Find WD-40 EZ Reach at an AutoZone Near You: bit.ly/3qYUKi1 Link to Bender & Notcher - www.affordablebender.com/ In this video we will teach you the proper steps to making roll cage like: 1 - How to measure and prep for tubing needed 2 - How to figure out tubing bends & the proper tubing to use 3 - Bending tubing with budget tooling 4 - How to notch tubing at different angles & ways to hinder tubing waste 5 - Proper techniques for cleaning tubing and prepping for paint 6 - How to use it once it's done, lol

How we know he's a pro, and not just a KZread Pro - the fabricators eye is a REAL THING! How does one develop a fabricators eye? Buy a grinder, buy a cheap welder, start making stuff. I developed my fabricator's eye in the Marine industry - where nothing is square, everything follows a natural curve and good luck starting with a level surface! It takes practice, it takes time but before you know it when it looks right - you know it's right :)

Thanks for the real world garage guy builders tips and tool recommendations!

Awesome job! I love watching someone fabricate something custom from scratch. I’m just learning how to weld and love it. I joke around and say “ time to go lay some worms” cuz they sure aren’t dimes yet 🤣. Keep giving us great videos Colt. ❤️🐞

@bleepinjeep

3 жыл бұрын

Right on!

I want to say I have always been hesitant/ intimidated on building my own cage. But after watching this video I know I will be fine. I just got my adorable bender and notcher yesterday. Thank you for the great video.

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome. 👍

Thank you for this video. The more I watch the more confident I feel about taking on some of these projects. Also thank you for stopping the music while you talk. It makes these vids some much better.

If you get a piece rattling around inside your roll cage, drill two hole in the pipe, spray great stuff inside it at 1/3 and 2/3rds the length. Tac weld the holes. Now the piece is in one of the 3 chambers. Go drive and turn a lot while the stuff is still sticky. If that doesn't catch it. Go to the 1/3 that you hear the rattle, and divide that up into 1/3rds. Drill 2 holes spray more "great stuff in it. Drive and turn a lot while it's sticky. You might be able to drill one hole and fill the hole bar with the great stuff as it expands big time. Your way of removing it before you build is best of course.

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

That's a really interesting way to fix that problem. I've never heard of anyone doing that before👍

This is the first video of you I have watched. I really like your attention to detail, and effort to keep your cage symetrical......a lot of great pro tips!

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

Well thank you 👍

That cage came out badass Colt . You taught me a lot in this video , I'm still in the learning stage of fabrication but I really enjoy it and have been interested in it for many years. Thank you for sharing your skills . Until next time take care and be safe sir.

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks, glad we could help out. I love seeing people making their rigs cooler and safer👍

Why would someone dislike this video? Great job Colt!

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it!

Awesome content. I just found this channel at the cheep jeep start and have gone back and watched all of your guys content .

I am totally not at this level. The tips were amazing! Matt, keep @bleepincolt around. We need to see some more @bleepinstickykids

This is the best video that I have seen for people new to this sort of thing. Thank you very much for the explanation along with the use of tools that the Hobbyist would use. Also, the tricks with the bungees is the best.

@bleepinjeep

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks Colt! Very helpful, been looking at Bender's. 👍🏻💪🏼🇺🇸

Bro iv been waiting for a video like this!! Iv been doing research on cheap benders that work and how to fab stuff in general. This definitely helps. Thank you!!!

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome👍 thank you!

Sweet!! Awesome job buddy!! Thanks for another great episode!!

Great videos. Great job. Thank you for educating the viewers.

That’s pretty badass man. Pretty wild to see things like that built. Good job!

Thanks so much for the bungee trick

You've clearly done this before. Great video, with lots of helpful tips. Thanks!

Nicely Done! Good process!

This video is INVALUABLE

Looks damn good ol’son can’t wait to see it on the trail

Digital angle finders are really handy when bending conduit or tubing. I use one when bending large conduits. It is easy to find angles and replicate pieces. I'll have to check into that bender as well.

Love the Samurai it is awesome on the trails

That was a huge improvement to your machine! Thanks for the tips and ideas.

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

Glad we could help👍

Looks great, thanks for the info 🍻

I got the exact same bender a couple years ago too. Works really good for the price. And like you said, i did 2 cages and bumpers and never had to go past that 90 degree.

