Thread: Bending tubes
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habbi
 
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Try a muffler shop, my local one does bends for me in 1.5" aluminum sch. 40
pipe for 5 bucks a bend. One of there shoes may fit your tubing.

"V8TR4" wrote in message
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I am considering doing a go kart kit. I actually want to build a kit, even
though I can probably be better off buying it already made. I want the joy
of building it myself. I am looking at some plans that use 1.5" and 2"

..090
wall mild steel round tube. I will need to be able to do some basic

bending
to these tubes. What are some cheap ways of doing this. I was considering

a
conduit bender. The kind you get from home depot for 30 bucks or so. Would
that work for a one time project not needing too many bends?

Harborfreight has some pipe benders,and I know that means 2" is not 2",

but
is there some way to use one of these seemingly cool hydraulic pipe

bendres
they sell?

this will be a one time deal, so I'm not looking for anything

professional,
but I'm looking for any suggestions.

Thanks