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1. am f E 4 is t PUSH FIRMLY ON THIS END OF TUBE PLACE STRAP AROUND TUBE LINE UP HOLES THEN INSERT PIN THROUGH STRAP AND DIE TAB QUALITY PRODUCTS BY PEOPLE WHO CARE PAG E 4 813 986 9000 ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR A FRICTION FREE BEND 11 0 220 ALWAYS LUBRICATE THE BACKING WILL NOT SLIP BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVER TIGHTEN amp DAMAGE TUBE BE ee BEARING GREASE WORKS VERY WELL NOTE YOUR BACKING BLOCK HAS TOP STAMPED ON IT THIS MUST ALWAYS FACE UP EAA BACKING BLOCKS WILL VARY IN SHAPE amp DESIGN THE BLOCK SHOWN ABOVE IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE PIVOT POINT PIVOT POINT PIVOT POINT PIVOT POINT LUBRICATE ALL PIVOT POINTS TO PREVENT EXCESS WEAR AND TO INCREASE EASE OF BENDING QUALITY PRODUCTS BY PEOPLE WHO CARE PAG E5 813 986 9000 BENDING INSTRUCTIONS ENGAGE RATCHET AS SHOWN PULL HANDLE IN DIRECTION OF ARROW CONTINUE TO WORK THE RATCHET UNTIL YOU HAVE REACHED THE END AS SHOWN IN FIG C FIG A FIG B WHEN YOU HAVE BENT THE TUBING AS MUCH AS THE FIRST POSITION WILL ALLOW DISENGAGE THE RATCHET amp REMOVE THE 7 8 DRIVE PIN ROTATE THE SWING ARM COUNTER CLOCKWISE UNTIL THE DRIVE PIN CAN BE REINSTALLED THROUGH ANOTHER HOLE IN THE BENDING DIE BE CAREFUL as NOT TO MOVE THE TUBE NOW REPEAT THE ABOVE FIG C BENDING SEQUENCE UNTIL THE DESIRED DEGREE OF BEND IS OBTAINED QUALITY PRODUCTS2. ar N ma B F g MHAIDE INI IMAS O L So Aa MB 105 BENDER INSTRUCTION SET PRO TOOLS 7616 INDUSTRIAL LANE TAMPA FLORIDA 33637 6715 813 986 9000 PHONE 813 985 6588 FAX ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS IN THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS WE WILL EXPLAIN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE BENDER PLEASE READ EVERYTHING BECAUSE SOME OF THE ITEMS ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND WILL SAVE YOU TIME LATER ON THE BENDER IS DESIGNED TO BOLT TO A BENCH OR STAND WE RECOMMEND INSTALLING IT ON A STAND IT MAKES IT A GREAT DEAL EASIER TO WORK AROUND WITHOUT HAVING ANY OBSTACLES INSTALL 1 PIN WITH SOME MULTI PURPOSE GREASE MAKE TIGHTEN 34 BOLTS SURE IT WILL SLIP UP amp DOWN TIGHT SO ARMS CAN EASILY BEFORE TIGHTENING BOLTS MOVE UNDER PRESSURE 1 x2 RECT TUBING WILL SLIDE OVER HANDLE FOR LEVERAGE L BE SURE BOTH FRAME PLATES ARE POSITIONED IN THE SAME DIRECTION CENTER HANDLE ON TUBE SPACER THEN TIGHTEN COLLAR IMPORTANT IMPORTANT FRAME PLATES MUST BE ALIGNED 34 BOLTS MUST BE VERY TIGHT PROPERLY TO ALLOW 1 PIN TO TO PREVENT ARMS FROM MOVING SLIP UP amp DOWN FREELY UNDER PRESSURE FRONT VIEW OF FRAME ASSEMBLY THIS IS THE FIRST STEP OF ASSEMBLY WHEN COMPLETED MAKE SURE THIS PORTION OF YOUR BENDER IS ASSEMBLED AS SHOWN IN THE ABOVE ILLUSTRATION QUALITY PRODUCTS BY PEOPLE WHO CARE PAG E 2 813 986 9000 ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS REMOVE 1 PIN FROM
