Harbor Freight Compact Bender 90 Degree Attachment 

Thank you very much. I just received my bender an hour ago and couldn't figure out the right hand bend for the life of me. Like you said the instructions are a waste of ink and paper. I watched your video and understood it right away. Thanks again

Dude thank you. This was tweaking my brain trying to make shelf brackets and your set up was like a light bulb turning on. 👍🏼

Thank you sir! This really helped me. The instructions that the bender came with are not useful; your video is really easy to follow.

Great set up demo, I have this bender and was trying to figure the set up when I came across your video. Thank You!

I've watched this instructional video every time I do square type bends. I've decided to print off your set up and laminate it and post it next to my bender, just for the screwed up way it has to be set-up! I saw, on another fellow's video, where he removed all the wire handles and painted the pins and 90 degree attachment, FIRE ENGINE RED, so I did that. It helped things. Then I made a rack and welded it to the left side of the column, to hold the various pins and other attachments. Then I found a machine shop that would make some more bending dies, and started at 3 1/2" and went up to 6" diameter and removed tge rack from its original location, and put it in the front and the big rack on the side where the little rack was and a pin on the back side to hang the handle when not being used. Then I welded a piece if square tubing at a bit of an angle, as a receiver and gave a slip out rack 4' long to adjust the level of the stock, when using a long stick. Hopefully you can utilize this info to beef-up yours.

Hey Scooter, I took one look at the instructions on my similar Eastwood bender and lunged for someone on here to explain it better. I really appreciate you!

I've watched a number of videos and was just as clueless after watching, UNTIL, I watched yours. Thank you so much. I took pictures of your set up with my phone to keep handy. I'm going back to my shop now and bend some metal.

Best instructions on the web!!! Cheers!

Nicely done! First 90 I could really see well enough to know what was going on. Thanks!

I know this video isn't new but thanks for posting this, it's exactly what I needed today

Thanks for the detailed explanation I wasn't going to buy the Bender because it didn't say it can bend 90°, it only says round so I'm glad you explained it.

Thanks, I have extensively used one of these HF benders for 12- 15 years. Absolutely an indispensable and fabulous shop tool for DIY builders/welders. The soft metal stock pins with my unit rapidly bent with use and I replaced them with grade 8 hitch pins from commercial suppliers. However, the 90 degree strap metal bender was a mystery to me. I could set up the others bends and dies in a flash, but not that one. Thanks for the informative video!

From a novice point of view. This is a well done tutorial... I truly thank u!!!

Thanks brother! I bought a mixer from harbor freights and the instructions were crap. I figured it would be the same for other tools. You saved me from the same headache!!!

I needed this function a short while back and was baffled how to set it up. Thank you for making it simple. I typed out instructions and will keep it with the bender. I use this tool only occasionally and this tutorial will be very helpful in the future. 👍

Thank you - I purchased mine a decade ago and the directions are of no help. I never would have figured it out - thanks!

Thanks for the demonstration! Now I get it. That tool can be used for a sharp sudden bend, any angle, instead of a sweeping radius bend. And I could save money with a coupon! Thanks buddy! 🇺🇸👍

Respect for wearing the best overalls known to man. Can’t beat the Liberty.

Thank you, Scooter. I was on the fence about whether this would do what I needed to do, and after watching this video went out and bought one. Worked just like you demonstrated, and I sure wouldn't have been able to do this from the instructions alone! They don't make any doggone sense at all.

That was way easier than the POS instructions from harbor freight. Thanks a bunch!!

Thanks so much for this totally straightforward video. I have the exact same bender which has been SITTING for 6 months because I couldn’t figure it out! 👍

I’ve had this thing set around the shop for years instructions sucked I couldn’t figure it out so I give up on it I finally decided after needing a piece bent and I was going to get it out give it another try your video was the first one I came to and it was a great help thank you sir very much.

Thanks for the video....First one I've seen that explains it properly. Now I understand it !!

Just what I was looking for. Thanks.

thanks, its exactly what I was looking for. well done

Nicely done. This shows well how to set up the machine for doing angles. Thank you.

Your video was a Godsend!! Thanks a million!!!

Oustanding! huge thanks bro, I've been trying to work this out for months!

Thank you , I needed to refresh after 10 years of not using mine..

Thanks for the clear explanation and demonstration :)

Great job scooter on explaining how to do it. Very precise tyvm

Thanks for the no BS How to..... lost the instructions as well this helped refresh my memory.

Just found your channel, Great demo and instruction! I've had one of these HF benders on my radar for a while, just waiting for one of there big blow-out sales. These H style benders are very versatile, the do take up some shop space however. Enjoyed the video.....hitting the subscribe button. Keep-um Coming, ATB -Dean

Thank you for the video was just in the shop trying to figure that out gave up and this was the first video I came to 👍👍👍

Bro thank you for making this I couldn’t find anything either

I SURE DO WANT YOU TO KNOW, I APPRECIATE THAT VIDEO!!! You're absoputely correct! The instructions were less than vague!!! I must have stuck that wedge in there 50 ways. I actually came to figure, that they had put that wedge piece in there by mistrake!!!😄 By you setting it up, now I see how it goes. I like my Harbor Freight Bender...it was just learning how far to leave the stock sticking out and how much it was going to drag in there with it, when it made a bend! There wasn't a shred of info in the instructions to tell me any of that! I appreciate you, young man!!!

