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General Club Stuff => New Members - Say Hello => Topic started by: balds on May 19, 2009, 19:57:07

Title: hello from me to you
Post by: balds on May 19, 2009, 19:57:07

as title states hello ,newbie at 4x4 got sj with 1.6 vitara power , want to do a rollcage,got pipebender 40mm 50mm formers can anyone tell me the best tube to buy and how to bend it properly

Title: Re: hello from me to you
Post by: landymadjay on May 19, 2009, 20:45:42

welcome to the forum  :D

Title: Re: hello from me to you
Post by: Lewis.J.P_1987 on May 19, 2009, 20:48:22

Well come to the club ;). As for the roll cage, I've thought about making one my self. Is it an actual pipe bender you have or a tube bender? If its a pipe bender you should be able to use a decent thickness cds tube. if its a tube bender you have, you can get away with blue band gas tube as its thicker and doesn't tend to crimp when bending. The only thing is how confident a welder are you? the last thing you want is steel tube shooting through the cabin when you roll it! Post some pictures of your truck anyway!

Title: Re: hello from me to you
Post by: 90Mike on May 19, 2009, 20:48:56

hello and welcome to the club :)

Title: Re: hello from me to you
Post by: balds on May 19, 2009, 20:52:40

thanks its a 12 ton clarke pipebender and ive just tried to bend 42mm x 2mm tube but kinked it . where can i get blue band pipe from?

Title: Re: hello from me to you
Post by: lee celtic on May 19, 2009, 22:29:50

Hello and welcome to the club  :afro:

Title: Re: hello from me to you
Post by: mass199 on May 19, 2009, 22:34:00

Hello and welcome :dance:

Title: Re: hello from me to you
Post by: Lewis.J.P_1987 on May 20, 2009, 13:31:56

Blue band pipe is for gas lines, However ive read a few threads where they say its MSA Approved for rollcages. you might be able to pick some up from a building merchants. Or a steel supplier depending on were you live, and how much you want to spend. But im guessing as your making it your self your trying to save some cash. Since they use plastic now, try a scrapyard.

http://www.hfcrick.co.uk/mildsteeltube.htm - you could ring then for some prices. Its heavy stuff though, your cage might end up weighing more than your Suzuki!

Title: Re: hello from me to you
Post by: balds on May 21, 2009, 07:35:21

many thanks for your ideas, i got my tube from a friend red band pipe, was talking to him about the pipe and he rung back and said he had some turns up with 8 lengths for nothing