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Miks15

posted on 5/9/11 at 11:21 AM Reply With Quote
Tube Bender/Roller

HI Guys,

i want to build myself a tube roller to get some nice flowing curves in tubing that cant easily be bent otherwise. Just one of those with 3 rollers (dies?) with the center one adjustable so you can make several passes increasing the depth of the middle die to former tighter radius.

Anyone know of any plans to make one? or know of any going cheap?

Cheers
Mikkel

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minordelay

posted on 5/9/11 at 12:22 PM Reply With Quote
Hi

There is a thread on here somewhere on a Ariel Atom style build. I think that had a homebuilt tube roller build in it.

Can't remember the name sorry.

Nigel

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carlknight1982

posted on 5/9/11 at 12:52 PM Reply With Quote
Rw6 I think the car was, the guy was from bedford but i cant remeber his name!!





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Myke 2463

posted on 5/9/11 at 12:52 PM Reply With Quote
Check this out. do a search - locoR1 » Tube Roller.

Dave made his own.

[Edited on 5/9/11 by Myke 2463]





Be Lucky Mike.

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Miks15

posted on 5/9/11 at 01:40 PM Reply With Quote
Cheers Guys,

LocoR1's does look good.

Was hoping there might be something out there with detailed plans i could copy?

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locoR1

posted on 5/9/11 at 01:50 PM Reply With Quote
I looked but never found any plans, mine was inspired by the one cloudy on here built to build the warner R4
Do a search using James's user name cloudy or have a look though his build thread warner R4

Cheers for the coments on mine

Dave.





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Miks15

posted on 5/9/11 at 03:28 PM Reply With Quote
Thanks Dave,

I will have a look cloudys post and see what i can find

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John P

posted on 5/9/11 at 04:08 PM Reply With Quote
I'm fairly sure Rorty used to do some downloadable plans for a tube bender. They weren't free but relatively cheap.

Have a look at rorty-design.com

John.

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Miks15

posted on 5/9/11 at 05:08 PM Reply With Quote
i saw the rorty one but the link on the website wouldnt work
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Neville Jones

posted on 5/9/11 at 07:27 PM Reply With Quote
Search through AlanB's posts, he had pics of the roller he made up using a vice.

Cheers,
Nev.

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flak monkey

posted on 5/9/11 at 07:46 PM Reply With Quote
Have a look at this

http://www.thefont.info/tubebender/tube_bender.htm

They work really well and really cheap





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Alan B

posted on 5/9/11 at 11:29 PM Reply With Quote
Neville's memory was correct

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