Originally Posted by JayswranglerX
(Post 3955387)
Man you just get all the goodies. ...lol
Sent from my LG-LS980 using JK-Forum Yeah i luck out, its pretty offroad heavy out here and LOTS of people here race, and alot that dont probably could... We all help each other out a ton tool wise and i hook them all up with the supplies they need for them. Down the road I would love to slowly start getting all of these tools for myself, but i just don't have room here and need to sell my old house back home before I can go to crazy.. |
Originally Posted by Ringer
(Post 3955391)
The key with any bender is the cost and availability of the dies. I ended up with a JD2 model 32 and the Swag hydro kit. Dirtman has a M32 as well. Be prepared to drop coin on the dies. If you watch Pirate you can find some used ones.
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Originally Posted by Ringer
(Post 3955391)
The key with any bender is the cost and availability of the dies. I ended up with a JD2 model 32 and the Swag hydro kit. Dirtman has a M32 as well. Be prepared to drop coin on the dies. If you watch Pirate you can find some used ones.
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Agreed, I think I've got close to $1500 in dies alone!
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i have a 1/8" aluminum floor/cover that goes from the tailgate to behind the seat. I have not got all the pretty things done to it since our move to Reno and building a house got in the way. My coil holes are still open.
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Originally Posted by TheDirtman
(Post 3955402)
i have a 1/8" aluminum floor/cover that goes from the tailgate to behind the seat. I have not got all the pretty things done to it since our move to Reno and building a house got in the way. My coil holes are still open.
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Originally Posted by TheDirtman
(Post 3955402)
i have a 1/8" aluminum floor/cover that goes from the tailgate to behind the seat. I have not got all the pretty things done to it since our move to Reno and building a house got in the way. My coil holes are still open.
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Yep... the dies are expensive. Hell, the bender can be as well. I've got a JD 52 and can't say enough good things about it. Also have their Beast notcher, which also earns high praise from my experience with it. I've bent tube with my expensive bender and bent tube with el cheapo models... most will get the job done just fine, it's more an issue of time, ease, and repeatability.
And Ringer has a good point... the hydro is what you want to shoot for if you can budget it. I have an electric setup and it wasn't able to bend my thicker pieces, luckily I have a buddy that has the hydro setup for his and I was able to borrow it to complete the job. |
This build looks bad A$$! Nice work!
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Originally Posted by ABENDX
(Post 3955476)
Yep... the dies are expensive. Hell, the bender can be as well. I've got a JD 52 and can't say enough good things about it. Also have their Beast notcher, which also earns high praise from my experience with it. I've bent tube with my expensive bender and bent tube with el cheapo models... most will get the job done just fine, it's more an issue of time, ease, and repeatability.
And Ringer has a good point... the hydro is what you want to shoot for if you can budget it. I have an electric setup and it wasn't able to bend my thicker pieces, luckily I have a buddy that has the hydro setup for his and I was able to borrow it to complete the job. I need a notcher, using a flap disc is getting very old...My neighbor also has a basic hole saw notcher that works ok, but im sure that beast notcher is 10x better. |
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