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What you do with the giveaways is amazing. I have been following every since James (Reaper) got his. Then you came out and helped him with that vet chassis. It is an awesome bender. I know it would be a game changer winning one.
i was one of those exact customers (with the Versa) that you mention having the absolute worst success with 2" .120 4130 tube. New red hole saws or new milwalkee bi metals would have one great cut just like you in video, 2nd cut starts going downhill fast about halfway through the cut when it just wants to slip along the 2nd half of the cut and start to smoke er up. DOM .120 is no problemo whatsoever. hole saws last for 50-60 cuts easy. I am very experienced notching and have had your versa in shop for almost 4 years now. so not technique at all. I was also told at that time that the new black hole saws were coming out soon, and you guys even were nice enough to send me one of your first few black ones, a 1 3/4" and a 2". Sadly they were very off center and crazy wobble/unusable. I was told that the first ones you guys had didnt get some the weighted puck bases welded in line with the rest of the hole saw. I was told that I would get 2 new ones sent when you got the dialed in real batches that would be for sale. This was maybe a year or so ago and never received any. Not that this is your guys bad cause I never really checked back in ever either. But ever since we have not used your guys notcher in our shop for anything 4130. I would love to be able to give these black ones a try now that they have been around for a while. Is there anyone that I should talk to about possibly getting a couple to give it another go? I did love how they had all that weight feel to em. If all is good now we would be down to get back on the Rouge Fab hole saw game for our shop hole saws. Thanks
Y'all should make an adapter kit to convert a JD2 to run vertically and accept the mandrel attachment for those of us who regrettably bought a jd2 model 32 instead of the m625...
That is a very interesting idea! Unfortunately (in this case) JD2 dies are "V" shaped. They are mostly round in the groove, but with a slight V/parabola/etc shaped in there. They are incompatible with mandrels since they pinch the tube in the bend. They work well on most thin wall applications. What are you bending?
Bore scope technology has come a long way. $100 will buy a really decent cam. I'm slightly embarrassed to say I've only used mine to check my dryer vent. All 15 feet were clear for anybody interested
It's always exciting when you upload a video and you anxiously wait for that first comment. Well here it is: You Suck! Haha, I'm just kidding! This is great. I look forward to more of this content from your channel! (and I purchased one of your benders a few years back and it's still awesome!)
This video was so much fun to make! We're working on the car still, and we're going to be bringing you more content as we get it edited! What do you think the Lbs/HP will be? Think we can get under 7 lbs per HP? -Joe
You seem to know what you’re doing. I’m new to bending pipe. I want to buy a bender to make a roll bar for my Blazers. So much to learn. Any recommendations on what bender to buy. I don’t want to go cheap. How much is a set up like this ?
Hey @chevyk5blazer you can get a basic package from us with our standard bender, hydraulics, and one size die set, for about $1500 before shipping. Feel free to email us at sales@roguefab.com to get a quote!
You can if you want. It's an articulating vise with a linear drill shaft. You already have a beefy linear drill shaft (drill press). Either line yours up with the notcher shaft, or remove the block and shaft and see if your drill press will tolerate that type of loading on the spindle. I've seen several set up with our notchers over the years. -Joe
This is excellent. Cannot wait to swing purchasing the roll-cage builders package for the RU-vid channel as we progress into the Metal Fabrication world.
Best believe we will be in the next drawing! We didnt win this time but congrats to the folks that did. Such an awesome thing you guys are doing! Hear nothing but good things about your products.
Congratulations to the winners. Was struggling go listen in (late) while on a cruise ship with so-so wifi. Thanks Rogue Fab for doing these drawing & answering questions. Finish your race car project, you guys should then try building one of the KJ Buggies….
Triangularized tube bender?... You guys may have hit upon something. I can see some intake/exhaust manifolders that would pay extra for that coolness....Just saying.... opportunity knocks. Cycle frames?!🤷🏼♂️
i just wish all this computer would have been around when i start building car your video are great this old guy has learn a lot of short cut from you guy thank you
When are the new TWR pressure block dies going to be sent out to the customers who purchased the TWR before they were available? TWR is an amazing addition to your benders btw
Place an order for anything, put in the notes which size you want to upgrade. We'll send it out with your order at no additional charge. Or give us a call, you can pay shipping and we'll still send you one for no additional charge. This deal is for ANYONE who has bought a thin wall roller! -Joe
would a thin wall support die for your 6" radius die using 1.75" .120 wall DOM Steel make a noticeable difference in visual deformation? I'm getting roughly 7% currently
It makes a measurable improvement, but it is nothing like a mandrel. You're getting 7% and a mandrel on that application will be about 1%. I would estimate the thin wall roller to be closer to the 7 than the 1. If you want an exact number, e mail us and we can test it for you. Thank you for the comment/question. That is super relevant. -Joe
Super glad you like it@@danielbuck ! I will try to circle back here and fill out the % for anyone else reading this once we're done. Feel free to ask again (to anyone else who wants to know if we forget). -Joe
@@salesroguefab6034 Thanks for testing that Collin! Is there much visual difference between 5% with the TWR die and 7% without? I would love to see a photo or video comparison of the two!
My cousin has one of your notchers and I do believe this is the upgrade we've been looking for. Thank you for this video. Can't wait to upgrade to your notcher. Keep up this great content. This is the kind of content, us beginners need. Thank you again.
Ain reason is that we got a running clean e46 for $400. I've never heard anyone argue E36 as better (unless they want to weld on control arms, since they're steel). What makes them better? A little late for us to change now... -Joe
@@RogueFabrication Oh man, 400 dollar for a clean running E46? I live right next to Germany but I cant find them that cheap! If left original there is not much difference but we build drift cars and the steering geometry of a E36 is far more easy to modify. At the moment we are restomodding an old 2002 and in the front its all E36. E30 at the back.
I have a question regarding tube size and dies. I'm building a tube bender for 1 5/8" tube. I chose this size since galvanized chain link fence posts are sold in 1 5/8 inch OD and I'd like to try bending go-kart and bike frames. The thing I noticed is the tube is about .025 larger than 1 5/8 inch. This prevents it from sitting all the way into the bending die. It leaves a gap of about 1/16 of an inch under the pipe. I'm wondering if it will just force its way into the die once I start bending? Or do you think it will kink? I'm not opposed to sanding the die to make it slightly larger so the two parts fit together better since it was a relatively inexpensive die. Any advice? Thanks.
You have 1 1/4 pipe. It is 1.660 OD. Tubing is 1 5/8 (1.625). We explain the difference in the tech section at roguefab.com. As for bending material in the wrong die, I would just get tubing. It's better. Or give it a shot and see how it goes. -Joe
