Making Tube Clamps - Compact Bender Tips

I had a project that required using the compact bender, so I decided to take this opportunity to share a few tips I've learned over the years.

[@NMranchhand]

Two years ago, when I started with a bender, this video was the most valuable, practical instruction to be found on KZbin. It still is. I've had an awful lot of fun since then and avoided a lot of frustration due to the terrible instructions that came with it from China and the "unboxing" and know-nothing, "first impression" and "review" videos crowding my bandwidth. I'm sorry it took so long to say it but, Thanks a Million.

[@chuckrg36]

10/29/2017 -- Recently bought one of these benders, and found that the instructions were not very extensive. Your video is extremely helpful! The bender is well made and has a lot of versatility, but one must think "creatively" to use it, as you showed. Chuck in Michigan

[@grassroots9304]

Nicely done. This does a nice job of showing some of the functionality of the unit.

[@douglasalan7786]

Pretty informative.Saved it for someday. Might do nice in an air system out in my other building.One with dry air only, another with a separator luber for air tools.

[@jacksonvillereclaimedwood6709]

This is a really well done video. I think I’ll get one of those benders now.

[@thepopularjockkiller]

Great video - Thank you for posting.

[@slowcountryboy476]

You finally started to demonstrate the tool at 0:44!! Finally!! I jest of course. The guy on the video before this one was still blabbering away at 3:34!! The one before that was a big "portly" guy sitting on a stool or chair and blabbered away and kept messing with his camera while blabbering. Please forgive me for being a Slow Country Boy, but I get impatient when someone talks and talks and talks about stuff that has no thing to do with subject at hand before demonstrating a tool. You went right into it. Thank you for that.

[@mochadrinka8419]

I've got a bunch of pipe from my employer that I want to make stuff out of with my everlast welder. Thank you for the very useful tips.

[@denisrose6486]

Nice, I just go a Compact bender, at your Video was really good, Lots of tips thanks for posting it

[@chris-the-bodge-sculptor]

Great job Matthew , a well filmed and informative tutorial

[@WideVisionMetalFab]

Thanks Chris!

[@scabahorn]

Good job showing the bends and explaining how to do a complex bend

[@RRRWillSell]

I have a project and found this tool but did not understand how to use it. Your video went over using I believe every portion of the tool, I think I am ready now, thanks. Well done!

[@andrewjackson3327]

I really liked this video too. I haven't bought this tool yet and I learned a lot. I really want to start making some things and making some extra money with my everlast.

[@mtm101designs9]

Thanks, your video is the best that I have found on my new bender.

[@sbennettyt]

Thanks. I wondered how to use the right angle attachment. Thanks for the demo.

[@michaelcarl7531]

Ditto of NMranchhand's comments 3 years ago. I bought a similar bender to make a specific gift for someone. Lots of trial and error, because the instructions were rudimentary and did not inspire me to experiment beyond that project. Your video encourages me to blow the dust of the bender, and try something new. I suggest that you could make an entire series of 'How-to's on this bender, and many of us would follow closely. Thanks.

[@akbychoice]

Nice job explaining the positioning and bend sequences.

[@SidneyPratt]

Thanks for the great tip. Hope to use it soon.

[@theblade9024]

Thanks. New to using a bender and I like that you moved the pivot further up the handle. It expanded my thought process for possibilities to be pushing rather than pulling during the bend.

[@randybingham281]

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[@randybingham281]

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[@ronperino7699]

Nice job and demo..thanks!!

[@paranoy69]

thank you to show us how to use this bender. I just came to bought one from KAKA Industrial YP-38 Floor Type Metal Bender by Amazone. and the instruction manuel is the worst i ever saw. so big MERCI to you.

[@youtubetrucker8203]

Thank you. I'm a pandemic.. or whatever blacksmith. I learned to become an iron worker in quarantine in a small NYC apartment! I just got my manual bender a couple of weeks ago.

[@110welding]

best tutorial yet that I seen, thanks

[@WideVisionMetalFab]

You're Welcome!

[@MrVailtown]

Great Job. 👍👌✌️😇

[@fernandolevrino5488]

gracias por compartir su idea!

