Using a Hydraulic Pipe Bender to Make a Metal Tree - Kevin Caron

Kevin uses a hydraulic pipe bender to make sections of a metal tree trunk for a public sculpture commissioned by the city of Avondale, Arizona. He shows how the pipe bender works, and shares some tricks, too, revealing how he creates a pattern to replicate the shapes.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• pipe bender
• hydraulic pipe bender
• public art commission
• public sculpture
• Kevin Caron

[dodge171]

why does no one put 16 ton bender vids on to hell with the hand pump step on ped and watch it go

[kevincaron]

@dodge171 These are cheap to buy. Big hyd. benders are not so cheap.

[SpecialAndNotDumb]

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa what ya doing kev

[kevincaron]

@SpecialAndNotDumb Don't cry!!  Everything will be all right...

Oh yeah, I'm typing.........

[SpecialAndNotDumb]

@kevincaron You really are not that thick are you that you could not detect the sarcasim in my comment ? waaa whatcha ya doin kev .

PS: I wait with anticipation and buttocks clentched to your next installment of videos on waaa whatchya ya doin kev , Im hoping its an informative 5:04 run down on how to operate a teaspoon

[kevincaron]

@SpecialAndNotDumb ..I am going to add you to the special file. Just so ICan keep an eye on you.

And yes, my tongue is firmly in my cheek.

[OpeiGrafikka]

My god, he's big-bird!

[neonphaze]

@m13hty Its because exhaust tube is too thin. The pipe has to be atleast 3mm wall thickness for this type of bender, because the material has to "stretch" as it bends. If the pipe is too thin it can't stretch so it just kinks. Exhaust are usually bent in a mandrel bender.

[farrellhunter]

@m13hty This is just a cheap chinese bender and the dies are all wrong. the only way is to fill the pipe full of sand. Just face it some tools ain't worth buying! :I

[chevyvictor]

painstakingly slow! go hire some mexican labour lol. ih gringo works out, set him up with a good job