Harbor Freight Tubing Roller

[schwinn boy]

Love it? Hate it? is it worth buying? Is it good for bike frames? http://www.harborfreight.com/tubing-roller-99736.html

 

[deven_science]

I use mine every day.

They are finicky. The tubing wants to twist, so you have to get good at watching that it stays straight up and down in the dies. Also, I would recommend that you replace all the set screws with grade 8 bolts right way. $3 worth of bolts will save you lots of pain later. This is all just a warning, as I love mine, and use it all the time.

 

[ozzmonaut]

Since it just has 3 die sizes, you have to use the 1" dies for 7/8" tubing, which can cause issues. Another company makes different dies for this roller, as their house brand roller is very similar, but their dies are very costly

 

[barnbikes]

Love mine.

Heaviest I have rolled so far is 1" stainless steel with .080" wall.

Just remember you will loose about 8" on both ends of material.

If you go slow the twist is controllable.

 

[rev106]

We roll the top tubes of our 4130 .065 1" tubing for the Article 1 frames. It works but you need two people to do a 20 + foot stick. But worth it none the less.