pipe bender 12 ton demonstrate review.
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In this video I will demonstrate how the 12 ton pipe bender works.
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Goplus 12 Ton Heavy Duty Hydraulic Tube Bender 180 Degree Tubing Metal Steel Iron Exhaust Pipe Bending W/ 6 Dies amzn.to/2NZjVzA
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I've been wanting to build a cow catcher for the front of my truck. This video tells me to go for it. Damn good video man thank you.
Works great on heavy pipe you can do it.
Appreciated your effort! Like your workshop
Awesome video. Really love how you're so clear about what you're doing so we understand
Thank you for watching and the comment Ben.
Great demo of this tool, thanks!
Thank you Randy.
Frame up go cart build, looking forward to it my friend.
I will do my best Hatch.
Thanks man- I just bought one and needed to know how it worked, for a big job.... In like 45 minutes- You blessed me man.... Now I am ready to 'Get To Work'!- Thanks again
I will be using mine to day on the go kart build thanks for watching Pual.
You've got a man's-man workshop! Great video, simple & straight-to-the-point. Liked & sub.
Thanks for the sub!
Thank you for sharing and taking the time to make this video Kevin. I was curious to see if you could really get a 90 degree bend out of it sir .You made it look easy .Godspeed !
Thank you for watching glad to help.
You have to put your pins in the same numbered hole on each side you said, you had yours in hole 3 on one side and hole 2 on the other.
My mistake you want them in the same hole Gary.
Haha 😂
cool video Kevin first time I seen a pipe bender🎄😎
It works pretty good M Ten.
Good demonstration
Perfect demonstration thank you so much
Thanks for the comment and watching Jimmy.
nice review video man! thank you for the in depth
Thank you for watching glad to help.
Just bought one of these for a project I'm working on, kinda just wanted to see what it was capable of, but thanks for the video of it.
No problem 👍
Thank you for the video! Helped me heaps!!!
Thank you for the comment glad to help
I misuse mine a lot and it works great. I straighten with it. I use it as a press. It's a very handy tool. I have made several dies so I don't screw up the pipe dies. It is mounted to an engine stand horizontal. Thank you for sharing.
@Steven Larsen, would you be so kind as to do videos on how you misused your pipe bender, especially on how you straightened bent pipes with it.
Thanks very useful. I have borrowed one for one project.
Thanks for watching
Thanks for your explanation!!!
Glad it was helpful!
You can bend exhaust or roll cage tubing by filling the pipes with sand and locking out each end. I have exact same bender, it works
Good info thanks
Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching Ron.
Nice have a great week.
Thank you Danny.
Very informative love it thank you
You are so welcome thank you for the comment my friend.
Show de bola , é só saber usar corretamente que fica ótimo a curva.
i need to get this tool.......for my coming projects....nice review....👍🏻👍🏻🔩🔧🛠
You will like it good tool.
Good stuff mate u talked true it very well👍👍👍👍
Thanks for the comment James.
I am fortunate to have access to a 6 in bender and it is amazing. That one here is a great piece to have when the need comes eh. You always have lots of different things on the go so this must be great. It did a fine job on that SK40 pipe The dies wear in time and are a lot easier to deal with.
Thanks Tomoko it works for what I do in the shop 6 inch would be nice.
I just purchased the 16 ton version of the one in the video great video
That is a nice tool to have congrats
Thank you for the demonstration I'm building a roll cage for my rock climber
Works great on heavy pipe.
@@Robinson-Homestead I'm using 2 inch iron steel it's my first roll cage I'm doing all the other ones I just bought pre made and connect welded them. So I bought a pipe bender and gonna give it a ahot
@@paulstevenson84 just give it time to bend try an old piece first.
@@Robinson-Homestead I seen you let it rest to give it time to stretch ty for the advice hope all goes well btw I do have a few test pieces to try
USE TUBING... NOT PIPE!!!!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Fill thin pipe with sand to bend . It helps when you get both pin and roller in the same hole on both sides . 3 and 3 instead of 3 and 2 . Harbor Freight is a great place for the hobbyist to buy tools . Don't expect a Mercedes for the price of a Yugo and you'll be very pleased .
For sure thanks for watching.
great vid, i need a pipebender
thank you Ian, they come in handy for sure.
Great video bro
Thank you.
Nice work Kevin! I see a few have picked the #2 and #3 holes you used, I think you could actually be onto something; you could conceivably play with using different holes to get more or less acute angles. Well done champ, thanks for sharing!
Thank you Mr Hatty.
i thought he had made a mistake?
