3/8" tubing bender

[OcalaWill]

I have been bending a lot of 3/8" steel hydraulic tubing lately and I need to upgrade my bender which is similar to one of these:



Those hand benders are really made for soft non ferrous metals so they break after awhile (plus it's very hard on my hands !) So I'm thinking a pedestal mount tool *would be nice* but do they make them for such small tubing? Also I need to do some tight back to back 90 degree bends (2-1/2" between) so this is an issue also. Any help would be appreciated - Thanks!

 

[Graham08]

Ridgid makes their 600 series of little benders that are intended for steel and stainless hydraulic tubing. I have several in different sizes that do a really nice job. They're not cheap, but significantly cheaper than Swagelok's version that they're essentially a copy of. The handles on my 3/8" bender are probably twice as long as what you pictured and they have a lug on the bottom for clamping in a vise.

 

[OcalaWill]

Ridgid makes their 600 series of little benders that are intended for steel and stainless hydraulic tubing. I have several in different sizes that do a really nice job. They're not cheap, but significantly cheaper than Swagelok's version that they're essentially a copy of. The handles on my 3/8" bender are probably twice as long as what you pictured and they have a lug on the bottom for clamping in a vise.

I watched a couple vids on those and they do look nice. The rollers are great as I pre-paint my tubing and even using grease my bender will sometimes garf it up. Thanks for the info!