[TheForge] Speaking of benders...

[John Chobrda]

    Loyd: I don't know how much free time you have, but if you can, try to
haunt the equipment auctions. I was at at sheet metal shop sale Wednesday and
saw a "real" Hossfeld with a ton of dies go for $300. If you can't do that
try some used machinery dealers.

Loyd Craft wrote:

> I've been debating the past several months whether to buy one of the
> compact benders and a healthy selection of the dies for it, from shop
> outfitters (www.shopoutfitters.com).    One of the things I don't like
> about internet shopping is I can't hold the darned thing in my hand and
> work the thing.
>
> Good money for a better tool never bothers me.  I hate buying tools
> twice.  But the money we're talking about here is real good money and my
> expectations would be rather high.
>
> The majority of my time with it would be in making tube frames for
> equipment carts, dollies, racks, and the occasional go-kart.    round and
> square tubing.
>
> Need to get something soon.  I've got 6 pieces of equipment that really
> need their own cart or dolly so I don't have to carry them around.
>
> The question is then, I guess...   The expensive one, or the one Harbor
> Freight sells, then go buy a big pile of tubing with the difference.
>
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