Some things to improve this bender: FIRST, mark the center of all dies. Use a hack saw to permanently etch the top of the die. Mark the center of your bend on the pipe. I like to LIGHTLY etch the pipe all around with a pipe cutter. SECOND,, measure the horizontal distance from the center of the ram, to the rollers on each side. (Mine was off by 3/8") It is important to getting symmetrical bends, that the jack is centered. I had to install the jack on a separate 1/4" plate so I could move it over. The holes in the base of the jack were such that I could not elongate then to make up the distance. THIRD, I have been bending 1/2" pipe, and making 90 degree "U" type bends, with the centers 16" apart. On the second bend the short leg would hit the base and kink the pipe on the top of the "U" because it would push against the roller. My solution was to cut out the base, up to the plate holding the jack. That meant removing about 2 1/2" inches from each side. I then reinforced the base by welding 1" square bar to the underside of the base, on each side, under the vertical supports to the top section. FORTH, the jack works best when vertical. So, I made a stand. It is similar to a pipe vice stand and holds the bender 5 feet above the floor. The height is optional depending on the LENGTH of the legs you install. Bending 10 foot pipe near the center, the height of 5 feet puts the bending rollers at 78" and keeps my pipe from contacting the floor. Even on my second bend. OPTIONAL, I painted one end of my bender and one end of each bending die ( on each side) white. I did that to help orient the pipe and keep the ends sticking out the same side as I'm trying to make everything symmetrical.
It would be great if you could make a video explaining all these things. Sounds like great advice and it would be nice to see what you’ve done. 👌
I mounted mine on an engine stand as I saw in a another video and did the clamp over the top of the die really made a big difference. If you been schedule 40 pipe then slice it down the side and use it as a spacer for a thinner wall pipe like exhaust pipe the crushing or kinking won't happen. ABG
Thanks for the info.
Thanks, gonna git me one 👍
It works great building a log arch live Saturday night will be using mine you're invited.
Nice I've seen power benders never a hand bender I can make my own bender having seen this operate I have many bottle Jack's I use for all sorts of things
That would be a nice build.
thank you
Thanks. for watching.
I have one of those rigid pipe benders Kevin...works real well....something you could try if you want to bend tin wall just pack sand in it then try it....different pipe with different pipe alloy react differently....I saw some pipe from Romania crack after just a bit of bend....you have to try...you can buy tin wall 1-inch benders at Lowes....there the footjobs...cheers
Gator you are a smart guy thank you for the info.
Look in the electrical section at Lowes and Home Depot. Electricians often need to bend a lot of thin wall electrical conduit. The tubing benders come in various sizes and usually have a handle that is about 4 feet long. The last time I looked, the prices were in the $40 @ range for each size.
Good trick to do to keep the pipe from kinking is fill it with sand completely full cap both ends off the sand will take the hollow space up and keep the pipe from kinking in the bending process
Kinda stupid to add sand to something that’s supposed to bend pipe to begin with
@@mgoody8782 no its actually not stupid it works everytime it's actually very smart way of thinking what is stupid is you can't grasp why and that you think we are all stupid because we know why he did it that way grow up
@@AntonioClaudioMichael I don't think you are stupid.... but honestly, how many times have you done that in your life ? filling it with sand....I bet you have never done it, or You might have done it once or seen someone.....Its not common practice and it is a mess to deal with sand, especially in a metal shop....the hassel outweighs any purpose it may or may not bring. Just my two cents, no disrespect.
@@davidmorgan1872 I have done that technique with sand hundreds of times I never said it wasn't messy nor did I say it was the best method ... and to say no offense at the end of a remark means you tend to make an offensive remark... second you don't know me let alone anything about me but to make an assumption I don't know anything or to assume I have never done something is ignorant no offense taken and I don't mean to offend you either but my comment was to help give an idea of other ways to get something done..
I have a friend who has made many pre runner bumpers with that type of a bender. It is made to bend pipe not tubing. If you want to bend tubing with it, it has to be 120 wall tubing or DOM. Anything thinner, if you don’t till the tube with sand and water, you will kink the tube and not get a smooth bend.
Thank you for letting us know that the thin pipe does not work in it. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for watching.
You can bend thin pipe like exhaust pipe if you fill it with sand....
Clever adaptation for using a 12 ton hydraulic jack. Bet a guy could make a nice tubular frame and a roll over bar for a heavy duty go cart.
I am sure of that Bent.
