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I have a set of plans for a tube bender that I can email if you like.
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what dies does it use?
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i have made a notcher that use a good quality hole saw
and a couple of peices of rhs
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what size dies would you get? cant get them all... probley get 3 sets max.
also what size tube do most australian supplies stock... dont want to get a die size if the tube size it hard to get. ideas?

http://www.pro-tools.com/105tdies.htm
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i think i'ld probably only go 1.75 & 1.5 ,
then ya just need to figure what CLR would suit your particular needs
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Thinking 1.25 1.5 1.75... probley the tightest radius. They are very helpful, every emal reply in 12hours...
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so are you going the DIY bender route(Gottrikes) or getting the ProTools also

i like the JD2 but have emailed OPW in the past asking availabilty etc and never got a response ...
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I like the gottrikes one, you can pack it in a corner when you are not using it and I can build it on the cheep.I orded the plans today.It uses protools dies..they will ship to me.I need to find a air ram? Local? I love the hydro jd2.. but too much cash for me..
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