anyone used the pipe bender from harbor freight and tool - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards

tripingeorge3 · 02-26-2008, 02:45 AM

i was going to purchase one a while ago, but i saw one in the summit racing catalog and it it said not for exhaust. exhaust pipe is too thin. but can this be useful for fabing subframe connectors

Shagwell · 02-27-2008, 01:22 PM

deffnitely not for exhaust. Thin wall takes very specific tooling.

sfc's and such it does pretty well, although tighter bends can "dimple" thus won't pass tech for racing. - I've done quiet a bit of chassis/suspension work utilizing one. The more experience you get, the better you can do with it. - Hard to beat for the $.

EvilCartman · 02-28-2008, 01:21 AM

Guys in the 4x4 community call it the "kinker".

Fast92RS · 02-28-2008, 04:54 PM

How far of a bend can you do with out dimpling the metal? I was looking at one myself. I just wanted to add a few things here and there on a prebent cage.
I dont think I would need to do any more than a 45 degree angle.