tube bender

[lrodewald]

Does anyone know of an affordable tube bender that can handle thin walled steel tubing for bicycle frame building? As an example, I would like to build a recumbant that has a 1 inch tube with a wall thickness of 0.049 inches that needs to be bent 90 degrees. This tube is for the chain stays.

Thanks

[lyeinyoureye]

There's all kinds of crazy to simple (http://www.instructables.com/id/EZN6PA63GTEP286FOA/) benders, go Googling for a while and you'll find ten different ways to do it on the cheap.

[shandcycles]

there's some really good info on tubing benders here (http://www.metalgeek.com/archives/2005/05/01/000047.php).

[jeremyb_nz]

The covell video on tubing has lots of different methods :)

[lrodewald]

Thanks very much to all!