Which Tube Bender????

nappy_TJ · Mar 27, 2007

Ok I have about $700.00 or so to work with I have looked around the web for different prices on the Pro-tools 105 standard set....shipping is the killer though. The best price I have found so far is on the www.xtremecrawlers.com site. The question I have is what die should I get? Do I need a 240 degree or would 120 be fine....the cost difference is huge. What do you guys think? What works best for what solution cage, bumpers, etc

nappy_TJ · Mar 27, 2007

I was thinking I should have put this in this section....thanks

ridinwfo · Mar 27, 2007

This guy has good deals!

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=390293

nick c · Mar 27, 2007

ridinwfo said:
This guy has good deals!

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=390293

Just so you know 'that guy' is xtremecrawlers.com

nice to see you guys agree...I have to say though that they have the best customer service I've seen out there.

no excuses · Mar 27, 2007

I bought my JD2 mod3 from the local Vancouver bolt and he beat the best price I could find on the net by quite a bit and noo shipping. Also go with the 240degree die. It would suck needing to make a 180 and only able to go 120 degrees:booo: .

nappy_TJ · Mar 27, 2007

Thanks

ToyZuki · Mar 28, 2007

I ordered the jd2 and 1.75 5.5r die from the internet and it came to $680. A week and a half and its supposed to be here tomorrow

nappy_TJ · Mar 28, 2007

ToyZuki said:
I ordered the jd2 and 1.75 5.5r die from the internet and it came to $680. A week and a half and its supposed to be here tomorrow

Does that come with everything, degree, stand, extension and shipping? Where did you order from?

Robinhood · Mar 29, 2007

I just ordered mine from Medford tools just under $600.00 with shipping for a JD2 with degree wheel and a 1 1/2" die

ToyZuki · Mar 29, 2007

Every thing you listed but the stand. I'm not paying that much for a piece of 4x4 tubing, besides I have nowhere to mount it so I'm fabbing a mount that will slide in the reciever of my truck so if I'm doing a cage for someone else I can just load it up and go.
Also got the extension handle.

Medford tools

--toyguy--- · Mar 29, 2007

pro tools 105 working great here!

nappy_TJ · Mar 30, 2007

Pro Tools

I decidede to go with Pro-tools, their service is great and Jim hooked a brotha up.:nana1: :nana1: :nana1:

Pook · Mar 30, 2007

There a few cad files for the jd2 floating around on the net that you can have cut at your local shop for alot cheaper, then spend all your money on dies.

Thats what I did.

chevyxj · Apr 1, 2007

nappy where did you order it and how much did you get it for?

TB-F · Apr 2, 2007

I have been using the hell out of my JD2 since I got it. Has the hydro kit on it and seems to work great. Good repeatability on all the bends.

Bunk1 · Apr 2, 2007

Pook said:
There a few cad files for the jd2 floating around on the net that you can have cut at your local shop for alot cheaper, then spend all your money on dies.

Thats what I did.

I have one and im thinking hard about turning em out at work.

I got my jd2 ages ago with the degree wheel and 1 1/2 die for 530 shipped from florida, Has worked fine for ages however i really like the follower design of the pro tools set.

darius · Apr 2, 2007

pro tool's one shot.

Pook · Apr 3, 2007

Bunk said:
I have one and im thinking hard about turning em out at work.

I got my jd2 ages ago with the degree wheel and 1 1/2 die for 530 shipped from florida, Has worked fine for ages however i really like the follower design of the pro tools set.

The new material on the new followers is alot better than the old stuff. I have been using the crap out of mine for the last 2 years and still going strong, no gouging or anything.