3. BY PEOPLE WHO CARE PAG E 6 813 986 9000 BENDING INSTRUCTIONS IN THE NEXT FEW PAGES WE ARE GOING TO EXPLAIN A FEW THINGS ABOUT BENDERS amp GIVE SOME EXAMPLES amp EXPLANATIONS ON MAKING BENDS WE ARE GOING TO TAKE YOU THOUGH A STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE SHOWING YOU HOW TO DETERMINE THE STARTING POINT OF YOUR BEND HOW TO CALCULATE THE LENGTH OF TUBING YOU NEED TO START WITH AND AS MANY WAYS AS POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE PROFESSIONAL ACCURATE BENDS THE GENERAL RULE AS FAR AS THE QUALITY OF THE BEND IS AS FOLLOWS THE THICKER THE WALL SIZE AND THE SMALLER THE DIAMETER OF THE TUBING BECOMES THE BETTER THE BEND THIN WALL TUBING WILL FLATTEN SOMEWHAT ON ITS OUTTER DIAMETER THIS IS COMPLETELY NORMAL FOR ANY BENDER OTHER THAN A TRUE MANDREL BENDER A MANDREL BENDER USES A STEEL BALL OR SIMILAR SHAPED DEVICE WITH AN OUTSIDE DIAMETER SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN THE INSIDE DIAMETER OF THE TUBING BEING BENT THIS HAS THE EFFECT OF THINNING THE WALL THICKNESS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TUBING HOWEVER THE ROUNDNESS OF THE TUBING IS PRESERVED ALMOST PERFECTLY EXHAUST HEADERS ARE BENT WITH MANDREL BENDERS IF A COMPANY TELLS YOU THEIR BENDER IS A MANDREL BENDER AND IT DOES NOT USE INSIDE MANDRELS BEWARE TRUE MANDREL BENDERS ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE GTEP1 THE TUBING FOR OUR TEST IS 1 1 2 36 LONG ONLY ONE PIECE IS NECESSARY TO GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE ACCURATE BENDS IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO KEEP A NOTEBOOK TO LO
4. FRAME ASSEMBLY AND INSERT THROUGH 1 PIN FOR ALIGHNMENT BOLT BOTH SWING ARM PLATES BEFORE TIGHTENING 2 TOGETHER WITH 1 2 BOLTS amp NUTS BOLTS PROVIDED BE SURE BOTH PLATES ARE FACING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS SHOWN DO NOT USE WASHERS ON TOP OR BOTTOM NOTE PLATES MUST BE ALIGNED PROPERLY SO THAT PINS CAN SLIDE OUT FREELY 1 2 2 5 8 LONG SPACER SLEEVES 2 1 2 BOLTS MUST BE TIGHT TO SWING ARM ASSEMBLY PREVENT PLATES FROM MOVING ALIGN SWING ARM PLATES WITH HOLES CLOSER TO THE BACK OF THE BENDER ALIGN HOLES IN SWING ARM WITH HOLES IN FRAME THEN SLIDE PIN THROUGH HOLES BE SURE TO POSITION SWING ARM WITH THE DRIVE PIN HOLES TOWARD THE INSIDE AS SHOWN QUALITY PRODUCTS BY PEOPLE WHO CARE PAG E 3 813 986 9000 ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS MAIN DIE INSTALLATION REMOVE 1 PIN LUBRICATE PIN AND 2 DIE SLEEVE PLACE DIE IN BENDER FRAME THEN SLIDE PIN THOUGH FRAME AND DIE SLEEVE AS SHOWN DIE SLEEVE TUBE amp BACKING BLOCK INSTALLATION 1 BENDER SWING ARMS MUST BE CLOSED POSITION AGAINST BENDER FRAME 1 g E 2 INSERT TUBE INTO RADIUS OF MAIN DIE gt x Qa i 3 PUSH BACKING BLOCK AS gt oe TIGHTLY AS POSSIBLE AGAINST TUBE THEN INSERT PIN THROUGH BENDER FRAME AND BLOCK w STRAP amp PIN INSTALLATION PIN STRAP y
