I usually farm this out but I am getting more need to do it in house - anyone do this in house? what roller do you use?
I usually use 1" or 2" square aluminum tube
Posted by Jake Lyman (Member # 3280) on :
I don't have an answer but I am curious as well.
Posted by Gary Boros (Member # 8487) on :
The right tool for something like that is a universal bender. The industry standard has been the Hossfeld bender:
hossfeldbender.com
Another really good company is Shop Outfitters:
shopoutfitters.com
Of course you can get cheap imitations from Harbor Freight and Chinese suppliers but you get what you pay for.
Posted by Harris Kohen (Member # 2139) on :
Bending Square tubing requires a special type of die, that not only holds the sides in check but also dimples the inside edge of the bend radius, I have built a 1" tubing bender out of scrap steel that resembles an electricians conduit bender. we have aptly named it the hatchet due to its looks. If you go on you tube, do a search on bending square tubing you might find it there. otherwise google it. I know I found it on the web and you can too.
