Best rebar cutter & blenders according to redditors

Like this one?

http://www.amazon.com/OTC-6515-Degree-Tubing-Bender/dp/B000F5HV0W/ref=sr_1_4?s=power-hand-tools&ie=UTF8&qid=1449125707&sr=1-4&keywords=pipe+bender

Around $2k!

https://www.amazon.com/Metabo-HPT-VB16Y-Productivity-Efficiency/dp/B07M9ZD6S6

You should use a longer lever on the bender. If the company doesn't want you messing with theirs, buy your own, it is only $20 for the head and $10 for the gas black pipe for the handle. Cut to your preferred length.

That's pretty cheap for you to own your own tool, definitely will help you overcome the problem. Also, practice a lot, nobody does it correctly for the first 50 bends.

Tubing bender

PA Speakers for a large event room.

$200:

• Dual speaker Stage Right by Monoprice 130-Watt 8-channel PA System with Two 10" Speakers $180.
  
• Smaller single speaker 8" BEHRINGER MPA40BT $200 with Bluetooth.
  
  $300+:
  
  
• Fender Fighter 12" 2-Way Powered Speaker $299 with Bluetooth.
  
• Fender Fighter 12" 2-Way Powered Speaker $349 with Bluetooth.
  
  Or 8" Powered Speakers, Monoprice 8" Powered Studio Multimedia Monitor Speakers $275.
  
  Then you have $400 to $500 to start a home audio or home theater system.
  
  Receivers:
  
  Stereo: ONKYO TX-8220 $130 or ONKYO TX-8140 $200.
  
  AV for use with a TV and 4K HDMI switching:
  
  
• DENON AVR-S540BT $160
  
• DENON AVR-S740H $230 adds Audyssey Multi EQ room correction speaker setup, rear or Atmos channels and HEOS smartphone app.
  
  Bookshelf speakers: Recommendations from AverageJoeAudiophile and r/HTBuyingGuide.
  
  
• On sale: 3x (the third is for a center speakers) 5.25" Wavecrest Audio HVL-1, and order on sale at Ascend $80 each + shipping, budget Ascends. Front ported. Neutral sound with a linear frequency response. Great mids which many speakers lack. To me, comparable to KEF Q100s. As with most bookshelf speakers, best with a subwoofer.
  
• 5.25" Infinity Reference 152 $140 refurbished, originally $350 MSRP, with RC252 center $179.
  
  Internet Manufacturer Direct can be a good bang for the buck with 30 day in home trials so you can try 2 or 3 pairs.
  
  Buy the matching center speaker later.
  
  
• 6.5" Ascend CBM-170s $300 + $30 shipping. Neutral sound with a linear frequency response. I have these for their great mids which many speakers in the price range lack.
  
• 6.5" HSU HB-1 MK2 $280 + $60 shipping.
  
  DIY speaker kits, build your own: Add around $50+ for tools and supplies. Kits includes pre-cut cabinets. Glue, solder, paint, assemble. Comparable to built speakers costing twice as much.
  
  
• C-Notes $100, a great starter 5" DIY speaker.
  
  Speaker stands: Monolith by Monoprice ,Dayton Audio SSMB24, or Monoprice Glass and Audio Advisor where most are also available at Amazon. Size to get speaker center or tweeter at ear height while seated.
  
  Speaker wire: Pure Copper Oxygen Free 16 Gauge Speaker Wire 50 ft, and self adjusting wire strippers with optional banana plugs to add. Or already with banana plugs, Micca, DFWCableConnection or Blue Jeans Cable.
  
  Subwoofer on sale:
  
  
• 12" Infinity Reference SUB R12 $200, manufacturer refurbished, MSRP $500.
  
  Guides:
  
  Home Audio Guides: Intro to home stereo systems • Zeos Tutorials, Diagrams and Videos • Guide to Home Audio • AverageJoeAudiophile's Guides
  
  Home Theater Guides: r/HTBuyingGuides FAQ • How to Set Up a Basic Home Theater System - Lifewire • How to Set Up Your Home Theater Receiver • r/hometheater.
  
  Speaker Positioning: Speaker Placement for Stereo Music Listening • How to position your speakers for great
  
  TV Positioning: Vertically centered at eye level while seated.

2000 dollhairs https://www.amazon.com/Metabo-HPT-VB16Y-Productivity-Efficiency/dp/B07M9ZD6S6

It's a bike rack. Make sure it doesn't fall apart and it will be fine.

4130 tig welds like 70s, just make sure you de-scale it before welding.

you can smash the tube and drill through, or slot it, install a plate, and weld around the plate. Either will work fine for a bike rack.

if you're wanting to put bends in it, use a tube bender. You can't heat and smoothly bend hollow tube without greatly distorting it. Depending on the wall thickness, you could use a conduit bender. something like this

https://www.amazon.com/Southwire-Tools-Equipment-MCB1-Aluminum/dp/B00GPA0QZI/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1520629181&sr=8-6&keywords=conduit+bender

Here you go: https://www.amazon.com/Steel-Dragon-Tools-Handheld-Hydraulic/dp/B009WU8ZR4

The two with hooks at the end are for twisting wire. The one with a wheel is probably for pushing screen into a frame.