5. 3 813 986 9000 MHAIDE INI TMAS So Aa FAQ s Q CAN THE BENDER BE CONVERTED TO HYDRAULIC A YES WE CARRY A HYDRAULIC CONVERSION KIT THAT USES EITHER AIR OR ELECTRIC Q WHAT IS THE BIGGEST TUBE SIZE CAN BEND A WITH THE MB 105 HD BENDER THE MAXIMUM TUBE DIAMETER IS 2 O D THE MB 105 STANDARD CAN BEND A MAXIMUM DIAMETER OF 1 75 O D Q HOW MANY DEGREES CAN THIS UNIT BEND A DEPENDING ON THE DIE YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM 120 DEGREE DIE FOR 90 DEGREE BENDS OR YOU CAN CHOOSE THE 240 DEGREE DIE THAT WILL BEND 180 DEGREES Q HOW DO PREVENT THE TUBE FROM SCRATCHING OR MARRING A TO LIMIT MARRING CONTACT OUR SALES DEPARTMENT FOR DELRIN BACKING BLOCKS THESE ARE A MUST IF YOU PLAN ON BENDING STAINLESS STEEL OR HIGHLY POLISHED ALUMINUM Q CAN DO REPEAT BENDS WITH THE MB 105 A YES YOU CAN WE CARRY A DEGREE RING MB 105 DS WHICH COMES WITHA DEGREE STOP SO THAT YOU CAN GET RELIABLE CONSISTENT BENDS EVERY TIME Q THE TUBE IS STUCK IN THE BENDER AFTER COMPLETING A BEND A LOOK TO PAGE 12 OF THIS MANUAL FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REMEDY THIS QUALITY PRODUCTS BY PEOPLE WHO CARE PAG E 1 4 813 986 9000
6. 32 OF TUBING ON EACH END BUT HAVE ADDED AN EXTRA INCH FOR A SAFTEY FACTOR IT IS BETTER CUT A SMALL AMOUNT OFF THAN TO HAVE YOUR TUBE COME UP SHORT LINE UP TUBING IN BENDER AS SHOWN AND MAKE THE FIRST BEND LINE UP WITH EDGE OF DI 3 RADIUS DIE CENTER YOUR FIRST BEND IS COMPLETED AND THIS IS WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE QUALITY PRODUCTS BY PEOPLE WHO CARE PAG E 9 813 986 9000 BENDING INSTRUCTIONS STEP 6 INSTALL TUBING IN BENDER AS SHOWN AND COMPLETE THE LAST BEND LINE UP WITH CENTER MARE AR VEE ENTER 41 AT THIS POINT YOUR ROLLBAR IS COMPLETE BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO OFFER A REMINDER ALWAYS WORK ALL BENDS OFF THE CENTER MEASUREMENT BECAUSE DIFFERENT METALS STRETCH DIFFERENTLY amp IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE ON THE FIRST BEND YOU CAN MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE SECOND BEND TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM QUALITY PRODUCTS BY PEOPLE WHO CARE PAG E 1 813 986 9000 HELPFUL INFORMATION NOTE ALL ROUND TUBE RADIUS MEASUREMENTS ARE CENTER LINE RADIUS ABSOLUTELY NO GREASE IN RADIUS THE DIE RADIUS MUST BE lt CLEAN amp GREASE FREE AT ALL TIMES MEASURE RADIUS TIGHTEN BOLT SO TUBE WILL NOT SLIP START AT IMAGINARY CENTER OF SLEEVE MEASURE TO EDGE NOTE OF DIE TO CALCULATE LENGTH OF TUBING USED IN A BEND MULTIPLY RADIUS OF BEND X 6 28 X DEGREE OF BEND THEN DIVIDE BY 360 EXAMPLE 6 INC