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

😉👍

Great timing on the video! We’re going to be doing some cages for the first time in the near future. Awesome job dude!

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks, hope it helps with some ideas!

Great video and some great advice .. when I seen other day you was posting a video on bending tube I got excited in the process of building rear bumper / spare tire carrier and just placed order for a tubing bender like yours but from eastwood .. now I cant wait to try it out... keep up the great videos and wheeling

@bleepinjeep

3 жыл бұрын

Right on!

Love the production Brother. “What did I do?!” Lol classic

Excellent video! I have been looking at that bender for a while now.

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

I've owned mine for a while and built quite a few cages with it👍

That thing is the best suzuki i have ever seen.

Great video! Lots of good info.

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you I hope it helps motivate the garage fabricators!

Great video

Good work man.I like what you have done. 👍🇺🇲

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great job and looks awesome 😎

@bleepinjeep

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

At 4.02 😅I kinda got the hint to what you were going to do and started laughing so hard, called you the big ape, roflmao too darn funny. 🇺🇸 God Bless America 🇺🇸

Welcome to the channel bud. You can use PVC heat it up an bend it if you really wanna a very realistic model. And hot glue them in place.

Nice fab work

Cage turned out great. 🇺🇸

Well it doesn’t look quite as cool, but it does look safe! Good job! Keep up the good work!

Great job

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video. Lovage looks really nice..

@frediefarmer

3 жыл бұрын

Cage. Damn spell check

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

@@frediefarmer may the creator of spell check rust in piss! 🤪👍

Badass man!

Very cool makes me want to mess with my cage somemore

great video!!

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome tutorial!! learn a bit how to make a roll cage and give me some ideias for my build! Thanks! keep up!!!!

@bleepinjeep

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

I've used that bender. It's not bad. Did break a die. I like that it bends vertically but don't like the big radius it has.

That turned out Bad ASS!!!

Looks great! It's got that "sami" appeal now.

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

Gotz to have that sami appeal!!👍 Thanks!

I see where Paul got the Harry and the Henderson roof bubble. Lol

HA nevermind saw the link thanks nice build 👍

Wow!!! First time I ever saw you take off your hat !! Haha

Colt please show how you made the Aluminum top .... Nice Vid ....

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

It was pretty basic, I just laid a sheet of 3/16" on the roof, marked it out and cut it. To bend it i made small relief cuts 1" apart to be able to bend the aluminum to the shape of the cage👍

Have you ever tried a tubing grinder? It’s a belt grinder with hinged arms so the belt wraps the tube. They’re good for butt welded joints like that.

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

I've been looking at them. I've never tried it and I don't know anyone personally who has, they look pretty cool and the prices vary a lot depending on the brand. I'm not sure if I want to be the test mule though, lol.

@retiredfederalie178

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bleepincolt I watched a guy do some butt welds on stainless tubes, he ground them smooth and polished it to a high gloss sooo I took the plunge and bought one. It’s was $200+ after getting some decent belts so I am going to do some testing. Hehaw hehaw!!!

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

@@retiredfederalie178 well thats a lot more expensive than my HF grinder and flap disc but if it works that good I'd be real interested in it!

When you bend the bing with the sea in the outside you're stretching the ed. When it's done in the inside yu'rein compression. Same thing bending C chanel flat face inside. Easier to stretch the flange

So, let's talk about that K5 outside............... Let's see a walk around!!!!

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

There is a video of that😉👍

Nice build, I just get the bender yesterday used on marketplace with 2 dies, now looking for a notcher what brand are you using?

BleepinColt, you need to get BleepinMatt to get you one of those speaker covers to knock off the wind. You can't build his channel without some help. Also, the open garage door creates a crazy .... "glow" around things with the open door behind you.

I had forgotten how different this buggy was when you got it.

@ 23:47. Dude is so tuff he didnt even realize he just cut off his right hand as is casulally walking around the shop

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

It's my secret power😆

Love the video, was hoping to see how you made the roof panel? I see a lot of crawlers with panels like that and want to build one for my YJ. What material did you use? How do you bend it around the tube how do you attach it to the cage? Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks.

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

I literally traded for a 4'x4' sheet of 3/16" aluminum. Then measured my radius, cut lines with a carbide blade on a scroll saw half way into the aluminum going longways. I think I did about 15 of them or so? Then began to bend each 1" section until I had my radius. Set the aluminum on the roof of my buggy and marked out the tubes, then cut the aluminum to fit and drilled the holes for my bolts👍 I used trick tabs for the roof panel😉 Hope that answers your question and thanks for watching!