[@brianharnett1159]

Thanks for the tips, good presentation.

[@WideVisionMetalFab]

You bet!

[@VictorGarcia-gj3ll]

Thanks for share your knowledge....greetings from Chihuahua mx

[@WideVisionMetalFab]

My pleasure!

[@TorquinDSL]

Thanks for the video.

[@roughout]

Very good view into the bender. Good video. Thank you for taking the effort.

[@MysteryMycology]

Awesome video. Even better sighs.

[@outsidescrewball]

Thanks Matt for the repost

[@parkmandale]

Thank you!

[@oldoldpilgrim7898]

Good video. I doubt I'll ever get good at making complicated bends like that.

[@jimnelson188]

Good Video, Matt...thanks

[@WideVisionMetalFab]

You're welcome!

[@mrlifetime64]

very clever-i have one of those benders never could figure out how it works - i now have a hydraulic jd2 model 53

[@WideVisionMetalFab]

I really like the look of those JD2 benders! Maybe someday I'll get one.

[@billthompson9595]

great information. To make a particular bend how do you know which part to use and where to place the pins? thank you

[@SisyphusTwo]

Good job..

[@3apples10001]

Nice good work

[@fredfisher2575]

Good video

[@rogerdodger5415]

I have a brain injury. All this flipping and changing the die and moving the fulcrum stuff is a complete mind f¥€k for me. But I LOVE doing stuff like this so... I WILL PERSEVERE! Thanks 🙏🏼

[@matthewsaxman1028]

Nice!

[@randybingham281]

Got my bender down off the top of the cabinet today and screwed it to the floor finally after 15 years. They leave a pretty big foot print on the shop floor. I am running out of shop. Some day I'll build a bigger one. Nice job on bending them brackets. A guy can spend a lot of time tryin to figure out that damn tool. You have done a lot of the leg work on figuring out how to make it work. I still struggle with mine. Have a good day

[@WideVisionMetalFab]

They do take a lot of space. I enjoyed having to bolted to that table, then I could move the table, or unbolt it from the table. I have since gotten that table out of the shop, and now the bender is floating around. I haven't figured out a good solution to hold it in place, yet have it out of the way. You have a good day too!

[@elijahjohnson1184]

If you figure something out make a video. I will have the same problem. I want to weld up a bender with my powerarc but I am reluctant to do it until I figure out where I'm going to put it.

[@edgeluk]

Great video! please can you tell me what are the diameters of holes in frames? Thanks a lot!

[@thedrew2584]

thanks!

[@zoozolplexOne]

Cool !!!

[@jimmilne19]

Nice bending tool. I should be able to make one for myself. Are the roller dies hardened steel? And, are the small holes around the circumference of the circular base just for making a bending stop? One last question, are there any other accessories that you don't show in this video? Again, I enjoyed your program. Thanks for sharing.

[@WideVisionMetalFab]

Howdy again Jim! I just logged in, and there was no notifications. I get ready to log out, and there's yours! :) I think it would quite easy to make. None of the dies are hardened, they are quite soft, actually! The small holes are just for stops, at least to the best of my knowledge. And I have more accessories. I'm planning on doing a couple more videos about the bender, and eventually you will see everything I have for it. I even plan on making some dies for round tubing....in my spare time...so who knows when! LOL Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment Jim! :)

[@joeiorio162]

thank you was good

[@scolarichris]

I am not based in North America so I have ordered one on Ebay. Do you have the scroll attachments for yours? When I watch your videos I am amazed by the open space outside your workshop. Cheers, Chris

[@WideVisionMetalFab]

I do have the scroll attachment, and the picket twister. I love the open space! My closest neighbor is over a mile away and the nearest town is 12 miles away with a population of 105 people. I really do enjoy it out here in the middle of nowhere! :)

[@imadolaby1026]

SUPER

[@scolarichris]

Thanks for this introduction to the bender. I need to order one. Is it the one sold at Harbour Freight? Cheers, Chris.

[@WideVisionMetalFab]

I got this one at Northern Tool, but I'm quite certain it's the same brand as Harbor Freight. Grizzly sells it too, if you want a green version! :)

[@scybuck]

@@WideVisionMetalFabMine is RED.