7. GIVE A HARD YANK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE BEND QUALITY PRODUCTS BY PEOPLE WHO CARE PAG E 1 813 986 9000 MB 105 BENDER WARRANTY POLICY ALL PRODUCTS PRO TOOLS MANUFACTURES CARRY A ONE YEAR GUARANTEE AGAINST DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP PRODUCTS THAT WE SELL BUT DO NOT MAKE ARE COVERED UNDER THAT MANUFACTURING WARRANTY PLAN ANY TOOLS OR PARTS THAT FAIL ARE 100 COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE EXCLUDING FRIEGHT CHARGES MISUSE OR ABUSE IS NOT COVERED SIMPLY CALL AND GET A WARRANTY AUTHORIZATION NUMBER AND IT WILL BE PROMPTLY AND CHEERFULLY TAKEN CARE OF ALWAYS READ AND UNDERSTAND DIRECTIONS THAT ARE INCLUDED WITH ALL PRO TOOLS EQUIPMENT BEFORE OPERATING IF DIRECTIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED CALL PRO TOOLS IMMEDIATELY USE OF FABRICATION EQUIPMENT MAY PRESENT A PINCH OR CRUSH HAZZARD ALWAYS OPERATE PRO TOOLS EQUIPMENT WEARING SAFETY EQUIPMENT ALWAYS USE THE CORRECT EQUIPMENT FOR THE PROJECT NEVER USE PIPE BENDING DIES ON A TUBE OR TUBE DIES ON A PIPE KNOW THE MATERIALS YOU ARE USING BEFORE BEGINNING FABRICATION ALWAYS INSPECT EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO USE TO MAKE SURE IT IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT DO NOT USE AND CONTACT PRO TOOLS NEVER SUBSTITUTE COMPONENTS FROM OTHER EQUIPMENT MAKE SURE COMPONENTS MATCH NEVER EXCEED THE MANUFACTURER S SPECIFICATIONS SET BY PRO TOOLS ALWAYS LUBRICATE METAL ON METAL PARTS QUALITY PRODUCTS BY PEOPLE WHO CARE PAG E 1
8. H RADIUS 90 deg BEND WOULD BE 6 x 6 28 x 90 360 9 42 IMPORTANT LUBRICATING ALL PINS AND METAL TO METAL SURFACES WITH ALL PURPOSE BEARING GREASE WILL GREATLY REDUCE THE EFFORT NECESSARY TO OPERATE THE BENDER AND AT THE SAME TIME WILL GREATLY INCREASE THE OVERALL LIFE OF THE BENDER REMEMBER GREASE IS OKAY EVERYWHERE EXCEPT IN THE RADIUS OF THE MAIN DIE THE MAIN DIE MUST REMAIN DRY AT ALL TIMES OR THE TUBING COULD SLIP AND KINK PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE VERY SIMPLE COMPUTER PROGRAMS AVAILABLE THAT WILL LAY OUT YOUR JOB FOR YOU IF YOUR BENDING REQUIREMENTS BECOME TOO COMPLEX WE APPRECIATE YOUR PURCHASING A PRO BENDER AND WE BELIEVE IF YOU FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS WITH A LITTLE PRACTICE YOU LL BE PRODUCING PROFESSIONAL ACCURATE BENDS EASILY QUALITY PRODUCTS BY PEOPLE WHO CARE PAG E 1 1 813 986 9000 EXTENSION BAR USES SOME SMALL DIES ARE TOO SMALL TO DRILL DRIVE HOLES IN THIS CASE THE OUTSIDE OF THE SWING ARM PUSHES AGAINST THE U STRAP DRIVE PIN U STRAP DRIVE PIN HANDLE EXTENSION WITH SMALLER TUBE SIZES THE RATCHET IS NOT NEEDED FOR A QUICK BEND SIMPLY INSERT THE HANDLE EXTENSION BETWEEN THE TWO BOLTS ON THE SWING ARM AS SHOWN AND PULL THE HANDLE AND SWING ARM AROUND TO CREATE THE DESIRED BEND TUBE RELEASE PROCEDURE ae PULL IN THIS DIRECTION SOMETIMES AFTER COMPLETING THE BEND ON LARGE SIZE TUBING THE DIE WILL NOT RELEASE THE TUBE IF THIS HAPPENS REVERSE THE HANDLE EXTENSION AS SHOWN THEN
