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chadschoon

chadschoon

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Ok, So im doing the groop buy with Rusted (rme member) and getting a bender. The question I have is what should I start out with making? I would eventually like to build a tube chassis, but I dont think I have the skill to do that just yet:( So what have you guys messed around with? Or should I just go for it and see what I end up with? :D :eek:
 
I built bumpers first, and shock hoops, sliders crap like that. Then moved on to building my cage. Its good to get familiar with how it works on smaller stuff before you fork out big money on the tube to do a cage or chassis. But then again I have been wrong all week so.............:D
 
chadschoon said:
Ok, So im doing the groop buy with Rusted (rme member) and getting a bender. The question I have is what should I start out with making? I would eventually like to build a tube chassis, but I dont think I have the skill to do that just yet:( So what have you guys messed around with? Or should I just go for it and see what I end up with? :D :eek:
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Start by bending some stuff just to bend it. Maybe use those pieces to practice fitting joints as well.

Then start with something simple--maybe a bumper, tire carrier, TV stand....something your life won't depend on. By then you shoud know enough to know if you know enough to start something more serious. :ugh:
 
you should make my rock sliders. :)

good idea using the scrap to practice joint fitting... I like that. Bend up pretzels and practice fitting/welding them. hehehe

Carl: my head hurts from reading your last sentence. Was that the plan? :rofl:
 
Glad you started this thread, I have been thinking the same thing. Here are my ideas. I already have a bumper, but a hoop to protect a winch, or maybe a stinger. I need sliders too. But for practice I want to see about making a bunk bed for my kids, a swingset / jungle bars set too. Wife will go for the swingset idea, but I will be a tough sell to get some tube from the garage to stay in the house :p

So here is a dumb question that I need to ask anyways. I can't see myself paying big bucks for a HREW jungle gym for the kids to play on. Is there any cheap "practice" tube to mess around with. If nothing else maybe to use for a mock up before I use the real tube. I am thinking that some heavy conduit would be strong enough for a swingset or a bunk bed. I would be ok with using some to mock up some sliders, and get some practice before I tried to waste a real stick of tube. Is conduit a bad idea or not?
 
Tacoma said:
Carl: my head hurts from reading your last sentence. Was that the plan? :rofl:
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Yup! Makes sense when you think about it enough, right?

Is conduit sized by OD? If so, that could be an option for practicing, though I've never tried it.

Otherwise, you're pretty much limited to HREW and better.
 
I Lean said:
Yup! Makes sense when you think about it enough, right?

Is conduit sized by OD? If so, that could be an option for practicing, though I've never tried it.

Otherwise, you're pretty much limited to HREW and better.
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I think conduit is, but it may be too thin for much of a bend.
 
Just doing a little research and it looks like it is measured using the ID but the 1-1/2" conduit has an external measurement of 1.740", that is probably close enough for a 1-3/4" die. I also think that there are different type of conduit, some that I have seen is very thin wall, but other seem to be heavier. I will have to look around to see what the difference are.
 
The first thing I built when I got my hands on a bender was my chassis. But, I studied up for quite a while before hand on tube bending techniques. Takes a while to get the hang of it, but after a while it almost becomes second nature.

An angle gauge is a huge help if you are making compound bends.
 
rusted said:
Not bad for a first project. :D

http://www.rockymountainextreme.com/showthread.php?t=11167


Anyone use the bend-tech software? Some rave about it, i see it as just one more thing to worry about. Maybe on something complex it would make sense, but do you use it for basic stuff?
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I vote for skipping the bending software. When I've used it (or tried to) it takes long enough to figure out all the variables to input, that I could have just gone ahead and made the bend I was going for. I'm sure it works for some people, but not for me.

I sometimes tend to bend sorta "off the top of my head", figuring as I go, with no drawings or whatever to go by--so that probably doesn't lend itself well to dealing with bending software. :D
 
Herzog said:
The first thing I built when I got my hands on a bender was my chassis. But, I studied up for quite a while before hand on tube bending techniques. Takes a while to get the hang of it, but after a while it almost becomes second nature.

An angle gauge is a huge help if you are making compound bends.
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baptise by fire!!


Thats the same thing I did:D
 
ok so I just built something :eek: I dont have the bender yet, but I just built the stand

some pics!!!

Ive just got to weld the top piece on. I just need to drill some holes in it, anyone know what size drill bit a .775 is? Just a hair bigger then 3/4?
 

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