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

So I had a 15" radius, cut halfway into the aluminum 1" apart 15 times. Then bent the aluminum every 1 inch section until I got my radius👍

@codyshaffer1355

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks for the help

Wd--40 is hell on air tools. Learned that when I was 15 trying to use WD-40 to lube my Smartsparts paintball gun. Eats O-rings and doesn't provide long term lubrication. Works good for killing wasps thou

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

Weird I have airtools that were my dad's and they've never seen anything other than wd-40 🤷‍♂️

You can buy air tool oil at harbor freight for less then a bottle of wd40 and it’s 10 times thicker.

So where do I get one of those benders and what are it's capacities?? Dandahermit

I take photos from the front and side and drawn on a cage using photoshop till I get a ruff idea of what looks good

As to the notcher: instead of making sure each piece is at the angle to the drill, can’t you add in some corner braces so it doesn’t sag? Also: awesome work!

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

I believe you could, mine only sags because I run a very large drill👍

Great stuff. Thanks. WD-40 may be a good sponsor, but it is not a lubricant... I prefer to use an actual lube.

Is CDS more expensive than DOM? Useful video. Thanks.

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

I know CDS used to be cheaper but I'm pretty sure it's elongation is less, meaning if you hit a rock it's more likely to lose shape and less as likely with DOM. Thanks for watching and I hope it helps your future builds👍

So how much are those additional dies??

So you're Matt from Matt's recovery service and the younger skinny ( compared to you) boy I been watching on Bleeping Jeeps from the beginning is your brother?? What's his Name?

do you think the warn 8274 winch is worth what they want for them. i have a 12,000 Apex with rope instead of wire. I keep hearing about the 8274 and used they are bringing more than my Apex cost new and i see the ned model that they are selling calling it 10,000lb now just looking for opinions im in alabama not a lot of people who know around me

That's lookin good. Like your angry brow.

😎👍

🤟🏼

Ok now that you've made yourself more room in that baby crawler could you come to ND and help me do mine so I can put the cushions in my prp's for the next Challenge??

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

Are you asking me to fluff your pillows.🤷‍♂️🤯

@jake1021

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bleepincolt you made me youtube famous like I asked. Now all I ask is that I don't have to work on my own crap 🤣🤣

Where did you get the bender from

@codygrooms3127

3 жыл бұрын

Affordable bender.com

35:15 Is grinded a word?

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

🤷‍♂️ it is today😉🤪

What welder are you using?

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

I have a lincoln 216👍

First to say first

Poo pipe saves lives

Is this anything like bending conduit.

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

Very similar yes, my brother is an electrician and has bent some amazing cages!

So I'm an experienced fabricator ( high structural- pipe line- ship yard- custom fab shop business and have built chrome moly aero frames etc.) Please identify the schedule pipe your working with. Is that bender a tubing bender or will it bend pipe like schedule 40? Thanks Dan

@bleepinjeep

Жыл бұрын

It's a tubing bender. 1.5" .120 Tubing. Harbor Freight sells a "pipe" bender.

@dandahermitseals5582

Жыл бұрын

@@bleepinjeep Thanks for replying. I've seen the pipe benders from Harbor Freight and Grizzly Tools. Not worth the box they come in. The style you have there is a lot better design. Unless Harbor Freight sells it?? Cause haven't seen it if they do. Thanks for such a quick response. We been buried up here in the mountain ( NE Washington state 10 mile's south of the border of Cana Duh) so I gotta git back out my Comanche and drag plow. Stand Strong and live free. Dandahermit

@dandahermitseals5582

Жыл бұрын

@@bleepinjeep I don't need a pipe bender much need a tubing bender like your using cept when I'm building heavier parts than cages. Keep on trucking and mind your 6. Dan

I like what you are doing but did you burn your seats doing all that welding and grinding??

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

My seats have very large drain holes in them and any slag was actually falling down through those holes. I also used fiberglass blankets for the big stuff, those left my seats nice and itchy until I got them to the car wash 😁

@kellydensmore6257

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bleepincolt right on, I noticed the fiberglass later in the video.