9. MEASUREMENT BY PLACING CARPENTER S SQUARE AGAINST THE BACK OF THE TUBING THEN RUNNING OUR RULER FROM THE SQUARE TO EACH END OF THE TUBING IN THIS EXAMPLE WE ARE USING 1 1 2 TUBING AND A 6 RADIUS DIE WE SEE THE SIDE WITH OUR 12 MARK IS NOT 20 LONG AND THE 24 SIDE IS 20 1 2 LONG WE HAVE GAINED 8 ON THE 12 SIDE AND LOST 3 1 2 ON THE 24 SIDE IN THE NEXT FEW STEPS WE WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO APPLY THIS KNOWLEDGE TO YOUR PROJECT 12 20 lt 20 1 QUALITY PRODUCTS BY PEOPLE WHO CARE PAG E 8 813 986 9000 BENDING INSTRUCTIONS STEP 4 WE ARE NOW READY TO START A BENDING PROJECT IN OUR EXAMPLE WE WILL FABRICATE THE MAIN HOOP FOR THE ROLLBAR ON A RACE CAR WE USE THIS PROJECT BECAUSE IT IS A JOB REQUIRING MULTIPLE BENDS AND CLOSE TOLERANCES WE ARE USING 1 1 2 TUBING AND WE WANT A WIDTH OF 48 AND A HEIGHT OF 40 WHEN COMPLETED 3172 3 1 2 LES Do wh LES DOOP STEP 5 gg CENTER GF TUBE DRAW A PICTURE OF A PIECE OF TUBING WE KNOW WE WANT A WIDTH OF 48 MARK TUBE IN CENTER 1 2 OF 48 IS 24 MEASURE FROM THE CENTER OF THE TUBE TO THE RIGHT 24 AND MARK THE TUBE MEASURE FROM THE CENTER OF THE TUBE TO THE LEFT 24 AND MARK THE TUBE ADD ON 3 1 2 ON EACH SIDE BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IT WILL SHORTEN UP THIS AMOUNT WE WANT A DOWN LEG OF 40 AND FROM OUR TEST WE KNOW THE BEND WILL ADD 8 TO THE LEG IN THIS PROJECT WE WILL NEED
10. T YOUR INFORMATION ON THE TEST BEND IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO RUN THE SAME TEST FOR EACH SIZE TUBING YOU PLAN TO BEND NOTE EACH SIZE OF TUBING BENDS STRETCHES amp USES DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF TUBING IN THE BEND SOIT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO LOG THE RESULTS FROM EACH TEST ALSO ALWAYS KEEP ALL PINS AND ANY METAL TO METAL PARTS ON THE BENDER WELL LUBRICATED THIS WILL GREATLY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FORCE NEEDED TO OPERATE THE RATCHET AND WILL ALSO PREVENT UNNECESSARY WEAR QUALITY PRODUCTS BY PEOPLE WHO CARE PAG E 813 986 9000 STEP 2 5 BENDING INSTRUCTIONS 36 TAKE THE 36 LONG PIECE OF TUBING AND MEASURE EXACTLY 12 FROM THE LEFT RIGHT THEN MARK THE TUBE IN THE BENDER AND POSITION THE EDGE OF THE DIE EXACTLY IN THE CENTER OF THE MARK AS SHOWN IN THE EXAMPLE THEN MAKE A 90 DEGREE BEND USE A CARPENTER S SQUARE TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A PERFECT 90 DEGREE BEND IF YOU OVERBEND SIMPLY PLACE THE TUBE IN A VISE AND PULL IT BACK TO 90 DEGREES IF IT IS NOT BENT ENOUGH PUT THE TUBE BACK IN THE BENDER AND FINISH THE BEND IMPORTANT WITH YOUR TUBE BENT TO 90 DEGREES BUT STILL IN THE BENDER CHECK TO SEE IF THE EDGE OF THE DIE IS STILL LINED UP WITH YOUR MARK IF IT IS YOUR OK IF NOT IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO CUT ANOTHER PIECE OF TUBING AND REPEAT THE TEST THE MARK MUST BE LINED UP WITH THE DIE INORDER FOR YOU TO GET ACCURATE INFORMATION ON YOUR TEST STEP WE HAVE FINISHED THE BEND AND TAKEN A
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