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Old 05-10-2007, 11:03 AM   #22 (permalink)
Jedi_Car_Fan
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Originally Posted by mazdaspeedpower View Post
Why can they only do to 2.5 inch? I don't know that much about Mandrel bending so help me out here. Are there like benders that are limited to what size they can bend or what?
two things...

some machines will only go up to x-size of tubing... while other machines might not have die setups past a certian size.

our bender is good from .500'' - 6.00'' but we've only got dies from .500''-2.75'' and I havent bought 3'' dies as I wouldnt see enough "custom exhaust" work to justify it and when I'm able to get 3'' S/S mandrel bends for $15, buying the dies is far from justifiable...


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