Bending 101 - Tube Bender Techniques, Design Tips, Layout Tricks, S bends and Measuring, simplified!

Learn how to bend tube accurately in UNDER 7 MINUTES! We show you 3 easy steps to go through design, tube layout, and bending correctly. We also show common mistakes, how to avoid them, and how to make trick bends, like true zero spacing S bends! You can apply this technique to fabricating a roll cage, race car chassis, offroad buggy, handrail, bash bar, bumper, rock slider, exo cage, bicycle, or just about anything.

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Tube Bender, Hydraulics, and Cart
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This process is carried out on Rogue Fabrication equipment (we make the most affordable hydraulic tubing benders, and the most affordable mandrel tubing bender in the world, and we make it all here in the USA), but would work the exact same on any manual pipe bender, like one made by JD2 squared, baileigh industrial, JMR, Pro Tools, and more (like a CNC bender).

[Ziccolumbia]

thank you for demystifying this process, I'm restoring a vintage race car and really want to build a modern roll cage.

[boosteddartls]

Bent a lot of custom exhaust for years and well that’s been a while, today we build from Mandrel Stainless pieces, for cage work this will be awesome! Tailpipes over the axle get fun to not have rattles and to look symmetrical... very nice machine

[MLFranklin]

Very cool process you've lined out here.

[larryputter]

I recently purchased the Rogue Fab 605 bender & just completed my first project, a cart similar to the Rogue Fab cart with the bent square tubing. Never bent tubing before but using the info from this video I made my 4 legs with great success (they all matched perfectly). I’m impressed with my new bender. It was fun to weld together, & It’s easy to bend with.
Thanks Rogue Fab for making these videos

[ChrisVDERacing]

This helps out massively for knowing what and how your product works much better! Definitely need to get more stuff!

[nicksweetman]

This video answered a lot of questions I had on my first bends. Looking forward to more info. You can never have enough!

[ryanmcfann]

I’ve been following for a few months and I can’t believe I didn’t know you guys had a channel. I also can’t believe these vids don’t have hundreds of thousands of views! So much info 😍💰💰💰

[samuelpeirce]

first time bending, bought your m605 machine welded it together and getting started. thank you for the help on the phone in placing the order. it was fast and hassle free. keep the videos going they are great for novices like me.

[shoeboxgarage]

Thank you for the video, it definately shows the machine's capabilities well. It makes it hard to look at other machines after watching.

[jasonwalker]

Great bending 101 video. While I have never used the RF bender specifically the video is a great place to start. One good thing about the RF tools is the large library and customer support available. Made in the USA is a big factor when choosing the right bender. Good job.

[tomfitzgibbons]

Have been looking at getting a tube bender for my new shop and nothing else compares to the capability and features. Plus with these instructional videos for support it's making my decision easy.

[poffrey]

I can't wait to get this bender. I have your tube notcher and holy crap it works well!!! Also have bought all the upgrades for my roller. Thanks for the great American made products! Also thanks for all the cool videos you all have made.

[tonyabdalla]

Thanks for the effort you put into this video. Look forward to more of them!

[timkuch]

Can’t wait to budget in this bender!!!

[rossschaefer]

Awesome ideas. Will definitely be marking my bend and clamp locations this way.

[travisvalcourt]

This thing is amazing hopefully one day I can buy one definitely one of the dream tools for the shop

[davecarnevale]

I've used a buddy's Rogue Fab bender and it is addictive, can't wait to have one of my own

[edh]

Very nice looking bender, you make it look simple and easy. I have only bent tubing a few times and would like to own a bender and learn to use it correctly. Thanks for the video.

[alhubb]

Thanks! Some of the Best produced and edited videos on YouTube!!!

[Pokerbroze]

learned to bend tube in the Fab school excited to get home and play with the mandrel and see the difference!