at $4 each thats pricey... not to mention the hassle... i use mine to cut all kinda of stuff and go through a couple packs pretty quick on a project... some things ya just cant replace it with but i plan to get ahold of some other metal tools... dont have a ton... just bought that tube bender last night... notcher after i figure out what i want... portasaw... and i need some clamps and small crap... magnets...


Ive seen the name and probly their notchers at this point but ill look at them again... i know i looked at their benders... SWAG has good reviews and is cheap... there tube roller is a sweet idea too... i dont think ill ever need one though... cant believe they havent found a economical tube bender mod system... or dies that fit a HF pipe bender... something like that...

 

looks like the woodward one is the same design and everything as the JD2 but $50 cheaper...

 

gonna grab a couple of these also...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PIPE-TUBING-NOTCHER-WELDING-POSITIONER-CLAMP-/400590559470?pt=Motors_Automotive_Tools&hash=item5d450ed8ee&vxp=mtr

 

$4 a pop is expensive in the long run....keep us posted on that bender, I would like to know more about it. I've seen it here and there, but no real feedback on it at all. Definitely get the portasaw....absolutely LOVE mine. The economical bender? I found out the hard way, just spend the money and get a good bender from the get go. Love my JD2, best money spent on a tool in a long time. Gonna love it even more once I get it going with air over hydro....

 

Yeah, I personally would recommend either, but if it were me, I would spend the extra 50 and get the JD2, only cause I have their bender and am happy with that purchase and their excellent customer service. Repeat customer here....LMAO

 

Awesome...gonna get a few myself, thanks for the link!!!

 

i dont mean using the junk HF the way it is of course... SWAG never leaves them just the way they are... it would be nice if they could get it to work that way because of the design in which it bends... finding the center of the bend is easy with a HF bender (if it worked)... these other real benders take a little more and mistakes can be made...

This one i bought i found sells on pirate also... it was $700 shipped with a die where the JD2 hydro one was $800 without shipping and without a die... both have about the same limitations... the only thing with this one is i wont be able to bend down much more than the stand it will sit on... i also dont see a reason why building a stand that holds this sideways when needed wont work.... ill deff draw up a thread of how it works out... problem is i leave for Afghan again november 3rd so i wont get to use it till i get back in March lol...

 

Thank you for your service, man, it would be hard to buy a cool tool like that, and have to wait to use it, LMAO!! Also, be prepared, the bender you got will have some assembly time and welding (although they all do to some extent) not a big deal, just wanted you to be aware...and the HF notcher is horrible, but, like I said it can be improved upon with minimal time and expense. Upgraded mine and it works pretty good for what it is. I've just outgrown it is all, if you are using it for personal occasional projects, it will work. Start doing any kind of volume, though, I wouldn't recommend it. (cages, small production work, etc...) My next projects will be tube doors and quarter panel armor with integrated flat tube flares...good luck with your purchases and your upcoming tour, keep the sunny side up and the rubber side down, man...

BTW, what die did you go with? I have a 1.75 on a 5.5 CLR

 

1.75 4.5... it was a $150 jump for the 1.75 6 CLR... they had nothing in between yet but saw on pirate they are working on it... the 4.5 they say you will see some flattening with DOM which really should be expected with any bender that tight... it will just make for nice tight bends on the interior and according to there geometry and calculations only make the bend 5% weaker... im good with that since more than likely there will be other weak point to go first...

I was in the Marines from 02-07 but got out... worked for the DoD for awhile and now a government contractor... so cant take all the credit these days but pretty much work side by side and even ran into some of my ole Marine buddies lol...

 

i have the pro-tools bender and notcher.
i am thinking of upgrading the shaft with the swag replacement shaft, if mine ever fails.
picked mine up from TMR.

 

nice... i looked at theirs also... actually hadnt looked at the notcher that i can remember... to late now though... i ordered the JD2 cheaper one based off reviews of customer service and a couple threads i found on pirate of people liking it as much or better than the notchmaster... with me having a drill press and the ability to get it mounted on the tube already on the truck i think itll work out the best for versatility for me...

 

Used to help a bud out he has the JD2 bender he bought the manual one and converted it to hyd. W used to us the ol joint jigger in a drill press. Man...... I just looked at a few notchers and a HF bender $$$ to much for me to use it once or twice . I will wait and take my stuff I want to bend back down with me and use my buds bender.

 

the HF bender wont bend what you want though... its no good...