Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Pipe bender

["Tim Smalley" <TMSmalley@usinternet.com>]

Sorry Dan - I thought I remembered that the guy said  bender.

PS -I have bought stuff from Harbor Freight - some great deals,  some not
so - either way they have a liberal return policy.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan H." <machine@epix.net>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Pipe bender


> That's a pipe bender, not a pipe roller.  To make round rings out of pipe
you need a set of rollers that make a continuous bend, till the two ends
touch.  It's
> much more of a machine than it takes to just make a bend.
>
> Good find though, but be careful picking machines out of a bargain
catalogue.  You seldom get more than you pay for and most times your lucky
to get that.
>
>
> About that sub designed from pipe rings;
> I was wondering if the forces, fore and aft, would cause it to have a lot
of flex.  Kinda like a diving accordion, isn't it?
>
> With no straight steel going lengthwise, wouldn't failure from compressive
forces running fore and aft pushing on the sides of each pipes and flexing
the welds be
> a concern?
>
> Dan H.
>
>
> tmsmalley@usinternet.com wrote:
>
> > To whomever was looking for a unit to bend large pipe I just noticed a
fairly inexpensive large pipe bender in the Harbor Freight  Co. discount
tools catalog.
> >
> > item# 35336-4CJA
> >
> > 16 ton Hydraulic Pipe Bender
> > Extra power for extra large jobs. Perfect for all types of automotic
applications. Adjust bending bars to 8-1/2", 11-7/16", 14 3/8" and 23-1/8"
> >
> > Bends 1/2", 3/4"., I", ! 1/2", 2", 2 1/2", and 3 inch pipes.
> >
> > 152 lbs shipping weight
> >
> > $199.99 (Shipping is free for orders over $50.)
> >
> > See it on their website - www.harborfreight.com
>