[TheForge] Speaking of benders...

Fri Mar 15 08:52:02 2002

And I was at an Amish buggy auction in Indiana last week watching a Hosfeld
sell for almost $500.00. It and a 25# Little Giant were the hottest items in
the "junk" sale. Several nice anvils and a big swage block too.

(Wonder how the Amish would power the trip hammer?)

Donn

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Chobrda" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 7:25 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Speaking of benders...

>     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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