From: Patrick Jankowiak (eccm@swbell.net)
Date: Wed Jun 11 2003 - 21:25:33 PDT
Exhaust pipe is thinwall, but if you stuff some rebar into it and fill
it with cement..
kuhrick wrote:
>
> habber fright tools has 3 listed on there web site
> a $119.99 is the cheapest i think
> it uses a budel jack for power hand pumped
> good luck figering out my spelling
> butt its my best with loging into there web site
> ken
> kb9yku
>
> At 04:35 PM 6/11/03 -0500, David Cole wrote:
> >Eric,
> >
> >Harbor Freight sells a bender that works ok for water pipe, galvanized,
> >black or heavy wall Electrical Conduit. I bought one a year or two ago
> >and it will bend up to 2". It was less than $100, in fact I think it was
> >$79 on sale. I haven't done any 2" pipe with it, but I have done 1". It
> >comes with dies for 1/2" through 2". They also sell another one which I
> >believe goes up to 2 1/2 or 3". I believe it is about $200. That is for
> >what is called schedule 40 pipe, which is normal water and gas pipe you
> >can find at Home Depot, etc. They also make heavier pipe, which is known
> >as Schedule 80 and 160. The outside diameter stays the same but the wall
> >of the pipe gets heavier with the larger number. If you are looking for
> >cheap pipe, visit a junk yard and ask for the size you want and tell them
> >you want clean pipe. (No chemical residue inside) 20 cents per pound is
> >pretty common in the midwest. Keep in mind that you can't bend light wall
> >tubing (like muffler pipe) in such a bender without doing some tricks,
> >like filling the tube with sand, etc. The gear to bend light gauge tube
> >gets expensive fast. But if you have an arc welder, (stick), then you
> >will have a tough time welding muffler pipe with it anyhow unless you are
> >really good as burn throughs are really easy on muffler pipe with a stick
> >welder.
> >
> >Watch out for welding galvanized. When you weld it the first thing that
> >happens is that the zinc burns off and the gases that result are pretty
> >nasty on your lungs. (I unfortunately know this from experience) If you
> >go with galvinized, grind off what you can first, then wear a cartridge
> >respirator while welding. They make cartridges just for welding.
> >Personally I think I would use black iron pipe, and then just put some
> >good paint on it. Also, paint doesn't stick well to galvanized pipe.
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >
> >On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:18:23 -0500, Eric (Home) <shadow@vci.net> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>I am looking at the possibility of bending my own pipe to make a custom
> >>front bumper for a CJ2A and was wondering who might make a pipe bender I
> >>could buy on my TIGHT (squeaks) budget? Model, price, and supplier if
> >>possible, gracias!
> >>
> >>I have no idea what diameter of pipe I need to bend but I figure 1" or so?
> >>I don't want a HUGE hulking bumper, just something that'll protect my
> >>Sasgen-Derrick (sw?) pto winch. I have a arc welder so I figured with a
> >>bender I could fab something up.
> >>
> >>Also, when I go around looking for tubing what kinda business do I goto and
> >>what is the trade term for that tubing?
> >>
> >>
> >>Eric
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >--
> >Dave
> >
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