Different Harbor Freight bender question

[unrealtrip]

Has anyone used this bender before?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=44094

I'm looking for something I can bend small square or round tube with, 1" and under. Basically want to build a roof rack and need to make corner bends. Any thoughts? I can't justify one of those nice Pro-Tools ones just to knock out a rack with $60 worth of steel in it.

 

[89Daytona]

I have one, but I haven't gotten a chance to use it yet.

If it breaks you can modify it to be stronger (if you have metal and a welder), or modify it to work better without spending as much as you would on one of the higher end models.

 

[Boghog1]

That is going to be one heavy roof rack if you use solid rod.

 

[PeteCO]

Has anyone used this bender before?

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=44094

I'm looking for something I can bend small square or round tube with, 1" and under. Basically want to build a roof rack and need to make corner bends. Any thoughts? I can't justify one of those nice Pro-Tools ones just to knock out a rack with $60 worth of steel in it.

Hah! I have that same bender if you want to come look at it, but I lost the instruction manual so it remains disassembled, until my initiative overcomes my laziness.

My goal with the tool is the same as yours - roof rack for my ZJ.


HEY! I was just able to download the product manual from their website. Now I'll have to mess with it this weekend. I'm in Ft Collins, if you want to see it.

 

[89Daytona]

This is one of the things they usually have set up at harbor freight for display. You could go to the store and take a look at it, they might even let you bend a test piece of metal if you bring one. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/retail_stores.taf