Need help deciding on a bender
10-24-2010, 04:33 PM
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Need help deciding on a bender
Wwll since my HF bender decided to break on me i think its time to upgrade to a real bender. Problem is i cant decide on which one to go for
the choices are a JD2 mdl32 (heavy duty)
and a pro-tools heavy duty
the jd is cheaper for the bending unit but the dies are very expensive (up to $550)
tbe pro tools is more for the unit and the dies cap at $300
the jd has a max capacity of 2 1/2"
the pro tools caps at 2"
im not sure on the common avalibility of dom tubing sizes to make a good decision
so im divided on my decision. I can use all the input anyone with experience on any model has to offer
the choices are a JD2 mdl32 (heavy duty)
and a pro-tools heavy duty
the jd is cheaper for the bending unit but the dies are very expensive (up to $550)
tbe pro tools is more for the unit and the dies cap at $300
the jd has a max capacity of 2 1/2"
the pro tools caps at 2"
im not sure on the common avalibility of dom tubing sizes to make a good decision
so im divided on my decision. I can use all the input anyone with experience on any model has to offer
10-24-2010, 04:51 PM
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just short of building a custom cage you wont need to do anything out of tubing lager than 2" and i dont think you would want to do an entire cage w/ a hand bender anyway.
for me personally i would probably go w/ the JD2 only because even if i wont use it to its fullest capacity i still like having the versatility, basically better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it type of deal.
for me personally i would probably go w/ the JD2 only because even if i wont use it to its fullest capacity i still like having the versatility, basically better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it type of deal.
Last edited by JdTms11; 10-24-2010 at 04:54 PM.
Way better than what you had.