanks for the info hf on army post you mean the harbor frieght just down the hill from bobs tools? I have to take you up on your offer some time its not very offten when I make it up thier but next time i do i give you a call thanks agin.
Hi-Jack

if you order online you can get it for $59.99


You have to put these part number in the "order from printed catalog" part on the left hand side. Use these numbers. or if you print out the sale price and take it to the store. most stores will honor sale prices on the website since it's all one entity.

Number for Bench Bender
ITEM 38471-2TGA $39.97

Number for Compact Bender (floor mount)
ITEM 38470-6TGA $59.97

[Zrexxer]

Morpheus,

That's how I found mine for 79 when the web price was 139... then in the course of the past week, they lowered the prices twice! lol. Oh well.

[jniolon]

if you're not interested in the floor or bench mount... you might want to consider this...

http://www.clubfte.com/users/jniolon...ypeBender.html

john

[gnewby]

If you have a Tractor Supply close by you might also check there, I bought my compact bender there for $59.97 It is a Clark, but looks the same other than the paint scheme as the Harbor Freight one. I purchased the Harbor Freight scroll attachment for $19.95 It mounts on the Clark Bender Ok.

[wally]

HF Bender with receiver mount

[rusted]

Yes I'd like one too. Unfortunately, I understand those are pipe dies only? Or more specifically, that they can bend tube but poorly.

A Protools 105 or JD2 Model 3 is more expensive, but, now this should be good for the board, those are AMERICAN made and have high-quality, pipe & tube, square and round dies available.

This is one of those instances where I'm holding out.

Don't support the Chinese slave barons.

[hi-jackwelders]

Thank you to every one who has posted thier two cents or pictures i got lots of ideas. Now and got the blue prints in the best computer of all (my head) but, could some one put some pictures of a bender in use thats what i am not understanding I havent seen one in use yet.
Agin Thank You!
Hi-Jack

[Wyoming]

hi-jack,
Check out the following two URLs.

www.diacro.com/manuals.htm

www.hossfeldbender.com/

The Diacro site actually only has excellent parts breakdowns of its benders and such, but the Hossfeld site gives a number of photos of actual bending processes if you click on the lefthand side topics. Hope this helps. I also, think...maybe it is on Anvilfire's site...that there is a clearer photo run of the Hossfeld bender working through its paces. The Hossfeld bender is copied by most of the other benders out there...although I think Grizzly and maybe Harbor Freight have Diacro copies as well.

[Zrexxer]

Well, having promised to report back after having received my $65 Harbor Fright (sic) bender, here's the skinny:

The first two holes in the movable part were punched so poorly that there was a 5 degree offset between them... in two different planes. I hauled the offending part to the local HF store, and they ripped open a new one off the shelf and gave me the handle out of it. The fellow that helped me commented "More fine Chinese craftsmanship"

Still, after a little tweaking, I think it will serve my needs for the project at hand, and until I have more justification for paying $500 for a Shop Outfitters model.