[/IMG]so im sure many of you have your own spin on how to build one..but here is my version.

I started with my manual JD2 model 3 bender...worked great for me for many years, but i bought a new house and didn't want to bolt the bender down to my new garage floor.

So..i started looking around for a affordable..easy to use conversion. I really like the electric over hyd conversions in 110 volt...but the cost of the pumps,extra valving and the sheer noise of these pumps was a turn off. Theair over hyd conversion im sure works just fine...but once again..really noisey.

So after some research..cost..noise..usabilty.i opted foe a 12volt hyd lift gate style pump.

dang..having prob with imgs

After all said is done, it works great, can pull a 90 deg bend in a single pass in under 30 secs, has a load holding fuction in the valving so there is no drift....to compensate for spring back...and a high flow low pressure powered reverse

Pump specs

2500psi 1.8 gal pm
300psi 2.8 gal pm rev
12olt approx 20 amp draw
remote control
2 gal res
3" bore tie rod style cyl double acting

pump $350 ebay
cyl $78 ebay
Hydr lines free..
Battery..free..used out of one of my semi"s
Steel from the local steel yard,they have a surpus section out back..50c. a pound(thats why the steel looks old..but i only paid 50 bucks for all the metal(this was a budget build)

The main frame is 2x3 .120 tube
bender arm is 3x3 .250 wall

 

 

Nice for building one solid cage! Think ill farm the work out to you!

 

sorry good with a welder...obiously today worthless with a computer..lol. cant get the images to load from photobucket right

 

Lol I'll be waiting

My iPhone can post where it wants, when it wants!

 

ok...files were too big,made smaller

 

once i finish the baja im building right now for a friend,i'll tear the whole thing down and shoot some paint on it..make it pretty, but for noe its a tool and dont have to be too pretty

 

^^^^^^ likes the beetle!

 

its coming along,its a redone from another bad fab shop. The whole car was set up wrong! At full bottomthe oil pan dragged, and the rear tires would blow thruogh the rear fenders. Cv tried to pull out of the stub axles at top out cause they didnt put any limit straps...and on and on...lol. oh well pays well...more money to build my jeep

 

Like your design.. how stable is it with a full stick in the bender?



Here is the setup I bought.. and it was a smoking deal... I ended up selling my manual Pro tools.

 

I've got 4 hydraulic pumps and all in the garage right now. Just need the bender. Nice work

 

cool, i have a12v pump and a cylinder that i was gonna use for a dump bed, anyone else wanna do this, i would sell for $100 everything, and pump and cyl was just rebuilt for peace of mind. No shipping, but pickup in gilman, il 60938

 

so far it hasn't been a problem.That group size 31 battery weighs about 65lbs.

I made the base this way for storage, the space between the legs fits around my welding cyls to save space.i only have a 3 car residential garage to work with..gets crowded fast. building a shed out back to put the plama cam water table..neighbors gonna love me!Just glad i dont have a BS HOA to deal with.

 

I work out of a 20x20 garage and have a 12x20 shed.. Dont have a plasma table yet...


I have a buddy who has one.. and I get him to cut my brackets and tabs..

 

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I have the plasma, a thermal dynamics cut master 51...works great..but honostly im lazy and would rather have a comp cut all my tabs and brackets while i drink beer and surf the furoms here

I just got this house so most of my time has been in the remodel of the house it self..and building new tools for the work shop. Next project is the new tig table..should be fun.Eventually i will get around to actually building my 88. Planning on a custom long arm front,coil conversion rear 4link, full cage,sliders,tire and gas racks..just to start.