What kind of machine do you guys use to roll t bar and or square tubing. Im needing a good roller and hoping to buy something quality. Any advise would be appreciated.
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Baileigh Industrial I have the R-m10 works great. Only thing if you use it a lot your arm is going to get tired. The next model up has the foot pedal but a lot more $...
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Skill saw and a mig welder. :laugh:
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Never tried the T-bar don't see an issue with it not working. I have rolled 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 aluminum square tubing does it with ease. Only trouble on the square tubing is steel or stainless needs to be thin wall. I have rolled flat stock stainless up to 1/4 x 1 1/2 no issue. Never needed to do pipe yet which each of the round dies are sold separate.
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not sure where you got this???? the swag comes with what ever die you want and they have a lot of choices. they also have "harbor freight dies" in many of the same contours. I normally wouldn't tell a guy to go to HF for the "best tool" but this is a exception. you could get 2 more dies and the wing kit for the HF vs. difference of the $800 swag. just depends on what your gonna do with it. doubt any of them are gonna shine doing T-bar unless its 1 1/4 x 1/8 or something similar.
Swag has over 50 types of dies. U can roll t bars in the square die but if u want it perfect u get a blank top die an cut a groove (or have it done)for the leg of the T.. They'll sell u a blank die
The reason the swag 1 is high is because all faces/sides are machined flat so everything is straight and true
U can bend a 20ft circle with it and the ends will match up, no twist in it. Also it has the digital readout thing so u can make the same bends over and over (like runners in a boat)
I don't regret buying mine at all
Just thought, my cousin builds a fishing or duck boat occasdionly for folks.. He drives an hour each direction to use my roller bc we can bend em in 5min vs working his ass off and them being crooked. I have no experience with any other roller. When I bought mine I wanted a good 1 that would last and do good work so far it's been great
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Il try that swag one. I just called swag the other day and they said it wouldn't roll t bar but I figured there was something I could do. I build boats and am going to use it for 2x2 square on the slick bottoms and t bar on a airboat. I know If your using it and really like it I know it's good.
It'll bend 2x2 no problem. They said it don't bend t bar as in "we don't have dies for that"
Order the roller and square 2x2 dies and get an extra blank top die an get a groove cut into the thickness u need. If u don't have a lathe, a machine shop would prolly do it for 20 bucks
Then u can bend 2" square and Tbars too, just swap the top die
Also if u haven't ever used 1, when it comes to a roller, remember that a little goes a long way as far as the pressure
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I want to live next to a $20 machine shop.
I had 3 sets of HF dies (9 total) tuned and got raped for $850
I had 3 sets of HF dies (9 total) tuned and got raped for $850
Ouch!!! Stuff I've had done at machine shops that I couldn't do myself didn't cost much bc it'd be folks I somewhat knew. I've never dealt with random 1s
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