Are Tubela Nodel 32 and JD model 32 the same?

[paulmitchell1984]

As title really, looking to get a tube bender and iv seen the jd model 3 in action and like it, but figured I'd go for the most upto date version the 32...however Tubula seem to crop up in my searches.

Has any body used them before, are the dies and followers anygood?

Cheers

 

[Tigman]

They do look very similar !

 

[Tigman]

Of you look on tubela website , they have a hydraulic kit for the 32 and it says it's compatible with JD3 so judging from that I would think they are the same !

 

[paulmitchell1984]

Yeah I'm pretty much at that conclusion myself, was just worried I was over thinking it or missing something blatantly wrong.

Mightvtake the plunge soon then.

 

[Tigman]

I've got the hp3r hydraulic pipe bender , great tool , needs a seal kit , or they do an overhaul service , needs doing soon !

 

[pint]

they're the same. got a tubela model 3 and it's good, using it with a jd die.

 

[paulmitchell1984]

they're the same. got a tubela model 3 and it's good, using it with a jd die.

Cheers for that good to know, do you have hydraulic or "mandraulic" version

 

[pint]

the elbow grease version it's fine for doing a few bends at a time (in 1.75" blue band) but any more and a hydraulic one would be the way to go.

 

[paulmitchell1984]

The tube il be looking to bend is 40mm with a 3 or 4mm wall, do you think this would be doable with some elbow grease