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What would that bend? Genuine question….
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I've got all the kit to heat bar but I've still made benders before.
So much quicker and easier.
The bits to build a bender don't cost much more than a bottle of propane either.
Admittedly, it's only worthwhile if you have a load of bends the same to do but if you are making a run of hooped railings or something it's quicker, easier and less arm burnier than using heat.
It's also more consistent which saves you stock.
Sure, you can make a former to bend the hot bar around if you want them all the same but then you have done the hard part of making a cold bender anyway!
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Depends how you make it or what one you buy...or what shape you want to form... I'm not talking the little Clarke ones.
Used to do 20mm black drop bolts in a miracle bender no problem.
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I've done days worth of 12mm round mild on homemade jigs with no problem.
12mm stainless as well but your arms know about it after a dozen or so.
19mm is the biggest I have done on a homemade thing, that was a scaffold bar job but they were tent peg type things so maybe 130deg bends.
Go to the ratchet type benders like the JD2 design and I think they say you can do up to 1" solid round or 1.5" solid square by hand with the standard (40"?) handle
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Depends how you make it or what one you buy...or what shape you want to form... I'm not talking the little Clarke ones.
Been after a few miracle benders but always been outbid.
Never used one on round.
thats good to know.
Been after a few miracle benders but always been outbid.
Never used one on round.
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That's what I'd have thought.
Plus you are only heating the steel rather than a massive load of air around it like you do with gas.
Plus, with a gas or coke fire etc. you tend to leave it running while working the metal. The induction is only on when the metal is in there.
If you want cheap, how about a Weber style BBQ chimney starter, load it high with charcoal and lay the steel over the top. Like you would on a forge. It will take 30 mins to get up to temperature, but pretty sure it will get hot enough, I've used mine for heat treatment, hardening.
@not done it yet & @fizzy - knock it off, you are spoiling this thread!
We could chip in for a couple of tickets to the top of Everest where they could save even more on their choice of water boiling method . . . water boils at 71 C at that height
We could chip in for a couple of tickets to the top of Everest where they could save even more on their choice of water boiling method . . . water boils at 71 C at that height
Or send them to space where it boils without heat! As a bonus they can't hear each other arguing either!
This is the bender I have.
https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/help-needed-with-bar-bender.92022/
Bought this at an auction for very little, just got a shock when I saw the retail price!
https://barbenders.co.uk/index.php/manual-rebar-benders/laco-2016-manual-bar-bender
I have a selection of old roller bearings that I use as formers to make life easier.
This is it bending 20mm bar, using a 5' bar to turn it.
https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/help-needed-with-bar-bender.92022/
Bought this at an auction for very little, just got a shock when I saw the retail price!
https://barbenders.co.uk/index.php/manual-rebar-benders/laco-2016-manual-bar-bender
I have a selection of old roller bearings that I use as formers to make life easier.
This is it bending 20mm bar, using a 5' bar to turn it.
