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pipe bender

Post by smokinwelder » January 31st, 2013, 7:29 pm

Im looking for a pipe bender that will bend 90's of 1.5" aluminum with NO creases. Any reccomendations?


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Re: pipe bender

Post by Smokeone » January 31st, 2013, 7:42 pm

Out of my peanut sized knowledge base. :-)


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Re: pipe bender

Post by The Czar » January 31st, 2013, 7:49 pm

Probably a muffler bender but it would still have some wrinkles in it......


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Re: pipe bender

Post by Tom_Heath » January 31st, 2013, 7:52 pm

A pipe bender wont do it. For what you are wanting better get ready for some big bucks. There not cheep.

Well I say this if you are wanting tight bends. And wrinkle free.

I dont have one so there isnt much more I can offer.


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Re: pipe bender

Post by DUAYNE B » January 31st, 2013, 8:23 pm

I say look on the internet for prebent,,, aluminum likes to crack if it isn't pre heated. you can find them a lot cheaper then having someone with the right bender to do it :BD:


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Re: pipe bender

Post by maccas66 » January 31st, 2013, 10:08 pm

I found this on google, :o WOW! now I want one and I don`t even need it! :D



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Re: pipe bender

Post by Blazer » January 31st, 2013, 10:50 pm

Mac, a mandrel bender is what your looking for, big $$$. I have heard of people using everything from sand packed inside to a mixture of wax and sugar. Musical instruments are filled with water and frozen before bending.


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Re: pipe bender

Post by coma44 » February 3rd, 2014, 8:14 am

I have use some of the tools these guys offer

http://www.trick-tools.com/

They are not cheep but do work well.


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Re: pipe bender

Post by SmokinFF » February 3rd, 2014, 9:33 am

How much and how thick of aluminum are you bending? Find a muffler shop that can mandrel bend or use aluminum conduit and hand bend it. :beer:


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Re: pipe bender

Post by mazdaparts » February 9th, 2014, 12:14 am

1.5" might be too small for an exhaust shop. But the guys are right a mandrel bender is what you are looking for. Just out of curiousity, would another metal work? You might be able to source some mandrel bent tubing from one of the exhaust companies like flowmaster or magnaflow.


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