On a go cart its called a brush guard manufacturers of go-karts never really call their frames over the top of the go-karts roll bars because they make it out of very very light worthless Steel And it usually gets bent or crushed so they call it a brush guard to cover their asses. Unfortunately people automatically think it's a roll cage and that it will keep them safer it'll help somewhat. I have made many roll bars 4 go karts replacing the brush guards
DR 8 Thanks. I've never had a go cart. Nomenclature is important, no matter what field you're in, I sincerely appreciate the lesson. Know anything about eukaryotes prior to mRNA translation? I'm trying to get my mind around Crispr? :-D
That will work perfectly for me. Building a steel carport and 24ft boat frame
For sure thanks for the comment Mace Nine.
if you put a spring in the pipe that you later can pull easy out , or if you fill the exhaust pipe with wet sand and compact it well , and close the pipe ends real good so the wet sand cannot get out , you can bent thin wall pipes without kinking
Good info thanks.
I want 1" pipe bending tool for manual hydraulic pipe ending machine which i have can you supply pl.
Good luck, I used mine to build many motorcycle frames and mini bikes.There are many uses if you get to know not to over size the pipe, enjoy bud
Good tool works for me to thanks for the comment.
when you made your mini bike, was you able to make multiple offset bends with this?
I mean like on the same piece of metal
If it had a few add ons to customize it could it split small pieces of hardwood for a very small wood burner
That is a cool tip thank you.
Thanks for the video and letting us know it’s not good for thin wall pipes. I nearly bought one thinking it would do all pipes! Just an idea, couldn’t you drill a hole on each side and attach guides with wing nuts which you could then set at the angle needed preventing you from having to keep taking it out and from over bending?
Thank you for the idea.
if you fill the thin pipe with sand it will bend perfectly fine with these benders..
hello this tube fold works well? I should make a frame for a buggy and I would like to know if it bends well and if it does not crush the tubes while bending them
It works good on heavy pipe just go slow and make sure the pins are in the right holes for the dye hope this helps.Video on my roll bars kzhead.info/sun/npSAgrugjGmFanA/bejne.html
This is pipe why would you build out of pipe chassis are built of DOM or molly TUBE witch is not pipe at all so this thing is not good for that
how thick your one-inch pipe wall you are bending. it is 1/8 of an inch? it sounded deep so I think it is a heaver wall. Thanks for the demo
1/8 is right thanks for the comment.
what if i want to do a 135 deg bend?
How thick does pipe need to be to avoid kinks? I'd like to keep it as light weight as possible, so I'm wondering how thin I can make it.
to avoid kinks on thinner pipes you could pack the inside of the tube with sand tape it both ends
I need to bend some 3/4 black iron to a little over 90°. Can u do it with this? Thanks
You may have to heat up the pipe a little.
I wonder if you go a size one bigger if still works and pipe dont get stuck.
The pipe may kink Toyota.
Angle gauge is the best for checking angle oh and right side is in second hole not the 3rd hole
How do you Bend it to an angle that is less than 90. Is there a gauge to watch the angle?
Not sure William.
👏👏👏👏👏👏 show muito show
Thanks for the comment and watching
You da Man !!!
Thanks for watching.
Can you do exhaust etc, if you fill the pipe with sand?
I never tried it but maybe one day i will give it a shot.
Everyone... fill pipe with sand first, and cap the ends, then grease the roller PINS, don't oil the die... but do sand and smooth out the die first, then it won't grab.
Thanks for the comment Steve.
Make sure put it in the RIGHT hole or your misses will have a bigger smile on her face. Good video man.
Thanks for the comment ROAD WARRIOR.
Sir we i can buy that tools pipe bender 12 ton thanks you for sharing your video
Harbor Freight tools my man. $109 at the moment for 12 ton. $169 for 16 ton. Just bought the 12 ton this morning.
@@kylejohnson3382 ok thank you so much bro
@@virgiliobautista5701 you're welcome.
Why did you fix the support-roller on the left side in the third hole and on the right side only in the second hole?
I was too busy worrying about the video didn't see it thanks for the comment.
@@Robinson-Homestead , so technically it is not so important if the support-rollers are not in a perfect symmetric position? I ask, because I want to buy such an item , but before spending the money I want to be sure about the functionality.
@@luculliana They should be in the same holes.
@@Robinson-Homestead , Thank you for the video , your help and your kindness
Can you use this to bend steel tubes? Say you have a set with dies up to 3" ... Could you bend a 3" steel tube in this? I don't quite understand the difference between tube and pipe benders... Aren't they the same?
Yes if you have 3" die it will bend 3" steel pipe I would say they are the same.