Here are modern versions:
https://www.amazon.ca/Tying-Tool-Rebar-Tie-Wire/dp/B0049OBTDU
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Phifer-Spline-Roller-with-Wooden-Handle-3007666/100392344

Bon 82-182 4-Inch 16-Gauge Wire Loop Rebar Ties, 1000-Pack https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0090ELWH2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_iKrJzbGV9GRB0

This kind of wire.

Does he have an automatic wire stripper? https://www.amazon.com/TACKLIFE-Self-Adjusting-Strippers-Automatic-Stripping/dp/B07GJFVXXD/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJQio2EqkOs

I just went through this. Had some sticker shock over what it would cost to replace a 3' high fence I share with my neighbor, that runs about 80'. Cedar was about $2500 at the lowest option.

This is what I ended up doing: Driving 8' long t-post poles in the ground 2', spaced every ~10 feet. Secured 4' high welded wire mesh at the top of the new poles - this gave me a 6 foot high "chain" fence with both old and new. I did not cement in wood posts at either end like you are supposed to. It's a very amateur job and doesn't look great, but its kept my very large, and very tall, GSD in the yard.

On top of that, I then ran that green privacy screen stuff you see on tennis courts (since this in the city) and secured it to both new and existing fence. I ended up using hose clamps to secure the grommets on the privacy screen to the mesh, since the zip-ties I was using kept breaking. So at least now we have some privacy.

All in all, it was under $700. That included the post driving tool and a few wire wrapping tools, and the privacy screening stuff. The hose clamps for the privacy screen alone was over $100 since I needed so many of them. I just need this solution to last me until this summer when I can put in something proper myself.

If you end up going a route like this, and want something that will last a few years and not look amatuerish, my suggestions are:

1. Look into cementing new wood posts at the ends and every X interval like you are supposed to. This will prevent your t-posts from pulling/sagging, and let you tighten the mesh. Much stabler and looks cleaner.
   
   
2. If you go with welded wire mesh, get it from an agg store. The stuff from Lowes and HD is kinda wimpy. If he were to jump on it hard, or if it gets pulled too hard, it will bend and look even crappier lol.
   
   
3. Get the Clip Bender Tool from Amazon. I ended up trying a few different tools, and this is by far the right man for the job. I only had access to one side of the fence, and this little guy was a life saver.

I'll confirm that this specific size from monsoon works with 1/2" OD Copper coil.

https://www.amazon.com/Monsoon-Hardline-Economy-Compression-Fitting/dp/B01C3IZYIO/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1468856674&sr=8-13&keywords=monsoon+hardline

The lines in my build are made out of coil like below, shop around though.

http://www.lowes.com/pd/1-2-in-dia-x-10-ft-L-Coil-Copper-Pipe/3134489

Also you're going to need a pipe cutter and bender if you don't already have them.

https://www.amazon.com/Flexzion-Thickness-Refrigeration-Aluminum-Securely/dp/B017D2YXEQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1468856881&sr=8-2&keywords=1%2F2%22+pipe+bender

and

https://www.amazon.com/MAGBIT-801-114C-MAG801-Cutter-Copper/dp/B005M2A3CQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1468856926&sr=8-3&keywords=copper+tube+cutter

I think I'll stick with the manual version.

Don't get me wrong, this is fun to watch, but this type of bender is extremely versatile and very common in fabrication shops. I don't think I'd call it "specialized." Here's one on Amazon for under $200.

You can look in to the FastCap Knuckle Bender . It’s handy for all sorts of hinge work, easy to use with gloves, and has a huuuuge hinge pin on it.

Also, the Spring Tools Hinge Pin Popper is tremendously quick and easy to use... But small, easier to lose, harder to use with gloves.

Bonus! These Wedge-It Door Stops were designed by a firefighter, come in a variety of colors, easily clip on to a carabiner, and are disgustingly durable.

I use the 90° thing that comes with this to do bends. Screwed it into a piece of MDF from Lowe's.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GNP8Y4E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_FiBeAb01J7Y9A

There are options in between. I have this baby.

Around a corny keg, or something of similar size, and use one of these http://www.amazon.com/Superior-Tool-61600-Spring-Bender/dp/B000S8EXD4/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1417621802&sr=8-6&keywords=Pipes+bender

Maybe spend $5 on steel to protect your $50 of copper? http://www.amazon.com/Superior-Tool-61600-Spring-Bender/dp/B000S8EXD4

http://www.amazon.com/Baileigh-R-H150-Hydraulic-Machine-3-Phase/dp/B00F6GAVHU/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hi_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=0XG9J24B1KE4C35Q4SAY

I’m gonna agree here. Looks like a tinners tool.


https://www.amazon.com/ABN-Inch-Straight-Metal-Seamer/dp/B01M22HF9K

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(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004T827/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00004T827&linkCode=as2&tag=becausebeer-20&linkId=24ICN4DG2QAWK2NY)
is a spring bender -$7

Here is a nicer one that keeps your bends in one axis - $20

I was looking at tools on Amazon today and actually came across this

http://www.amazon.ca/Klein-Tools-50402-14-Inch-Bender/dp/B00776TEWK

I have no idea how it works though, I just saw it today and it may be what you're looking for