two things I need to know.

[Jeepless]

Which bender and what welder are you all using and why.

 

[CrustyJeep]

Protools knockoff thingy, because it turned up on craigslist for cheap :redneck:

MM175, because I did the homework and decided that would be plenty of welder for me, Miller has a great reputation for quality and customer support, and I knew it would have excellent resale value should I decide to upgrade. I was wrong on the "plenty of welder" part, but it gets the job most of the time

 

[crash2]

pro tool 105hd--full hydro with lots of dies

mm250 wire feed--blow holes in 3/4 if I want to :redneck:

 

[Roccrawler]

MM251
MM210
MM135 (Motorhome welder)
Hypertherm plasma cutter
thermal dyn tig
Pro tools bender

ooh ya the good old Harbor freight pipe bender :redneck:

 

[TreeClimber]

Hobart 175 (220v)

JD2 model 4 bender, full hydraulic.

 

[crash2]

MM251
MM210
MM135 (Motorhome welder)
Hypertherm plasma cutter
thermal dyn tig
Pro tools bender

ooh ya the good old Harbor freight pipe bender :redneck:

Some day you will be all growed up and learn how to use them :flipoff: :redneck: :redneck: :redneck:

 

[Hip]

JD2 bender
hobart 180 welder

i wanted the miller or hobart 210 but just could not come up with the funds. the 180 will do 90 percent of the stuff i do and i have the ol lincoln buzzbox for those heavy days.

 

[no excuses]

JD2 model 3 full manual pull
MM 175 big enuff for most jobs that I need to do and if its not big enuff then break out the old buzz box, or take it down to work on the mm350 and do it there as govt work :haha: .

 

[NotMatt]

JD2 model 3

Lincoln 175 MIG with gas - for the smaller stuff
Some old Craftsman 220v stick welder - for the bigger stuff

 

[Dude]

I had a JD2/3 and a Lincoln 250 welder, they both worked great.

 

[pbmcauliffe]

JD2 M3 bender
Miller MM210 x2 migs (one setup for thick, one for thin)
Syncrowave 180sd tig

 

[Jeepless]

Wow, I see lots of JD2 benders out there, has anyone used their bendtech software you can purchase?

 

[JPFREAK]

Pro Tools 105HD...Armstrong Baby (hydro is for pussies:corn: )

Miller 175 Mig

Hypertherm Plasma 135?

 

[binderbound]

Pro tools 1 shot air over hydro.

MM180

hypertherm plasma

Enco tubing notcher:redneck: with the tiajuanatube clamp.

I'm sure I broke every rule of machining but WTF. End mills make beautiful copes.

 

[TMFabrication]

Pro-Tools 105 HD
Panasonic 260
Prest-o-weld 135
Small Mac tools plasma...wish it was bigger

 

[spectra]

JD Bender for tube
Ercolina for poop pipe
Pro Tools godzilla notcher
Miller 251
Hobart 180
Thermal Dynamics plasma
Miller Syncrowave for a tig
Also a few gas drives if I need to travel

I own a small fab shop so it is easy to start collecting tools and things

 

[Bunk1]

Pro tools 1 shot air over hydro.

MM180

hypertherm plasma

Enco tubing notcher:redneck: with the tiajuanatube clamp.

I'm sure I broke every rule of machining but WTF. End mills make beautiful copes.

Bigger cutter = slower speeds..Listen and feel and go with your instinct. Then push it harder once yer comfy.

 

[Dude]

mm250 wire feed--blow holes in 3/4 if I want to :redneck:

Thats not right!!!!!
:haha: :clappy: :redneck:

is the pro tools a better bender?? as far a durability?

 

[Dude]

Bigger cutter = slower speeds..Listen and feel and go with your instinct. Then push it harder once yer comfy.

yes they do!

all you need to do is change out your tooling and you have it!! :;

 

[Brian H]

MM251
MM210
MM135 (Motorhome welder)
Hypertherm plasma cutter
thermal dyn tig
Pro tools bender

ooh ya the good old Harbor freight pipe bender :redneck:

Whos protools bender Troy?