This is a great Video - you helped me a lot to do it myself for some month. And now i have a unique E-Bike as well and some videos are coming out too on my chanel. Thank your for sharing how you did it.
There is no electrical hazard to drilling that stainless in a bucket of water with a corded drill (unless of course, you stand in the bucket and drop the drill in the water also)
Hi Rich, Nice video, well thought out. I am looking at two similar benders on eBay because I am wanting to make a new sprayhood frame and safety rail gate supports for my small yacht using 25.4mm stainless steel tube - quotes from companies willing to do the jobs are nearly what the boat is worth!! The only thing is that the odd kink could be hidden on the sprayhood frame once the canvas has been fitted, but I can't do with any kinks on the gate supports and these will be almost a 180 degree bend. Anyway, your video has given me a few ideas, and I have decided to go for one of the benders on eBay and give it a go. Keep up the good work, I've subscribed to your channel - are you in Yorkshire? (looks like it, but probably wrong).
I applaud your effort ... however. This was a failure. That's fine, I fail trying new things all the time, but let's not pretend this was a success and talk others into doing the same, creating an expectation of success. Damaged / kinked 2mm tubing is likely only as strong as 1mm tubing that is properly bent. The tube that you bent had kinks, as you pointed out, and the bend did not stay level. The kinks are due to the design of the machine (mostly the die) and not staying level because you are overloading the bender so much, that it is pulling up on the tube, causing the tube to bend upwards. I'm assuming that it would work much better with thinner wall tubing, or if you add some support to the arm, perhaps add a lower plate instead of having it only supported at the top of the die (likely not easy to do). To get a full 180º bend, I would try extending the die slightly, an inch or two. This will likely cause the pipe to get stuck on the die when you do 180 bends, but if it stops it from kinking, it would be worth it. Sorry if my comment seems a little harsh... it just seems to me that this video has the potential misinform people or give them unrealistic expectations... perhaps costing them a lot of time and money.
Digging the build. Looks more like a mini bike set up more then a ebike but still cool none the less (going for more of a ruff cycle frame myself) but I live close to town.. Will have to keep watching to see how well the ebike holds up in the terrain where you are..
I'm about to get this exact same bender for the exact same reason. (Great minds quote) and I was about to mount it to a large block of wood as you..Now watching your video I think I will put a concrete post in the ground and build a mount from there lol watching as writing looks like you did the same..Great tip on the weld on the roller will have to have a look at mine when I get it..Might try to sleeve it..Subbed for your ebike build..
This kind of video's make me smile. You know how to screw ( opposite ), you are resourceful and have material knowledge. I like people who work with their hands like this. Keep going on.
Excellent mod idea. Im Impressed with what ive seen folks do with it (so far) if i buy one, Ill be modding it a bit too: ill weld “gussets” to that lever so it can take punishment of a longer lever bar…although if its crappy cast metal im not sure if i could do this successfully. Maybe ill fab a new beefier arm altogether But Im wondering whats the heaviest wall thickness 7/8” or even 1” stainless that this unit will do?
Do u now axacly when part 6 coms out. I realy like ur videos and im gona mske my own bike ..but 8n pedals not electrick...bqy the wey im from serbia ..
Hello man, I loved the videos you made of the electric bike, but could you give the dimensions of the frame only so much length, width and height, it would be of great help, I would like to be able to imitate you and try to do it here in Argentina. many greetings and congratulations on your job
