JMR tube bender

[Jeff_B]

Anyone have experience with this bender? Likes / dislikes?

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[Jkrell]

i have built a few cages with one...I had to massage the dies a little bit to keep them from gouging the tubes on spring back but besides that i have been nothing but happy with it. The thickest I bent with it was 1.75 .120 and it actually sounded like the pump was straining some but Jim told me it will do up to .188 wall 1.5 no problem....Overall i think its one of the best made, and well thought out benders on the market. Definately a lil pricey compared to the others out there but a top quality tool no doubt.

His new notcher is really cool also, I havent had a chance to use it but the concept of it seems to be better than the standard notchers out there.

jk

[Jeff_B]

What do you mean by massage the dies?

This will be my first tube bender and I want to make sure I buy the right one the first time! What do you think about the Pro-Tools model? What other benders should I consider?

Thanks for the help!

[DEZFAN]

Where can I find information on the new JMR notcher?

[Scott_F]

I have also been searching and don't want to buy a kinker or clunker.

This one looks like a lot of bend for the buck.

http://www.toolsplus1.com/eztube.htm

[DEZFAN]

Scott F, I wouldn't buy the "EZ tube bender" . For the same price a JD2 or pro tools would be a better investment.

[Scott_F]

Why? What makes the JD2 or Pro-tools a better choice?

[DEZFAN]

The EZ has aluminum dies that only bend 90 degrees. JD and pro have steel that bend 180. My buddy has an EZ, I tried to bend 1 3/4 DOM .180 wall on it and it gouged the dies. I then tried to bend it on a manual JD and it only slightly bent the main pin after 10 bends. Obviously the material was to heavy for both benders but I'd rather replace a pin than a die. The EZ does come with the air pump, but what's the point if it can't bend heavy stuff?

[roscoe]

I have a jmr bender for about a year and a half i think it works the best of all the benders that i have seen,no problems, just about ready to buy a jmr degree ring and a notcher.

[Scott_F]

OK, I'm off the EZ bender, and I'm onto another one. I just talked to Bryan at Pro-Tools, and he told me about the bender plans at www.gottrikes.com that uses Pro-Tools 105 dies. Bryan said that they built and tested the bender, and it works fine with no die problems. I think I am going to build this bender. Now if only I could buy or borrow a 1.5" 105 die here in SoCal. Does anyone know where I can find these? Bryan said they will not be shipping them until mid January.