Paul,

I was thinking of another line of Imperial benders made of steel. Individual
sizes for tube size and the handle swivels to do the over 90 bends to 180.
When guys tried bending .065 wall tube, if the tube had any "dirt" on it the
bend shoe friction was enough resistance and the handle would break at the
swivel. These are the ones that left a "divot" in the tube. Those forged
aluminum ones look good. I would put a little grease or never seize on the
bend shoe to reduce friction and wear.

Dale Davies

Well for our purposes .035 is sufficient.
It seems to work well enough. I'll try the grease.


Paul Lamar