Welding Tips and Tricks

Hello to all! I have seen them around, but I don't know who makes them!

What I need is an auto bender for the weld test coupons (strips), that I cut out of test plates. I have seen and used set ups where you put the prepared coupon into the bender, close the cage door, flip the switch and in a few seconds the piece is completely bent!

I do have a manual bender, but the amount of testing we are doing is growing by leaps and bounds. I need to have a better way to complete the testing process.

Anyone have any preferences with this piece of equipment? Pro and con comments?

Thank you!
Gary

Gary, if I remember right (it's possible), Jody had a video quite a while back in which he made a bending die for use in a hydraulic press. Can't remember if that was the main focus of the video or just incidental. You sound like you may be looking for something more automated than that.

Here's a couple I'm aware of..

http://www.fischerengr.com
http://www.indfabco.com/wtc_bender.php
http://www.trieng.com/services/destruct ... equipment/

Otherwise like stated above some use dies or.make dies and make there own tester and stand.

I've been looking on eBay for a good used Hossfeld bender and noticed a few of the the TE ones listed http://www.trieng.com/services/destruct ... equipment/

They have one like that at our locals training center it works really nice. And quick to use.