[TheForge] Speaking of benders...

[GHS]

I have talked with a few shops that have
the shopoutfitters bender. They were
pleased with it. I still bought the HF
version. My work is mostly light stuff
that is well within the range of the
cheaper tool. Besides at $50. it will
pay for itself almost immediately. If it
saves an hour or two, I can throw it
away and come out ahead. If I ever
develop a Hossfeld out shopoutfitters
size appetite, then I'll just install
this one at the other end of the shop,
or downstairs, right next to one of the
"extra" vises.

Mike Graf

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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