Tube Bender Available on Ebay

[wind_rose_2]

He won't ship to Canada but someone else may want this

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330427951601&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Dave

[gene]

I have a spectator's question. When you bend a tube for a Bimini with a tube bender, for example, do you need to fill the tube with sand or some other material to keep it from collapsing at the bend?

A neighbor down the walk way from my shop makes trumpets, and he fills the tubes with a lead type material that hardens at a certain temp and then he bends the tube and is able to reuse the material that he put inside the tube.

Just wondering. Thanks.

Gene

[Mike8560]

boy that a steel , you cant buy the blocks for that chep either.
and Gene no you dont have to fill the tubes with sand.

[hdflame]

For those that looked at it, does it look like all of it is there and in good shape?  I just made an offer on it.

[Eric]

All of it looks like it's there for that 1/2 of the system, you still need to make crowns on the bows and that mechanism is not shown.
Eric

[Mike8560]

Yes it all looks to be good but like Eric said you need a crowner also  to Finnish the job coretly fly. I wonder if he has / had that too

[Can-Vas]

That is a super price for sure - although a 6" radius is probably too small for most marine frames,  still at that price buying the new 10" dies will still be way way less than buying a new system

[Mike8560]

6" would be ok for small tops on most lake boats where Bobby is.

actually the 32 bayliner i just sold had frame with a radius of less then 6"s
I though it odd but it didnt look bad at all  Howard and kept the headroom fuller to the sides.

[hdflame]

All of it looks like it's there for that 1/2 of the system, you still need to make crowns on the bows and that mechanism is not shown.
Eric

Is that normally part of it?

[Mike8560]

Bobby th crowner is a seperate tool with 3 rollers.  You crank the pipe through and the tube is curved the length of the tube.

[hdflame]

Bobby th crowner is a seperate tool with 3 rollers.  You crank the pipe through and the tube is curved the length of the tube.

Is it normally sold separately or do they come together?

[Mike8560]

Sold seperatly Bobby. 

[wind_rose_2]

l am surprised no one has just paid the price and bought it...l tried and would have been happy with the price but the seller would not ship to Canada.

[hdflame]

l am surprised no one has just paid the price and bought it...l tried and would have been happy with the price but the seller would not ship to Canada.

The reason I made an offer is I thought the shipping was too high.  I don't remember now, but it was about $80 just for shipping! :o

[wind_rose_2]

WOW!
l wonder what the manufacturer charges to ship a new one?
$80 is nutz.. even into Canada