Thread: Planetary Tubing Bender

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Hey i was wondering if anybody knew where i can get one fairly cheap?, or i was thinking about making one ,i thought maybe some one here already did maybe i could get some ideas,the only one ive found is from eddie paul industries, and its 1 grand,and fairly small ,any ideas would be greatly apreciated

I have an old Hausfield tubing bender that I bought at a machine shop auction many years ago. I added a degree wheel and hydraulics too it. Friend of mine just bought a brand new mandrel type tubing bender with 3 sets of dies and followers for a bit over $800.00

Maybe we are not even talking the same type of equipment, not sure what you mean by a planetary tubing bender??? The one I'm referencing is for bending round tubing for roll bars, crossmembers, frame rails, etc.

The one im refering to bends pipe or flat stock in various degrees of radius, instead of 45,90 degree bends, say i want to build a round table out of steel i would need a planetary bender to make the full radius bend

Eastwood has a rolling die tubing bender in their catalogue for about $800. It looks like it would be fairly simple to build one, if you have access to a lathe.

Hotroddaddy
Are you refering to the bender which has 3 steel rolls for bending any arc by adjusting the distance between the rolls??

Originally Posted by cffisher

Hotroddaddy
Are you refering to the bender which has 3 steel rolls for bending any arc by adjusting the distance between the rolls??

The unit which has 2 stationary rolls and one adjustable roll is infinitely adjustable---Eastwood says that it will roll a complete circle---in fact the round handwheel on the Eastwood machine is made on one of the same machines----however it does not have any preset angles like 45, 90, or 180 degrees. The eastwood unit comes with 3 diferent diameter pipe (tubing) dies, thats all. It is not intended for flat barstock. Here is a picture of a home made version of the Eastwood unit, which will bend round, flat, or bar stock---all you have to do is change the shape of the 3 rolling dies. If you wanted to make smaller arcs, the 2 stationary rollers would have to be closer together.

This is the $800 Eastwood bender---I suppose you could always make different shaped dies for it also, if you had access to a lathe.---This Eastwood unit will not bend tubing that is heavy enough for a roll bar or safety cage, however the bends in lighter gauge tubing are supposed to be free of distortion.Here is the write-up from Eastwood---looks like the price has gone up
Eastwood Tubing Roller

Bend exhaust tubing, roll bars, coolant lines, and more - up to .090" wall, 1-2" in diameter. Quality aluminum construction with billet steel rollers, and a unique dual-roller drive for effortless bending. Will bend a complete 360 degree circle. The hand wheels are actually created on the same device! Designed for convenient bench top mounting or can be attached to Eastwood's 43512 or 13162 stands. Includes 3 sets of hardened steel rollers, 1", 1-1/2" & 2". MADE IN USA


Bends up to .090" wall steel, copper, and aluminum tubig
Indispensabe for fabricating exhaust, roll bars and more
Includes 3 hardened roll sets for 1:, 1 1/2" and 2: diameter tubing
Incrementally creates the bend for precise control
Included directions guide you step by step thru the entire process




Item# Product Qty Price


28321 Eastwood Tubing Roller
$999.99
Special shipping charges apply.

Old Rob who????

Okay Denny---the neurons are firing a bit slow today. Now I know who you mean. Actually, I downloaded that pic a long time ago off the net---thought that I might build one someday. I'm not sure now if I sent that pic to our mutual aqaintance or if he found it on the net like I did.

Thanks guys thats what im looking for ,the price is a little high for me right now thats why i was thinking of building my own, those pics will help a bunch,ive been designing one in my head for about 6 months,i just thought some of you guys would have info in case i missed an important design feature

I have considered building one numerous times---this past winter when I couldn't find anyone to bend my top bow tubes to a specific radius, I darn near started to build one. The only thing I can't quite figure out on the Eastwood unit, is ---what is that item between the two fixed position rollers at the bottom??? It might be a chain tensioner, but it doesnt really look like one to me.-----any guesses???

Thanks for the pics, Brian..... Would seem that one could repalce that hand powered wheel with an orbital hydraulic motor......

Dave---yes, you could do that. If you were going to make one based on the eastwood design, I would recomend using mild steel plate construction instead of aluminum. You could direct drive off a hydraulic motor to one of the fixed position rollers, or put a sprocket on the hyd. motor with a slide base for chain tensioning, and have the roller chain wrap around 3 sprockets instead of the two.