"I am currently a student in a machine shop course at a local community college.... I must say I am impressed with the detail (of the plans) and they are easy to read too.  Some of the blueprints in our textbook takes a lawyer to figure them out."
L. B. - Pocahontas, Arkansas, USA.

"By the way, your project packages are excellent!  I have printed out the
bender package and I'm reviewing it and so far it is very much worth
it's money compared to other packages I have seen purchased from the
internet."
J. W. - Toronto, Canada.

"I've made a No. 3 bender from your plans now, it was really easy to make following your layout."
P. E. - Sweden.

"I have just finished building and using your tube bender… A very nice tool to have, glad I made one, thanks for the plans."
S. D. - Australia.

This is the mother of all DIY benders! It is capable of bending both 4130 chrome moly and mild steel DOM tube (Ø12mm [1/2"] – Ø50mm [2"]) but also square tube (12mm [1/2"] – 50mm [2"]) and pipe (Ø12mm [1/2"] – Ø38mm [1-1/2"]), using commercially available dies.  

The No.3 Bender is perfect for larger projects and professional use, offering some marked improvements over commercially bought variants. A time-saving quick action clamp secures the tube to the die and will not mark the tube unlike the more common use of a bolt pressing against the tube. 

The Bender can be quickly de-mounted and stored away when not in use. 

The Bender is designed with the utmost simplicity of construction in mind. The Stand and most of the other components can, in most instances, be made from common steel off-cuts found in the average workshop.

While the arms and ratchet can be made using a pedestal drill and hacksaw or angle grinder, they would be much easier produced using a bandsaw or by laser or water jet cutting. Laser cutters are all over the place these days, so it would be quicker and quite cheap to have the parts laser cut.

The only other tools required are a felt tip marker, a tape measure, a setsquare, an adjustable bevel, a hacksaw or cut-off saw, a pedestal or hand drill, a welder, and an angle grinder or file for finishing. 

Die sets for round and square tube and pipe are available by mail order or on-line.

More than just a collection of CAD drawings, this comprehensive PDF Manual consists of the following:

• Thirty four pages. 
• Sixteen CAD drawings.
• Four polychrome 3D CAD images.
• Full Bill Of Materials.
• Combined imperial and metric format.
   

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