@@Robinson-Homestead Awesome! Thank you so much for your response!! I've been racking my brain over this for a while now 😂
@@Robinson-Homestead What was the approx thickness of the pipe that you bent in the video? Not the diameter, the thickness...
1/8 inch thick
Great video! I was the first one to comment. LoL
Your the best William thank you for the comment.
if you pack it with sand can you do exhaust pipe?
Thanks for the information
What would be a cheap tube bender up to 3 inch exhaust pipe
Don't know that one Jacob.
@@Robinson-Homestead thanks for the reply
Cheap 3" bender doesn't exist.
Shouldn't the pins be in the same hole on both sides bud?
My mistake you want them in the same hole.
Great video man ✌✌✌
Same thing I was thinking
How thick wall can it bend, could it do1" black iron pipe?
For sure works good on black iron pipe.
Your second roller was on hole two instead of three, I don't know if that caused any issues.
My mistake you want them in the same hole Thomas.
once you get your 90 measure how much of your ram is extended.
Good idea thanks.
Will it work with EMT conduit ?
Not sure sorry.
U well come
I can't afford one premade. How do I make one with my powertig welder. I've already got the jack.
You get a job... people give these things away!
Dude it’s only $130 If you can’t afford that then you may need to get rid of the phone you are typing on.
Buenas tardes yo soy de puerto rico. Me gustaría conseguir la pieza de tres cuartos
Is it works for stainless steel tube?
It should work
Do you store your die's in the mud?
Thanks for watching.
Will that Ben 3.5mm wall 50mm
Not sure.
My instructions say "Pack the pipe with sand". I close the ends with electrical tape and bend exhaust. Also thin wall pipes. Works great. The first pipe I bent was exhaust.
Thank you for the info.
Can this bend 25nb pipe with 3.2mm wall?
im not sure sorry
Keep in mind this pipe bender really only works good on thick wall pipe, otherwise it will kink the pipe.
That's right thank you for the comment.
can it bend 1 inch cast iron pipes?
Yes it will bend black iron pipes no problem.
Can this bend rigid pipe ?
Not sure no that one sorry Nick.
Yes it will
Hi friend work for tubing chromoly ?
It should thanks for the comment.
Where can I get one.. amazone ?
there should be one in the link in my description
@kevinrobinson
This bender is great for bending thick-walled pipes. The problem is that people don't know how to work with this bender, they don't understand the basis of metarulgia, they break the material in a bend and accuse the bender of it. Sorry for my bad English
thanks for watching
Why are the rods in two and three holes ?
My mistake you want them in the same hole Donald.
Thickness of the pipe? I did with 1,5mm and failed
At least 1/8 in thick
hi WHAT IS force to pipe band
4 ton thanks for the comment.
@@Robinson-Homestead but YOUR thumb nail 12 ton☺
@@kapilarsivehiclespvtltd4709 I'm sorry it is 12ton my Arbor press is 4 ton
@@Robinson-Homestead ok dear thanks for info ..well I m KAPIL I have a QUESTION Have you ever been to india??
@@kapilarsivehiclespvtltd4709 No but I would try anything once never been out of the USA.
GRIND A knotch and get yourself a no dogg level .also lay the bender on its side .much much simpler and level the bender and then each end of your pipe so your bends will be straight
Thanks for the information Jonathan
How in the world did this guy not notice one of his roller pins were off a hole? He is starring right at it.
Well I just didn't notice, but thanks for watching.
Kevin Robinson I did enjoy it, for real Thank you sir
That thing is a pile for thin wall tube. I bought one and all it did was fold the tube. I ended up building a tube bender like the JD squared and bought JD squared dies. Right tool for the right job for my case. Wouldn’t buy one again.
Thank you for the comment.
Why doesent the pipe kink like all the others on KZhead?
Because I'm using a heavier metal pipe.
Hello, I want to make this machine myself. Because it's too expensive for me. 1. Horizontal dimensions? 2. What are the dimensions between the holes? Thank you.
Top rollers are too close together and uneven. At least we all learn the anomalies of the tool when looking back at the process for the first time in use.
Thanks for watching
Dang it only bends to 90. Can't make a mini bike frame with it
You could bend more then 90 but I don't know how good it would be Thank you for the comment.
You could bend more then 90 but I don't know how good it would be Thank you for the comment.
3rd hole on one side and 2nd hole on the other.
Thanks for watching
I love how not to videos LOL
Thanks for watching sorry you didn't like it. Maybe next time.
Been counting long