site I found

[cheech]

Hi, while searching for some info on sand bending tubes I came across this site..has a few great things listed.

http://locost7.info/mirror/tools.php

Cheers all

[Boogiemanz1]

Cheech, lots of good info there.............john

[FriarTuck]

That process is kinda labor-intensive, I think I will stick to my JD2 Mod 3, it's a lot faster, and I'm not always that patient. I do like his choice of "HOTROD" though.
Later

[beatamax]

That process is kinda labor-intensive, I think I will stick to my JD2 Mod 3, it's a lot faster, and I'm not always that patient. I do like his choice of "HOTROD" though.
Later

It might be slow but I bet you cant do this with JD2 Mod 3 :)

http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv26/beatamax/chop/1.jpg
http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv26/beatamax/chop/2.jpg

Excuse the state of my workshop, the tube is 3 lengths of 1/2" tube 1/8" wall thickness. The ends are welded together then heated up and twisted gradually working from one end to the other. I use kiln dried silver sand which is about as fine as you can get, when its bone dry you can pour it into the tube like water. I just tap the bottom of the tube on the floor to tamp it down.

[jlrussell4]

Hey Beatamax,

What are you making out of all of that twisted tubing?

[beatamax]

Its eventually going to be for a rigid chopper frame but i've got a couple of other projects to finish first and I need to get better at brazing.

[jlrussell4]

Its eventually going to be for a rigid chopper frame but i've got a couple of other projects to finish first and I need to get better at brazing.


Now that's an ambitious project.:cool: Keep us up to date.