[@thesincerepatriot8028]

If you could mount this bender any differently, would you? I'm trying to decide if it should be portable or can be close to the wall.

[@WideVisionMetalFab]

I moved this table out of the shop a couple years ago, and I still haven't figured out a good way to mount the bender. It can't be close to a wall, as the metal being bent and the handle often swing to the rear of the machine. I have another table with retractable casters that I'm thinking about mounting it to. Hopefully it's heavy enough to hold the bender. The other idea I had was to make a 2 inch receiver mount for it so I could put it in my welding truck's receiver hitch when I wanted to use it.

[@richhowell6874]

Can you bend 3/8" rebar with this bender?

[@gfontesrey]

Buen día muy buena maquina te felicito desde Uruguay te agradecería si me pudieras pasar medidas o plano para poder hacerme una. gracias

[@OneAchilles]

who reads a language (250 in the world) when posting in America which the Standard is English ????

[@hmsips9931]

would you be able to send the dimensions of the block part. I picked up a used one and need to make a new square. Thanks

[@JDeWittDIY]

Make and model of the bender?

[@kentrockwoodtyler8798]

Is this a Hossfeld 2 bender? Thanks for the video and the demo.

[@WideVisionMetalFab]

Welcome, and Nope, it's a cheap Harbor Freight version.

[@ralfarom8]

Do you think that item is able to bender a number 4 steel bar (12.7mm or 1/2") in an angle of 150 degrees?

[@ypop417]

sharp angle no rounded yes if you are strong enough

[@arcturusbbqsausagemaking2435]

How did you drill into the concrete I'm having alot of trouble drilling into the concrete with a concrete bit ?

[@WideVisionMetalFab]

I didn't put it into concrete, I bolted it to my work table. But since you asked about drilling in concrete, the things that work for me is a good hammer drill and Bosch drill bits. I really don't know what else to say other than see what you can find on KZbin about it. :)

[@jesushernandez2574]

Wide Vision Metal Fab

[@jamiebuckley1769]

you need a hammer drill.

[@benpress8884]

I'm curious as to why you're using the bolt as the center pin. Did you lose the pin that came with the machine?

[@WideVisionMetalFab]

+Ben Press The original pin bent one of the first times I used the machine. One of the other pins is now bent too. Seems they're made from soft material.

[@spencerboaz2385]

+Wide Vision Metal Fab Not a bad idea to replace them with grade 8 bolts from the start if you're going to bend anything heavier than 3/16 . Its a great little bender if you don't over do it .

[@agib245]

Had one for years, hardly used it....shame on me!

[@OneAchilles]

Comment section gives more info that the youtube -- heres what was found without the youtubes knowledge or help--

[@solarguy6043]

I don't know if you've noticed or not, but hardware of every flavor has gotten very expensive, if not ridiculously expensive. I anticipate this cheapo little bender will pay for itself in the first month for anybody that does any kind of fabrication.

[@FlippedSociety]

I make side tables and was ordering some beefy hairpin flat bar legs off a guy on Etsy. in 2 years he 2.5x his prices. Absolute rip off knowing how cheap the stock steel is, plus I was paying for shipping AND duty once into Canada, so out of rage, I am here to now easily (once this damn bender is mastered) make my own hairpin legs.

[@solarguy6043]

At least half of everything I do is because......THEY'RE DOING IT WRONG! Or the price is TOO DAMNED HIGH! Being handy is both a blessing and a curse. @@FlippedSociety

[@DavidStirm]

This guy is sick of it.

[@michael7324]

I noticed that.

[@WideVisionMetalFab]

Who is sick of what??

[@DavidStirm]

@@WideVisionMetalFab just reminds me of an old farmer I knew that was sick of everything. He would always him and hau or sigh whatever you call it while doing things.

[@michael7324]

@@WideVisionMetalFab I think the person was referring to the breathing patter.

[@jimhowell4937]

You sound so disgusted.

[@itsnotlevel2]

Bruh..... You need some cardio

[@freon500]

Thank you!