How to make a pipe bender at home - types, drawings and tools, photos of work

In the arsenal of the home craftsman can be a large number of useful tools, but at hand may not be necessary at this particular moment in time. This is especially true for those who are constantly engaged in work on the site, arranging the pipeline or auto irrigation, building a greenhouse, installing a shed.

Working with metal, profile and metal-plastic pipes will need a good and convenient, high-quality pipe bender and with his own hands to make it is not very difficult. Practical tool is expensive enough and for a few operations to buy it unprofitable, so the option of self-assembly is ideal.

Purpose and types of pipe benders offered by the manufacturer

Pipe bender is a mechanical or hydraulic device necessary to give the pipes the desired shape, bending them at a certain angle. Such a hand tool is used in shaping the bending of the material in a certain place with a specified accuracy and in the market the range of models is represented by different types:

mechanical;
hydraulic;
ratchet;
electrically driven.

This classification of devices according to the principle of operation can be expanded by technical and operational parameters.

Important: In the course of making the device yourself, it is possible to take an already existing and effective model of pipe bender as a basis. For this process, it is important to study in detail the design features of the device and choose the best quality and wear-resistant materials.

What tools are needed to assemble the pipe bender

During the own handmade construction of a quality pipe bender will not be able to do only with an axe and a screwdriver with screws. Processing of materials, the formation of quality fastening and assembly of mechanisms is carried out with the use of effective tools, these include:

welding machine;
grinder and drill;
lathe;

The basis for creating a pipe bender remains correctly selected and the most accurate drawing, created on the basis of the sketch. Before you begin, it is recommended to prepare and general household tools, which will be needed at various stages and will be needed during the assembly of the design.

Snail pipe bender

Device of this type will help to quickly and easily form bends in the desired areas of the processed material. Compact trubogib for profile pipe with their own hands provides bending of the material along the length and its manufacture does not require any special knowledge, enough skills to use the tools and fixtures.

Materials

Roller tube bender is not characterized by a set working diameter and is made from various improvised materials. Before assembling the design, it is necessary to prepare the following elements, produced from quality metal with good strength parameters, with a thickness of 5 mm or more:

tube (0.5 inches) length of 2 meters of metal;
a channel (1 m), sheet iron and three shafts
metal chain, 2 sprockets, 6 bearings
a sleeve with a threaded inside and a clamping screw.

When selecting consumables, the dimensions of the selected consumables are of particular importance; they must match each other perfectly. Procurement or selection of materials is carried out at the stage of the project, so as not to delay the time of its implementation in the assembly phase of construction.

Assembling process

Assemble the pipe bender step by step according to the drawing scheme and follow the clear instructions:

the base is welded from two parallel stacked channels, they can be replaced by a strong metal plate;
the bearings are put on the shafts, two of them will be needed, they are fixed by welding on the prepared base;
a chain is put on the sprockets, then they are put on the shafts and welded, and the side guides of the clamping mechanism are welded to the base;
the prepared bearings are put on the press shaft and the side press construction is completely assembled;
the base for the press element is prepared and welded to the base and fastened by means of a clamping screw;
The pipe gate is welded to the free end of the clamping screw and to the drive shaft, and all bearings are lubricated.

A test run of the design will help assess its performance, and then the pipe bender can be painted to protect it from corrosion.

Manual Roller Model

The procedure of how to make a pipe bender with their own hands without the use of mechanical units will help to create a roller model. Deformation and bending of the pipe occurs due to the mechanical force, so the design includes a long lever, and the dimensions of the device can vary and are selected individually.

Tools

To qualitatively deform and change the geometry of the pipes requires a significant force, so the work process requires:

welding machine and 2 rollers made of wear-resistant metal, turned and with different diameters (100 and 60 mm in diameter);
1.5 inch thick wall metal pipe, 4 steel strips 15x6 cm, 20-25 cm wide plates 60 mm wide;
bolts for rollers and metal plate 300x300 mm, vise for basic work.

Homemaker may still be useful hammer and hacksaw for metal, sandpaper for processing the edges of the metal.

Stages of work

To begin with, you should prepare a drawing and mark on it the placement of structures, after which the device is collected in stages:

drilling holes in the slats to install the rollers, the distance between the axes of the resulting holes is 80 mm;
In the support frame is made a hole for a bolt, it is inserted and fixed by welding to the prepared base;
the metal plates are bolted together and welded in a U-shape by inserting the bolt with the fixed roller;
the bolt ends are welded to the slats, a handle tube is welded to this slingshot, and a slat is welded to the bed;
The resulting element is inserted into the large roller and the entire assembly model is slid onto the main bolt, secured by a suitable nut.

After completing the assembly activities, the pipe bender is fixed in a vice and then begin testing its performance.

To assemble a pipe bender for a round tube with their own hands or design for other structures is not difficult. Although this procedure at first glance seems confusing, following the instructions can simplify the task and get an effective and inexpensive device, for which the right materials.

A good pipe bender is sure to come in handy in the process of repair work or care of your own plot and yard in the construction.