Thanks very much , this was very very helpful . All the best , Johnnie C . Nova Scotia .

Thank you for tour video on the 90 degree bender its by far the best on RU-vid it helped me alot thank you again sir

Very very helpful. Thank you from Michigan.

Thank you for this. I got one of craigslist with no instructions. Was trying to figure out the right angle on my own.

Thank you for sharing great tips and tricks

very good clip coming to the essential what you need and no fuss around and agonizing side stories. Ha mine sitting for 15 years and forgot ho to do. Chris Schmidt

Thank you for the video. Just bought one and was wondering how to use that piece.

I agree instructions supplied are really poor, but this video is great, thank you .

awesome im fixing to make some stuff. I thank you for your video.

great tutorial thank you for you time and great information

Thanks for stopping by my channel, I like doing some medal working and car stuff too ! I look forward to what you are doing! Regards BobLee

Great video man! Thanks for making it.

Thanks so much. I have a Klutch (Northern Tool) that is identical. The instructions are useless. You just helped me!

Super helpful. Thanks man

Great description and visual aid on how to setup and use the right angle bending attachment block. The instructions from Harbor Freight do show the first step in installing the block, but another picture would have helped to show the block installed. The instructions do not show proper use of the handle hole and die setup and that is where I was absolutely lost. Your video provided that answer. I am still wondering why it is called a "right angle" attachment since it bends way past 90 degrees and cannot be considered a stop for sure.

Thanks for going to the trouble to make this video. It helped a lot.

Very good video man. Good Job

Thanks Scooter!

very nice Thanks for the info

Thanks for showing us how. Nice beard too!

That little hole on the arm I use it to insert the small stop that comes with the kit. I place it upside down under the stationary arm and sandwiched by the swing arm in order to stabilize the swing arm and keep it from rising and interfering with the block or the 90 degree angle die.

Thanks! I've had my bender for a few years. Like it a lot, but no instructions/clue how to use the 90 degree attachment until now.

Good instructional. Thanks

Great video mate.......Cheers

APPRECIATE the video - Harbor Freight instructions are not clear!

Thanks for the instruction! Will this bend rebar? ½"-¾"

Thank you!

Thanks, now I know what I was doing wrong. My bender is too close to the wall and could not get the lever far enough back. Thanks M8.

Good Video Thanks

You mean the Harbor Freight instructions were not clear and spelled out? Well I struggled with the 90s bend, but your presentation was clear and great. Thanks!!

Great vid 👍

Thanks for the info recon

Thank you sir! You informative and polite and help us DIY on a budget guys. I’m looking to start making some fabrications for atvs and SxS like body protection parts and whatnot. Can you explain what other than 90° bends are done with this tool please? I’m considering buying it and maybe a metal brake to bend thin diamond plate sheet metal and expanded mesh for my projects and I’m new to fabrication. Thank you again!

Excellent instruction 👍

I have basically the same bender sold by KAKA Industrial (model MUB-1). The flat die on mine did not contact the fulcrum pin when I set it up as you demonstrated. It also shipped with 3 long pins (no short pin included) so I will need to modify one. Has anyone else encountered this issue and is there an alternate setup for this manufacturer?

Now I know...thank you

THANKS, that is a clear explanation and demonstration of how to use the bender for tight radius bends. Will the tool work 1/2" or 3/4" square bar? (without heat)

Thank You Sir! Very Helpful.

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Good Video. 👍

Great thank you 👍👨🏻‍🏭🇬🇧

Thank you so much for posting a video on how to use this thing. Could you please tell me what is the width of the dies, and therefore the maximum stock width that it can bend? Is it 2" (or 1"+15/16")?

Do they only do 90 degree? Nevermind, stupid question

THANK YOU! The manual picture was not making sense

Would it be possible for me to make a bender like this with a powertig welder and a plasma cutter?

I'm concerned about mounting this. I saw a video where it was clamped (could be bolted) to a pallet. What do you think?

Thanks.

Thanks!!

nice and clear.. ty

I bought one and it said there was a "Twist attachment" but I have not seen it anywhere... Does anyone know how to get the attachment?

Thank you Scooter Rat. You’re a Gentleman and a Scholar. Did you mount it to the ground, if so do you have a video doing that?

hey Scooter, this was the best video i have watched on this bender. Being a ENT surgeon i needed this kind of video to grasp this instrument. do you have other videos. sitting in Africa how do i support you.

Will this only bend bar stock? Or will it bend metal rods/ tubing?

I did subscribed too ! 😂

Nice

Cool !!

Will this work with hollow round pipe like 1/2 inch ?

Can this bender bend tube? Where are those attachments, did it come with any?

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Looks like those first 3 holes match the 3 on the U shaped arm. They both have 2 large holes with smaller one in middle.

can you still buy this attachment the new ones in the store do not have it???

Yeah, you are correct, the instructions suck! Thanks for showing us how to use this thing.

Can this bend copper tubing or just flat stock?

What size the bar you can use ? ? 3/8. Or 1/2 ?