Quick ? When u first start bending should yr pump be all the way in. Meaning cylinder and the top screw out piece

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

The screw on the jack varies depending on which die you are using. But the cylinder is compressed in, yes.

@jeremyschunke5070

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bleepincolt so I'm using 1.5 tube so how far should I screw out about a 1in .. then on this eastwood bender when it runs out of jack you take pressure off, push cylinder back in and turn screw out more .. just seems when I try to get a true 90 it kinks and flattens .. thank you for your replys Colt

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeremyschunke5070 well I've never owned the Eastwood bender but the affordable bender jack doesn't max out. You can bend from 0-90° without making any changes to the jack screw.

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

I've also made a handful of 90° bends with the affordable bender and it never kinked or flattened the tube. I almost always use .120 wall but have used .090 wall as well.

Why did you cut off the old cage

You need a new angle gage

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

Are you hating on HF? 😁

The school of GRINDOLOGY

There is a video in your adds

I thought DOM tubing was seamless, is that not true?

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

DOM is seamless, I used DOM on all the exterior parts and HREW in the interior sections that won't see rocks.

@williamhardin5254

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bleepincolt Actually I did a little research on that and it turns out that DOM is welded but they run a mandrel thru it which makes it very round and holds it's dimensions and smooths out the weld to where it is almost invisible and smooth. Seamless is acctually extruded and has no weld.

I'd like to had the one you cut off if it been 13/4

You should add why you're modifying the cage. I'm guessing it's because you're ay taller than the previous owner .

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

Well I also wanted a better geometric cage for safety too. With no A-pillar support, a bent B and C pillar the cage was asking to crush on a hard rollover. I discussed that some in the Slamurai walk-around video.👍 I did need to raise it for my personal safety as well...because lurch life, lol.

@aslacker

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bleepincolt Thank you for the reply. They really are appreciated.

Kinda hard for a air tool to work, when you don't have air to it.

I get so tired of WD40 cans that stop putting out pressure when there’s over half a can left.

I hate to be that guy, but young guns need to know. That cage won't pass tech. This isn't how it's done. But the bender does work. It's the kind I have.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it...

DOM tubing, dry cut carbide saw, highend tube notcher, proper tubing bender... wheres the CHEAP part as shown in the title.. this isnt the cheap way this is the professional way, i dont see how you could spend anymore money other than going with a bender thats mounted to the floor and fully hydraulic

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

DOM tubing- because safety first for me, you can use whatever your little heart desires(talked about it)👍. Doesn't matter what saw you use to cut tubing, use a sawzall if you want🤷‍♂️, Low end tube notcher(price them out) if you want to notch tubing in a high volume and at multiple angles the only one cheaper is the HF one and I used what I think is the Cheapest "ACTUAL" tubing bender that is on the market.

@AndrewBrowner

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bleepincolt i understand that and soon as i get a shop built ill be ordering a jd2 bender and a notcher, already got a cold cut, nothing wrong with the gear my point is doing it the cheap way shouldnt be in the title, it implies you have some tricks on how to cut it perfectly and notch it nicely with an angle grinder then any sort of home made contraption for bending it, this isnt the cheap way its just the regular way

@AndrewBrowner

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bleepincolt and i really dont see pipe being an issue, DOM is much nicer especially when you have all the gear designed to work with its dimensions nicely but pipe would be plenty strong, its not a safety issue in my eyes, they put high pressure steam inside the stuff and the welds dont bust, although as mentioned quality assurance can be an issue on any product

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewBrowner well there has to be a reason motorsports rule books don't allow it, same reason why some will ONLY allow DOM. I will not trust poop pipe to save me in a rollover when I'm 30' up on a climb.

@AndrewBrowner

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bleepincolt and thats fine safety is definetly 3rd for me if it were first i probably wouldnt drive a jeep, offroad, or own a street/trail bike.. im not trying to be a troll or anything it was a good video but i just dont see where the cheap part of it is, ntm tube bending is used for lots of things not just roll cages where pipe would be better used due to cost but again its not the sizes typical to fit all the equipment designed for DOM so if you have all the gear its not worth the savings, but if youre messing around with a grinder and some hobby projects its fine and worth the savings since youll be doing stuff over frequently

What the heck is that flag doing just laying on your workbench, bro?

Your still to tall for it........

@Bleepincolt

3 жыл бұрын

🤣👍