My thought was 1.75" .120 ID DOM, but it seems no one can bend that.
.....first two cage jobs were done mounted to the receiver hitch of the vehicles getting modified....
I haven't yet. The main reason I haven't purchased anything is I only need to make 6 bends in all. Right now I am calling various shops around me to see if anyone can bend the tube for me. My thought was 1.75" .120 ID DOM, but it seems no one can bend that.
Most of the places in our area charge about $50 per bend, and they don't make more than one bend in one piece of material with any guarantees on bend placement.
Most of the places in our area charge about $50 per bend, and they don't make more than one bend in one piece of material with any guarantees on bend placement. Have a drawing or sketch of what you're making?
Sounds like a good reason to rent a tool. But nobody rents benders that I have seen. You can buy one, use it, and sell it. But that is a lok of work to get 6 bends done.
I looked at these guys when I needed four bends. I ultimately, found a local fabricator that bent my 1.5" x .09 HREW for $60
http://www.rentabender.com/ They are out of Corona CA
No affiliation, but a resource I stumbled upon when I was in the same boat.