# Using fixture table to make a bender

**URL:** https://fireball.discourse.group/t/using-fixture-table-to-make-a-bender/4282
**Category:** The Workshop
**Created:** [May 4, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/using-fixture-table-to-make-a-bender/4282 "2026-05-04T01:52:09Z")
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### Author: ![Juskos](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/fireball.discourse.group/juskos/32/3405_2.png) [@Juskos](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Juskos)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/using-fixture-table-to-make-a-bender/4282/1 "2026-05-04T01:52:09Z")

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Its not quite done yet, I still need to figure out how I’m going to turn it and what is the best way to release the tube. Any ideas? I plan to bend 1.25"OD aluminum and was going to just put a long arm to turn it, if it was high volume I would rig up a ram.

 ![2026-05-03 17.06.23](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/fireball/original/2X/3/3d46c2ab429d780354fe626ba6d8173147bf40b8.jpeg)

The original backup block is in the background, it sucks so I made a better one.

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### Author: ![Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Sam](https://fireball.discourse.group/u/Sam)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2026, 9:12am UTC](https://fireball.discourse.group/t/using-fixture-table-to-make-a-bender/4282/2 "2026-05-04T09:12:43Z")

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This is pretty interesting. I really like how it saves space and how accurate it is.  
But I’m not sure how well these features will hold up after repeated use.  
I see that tube-beaning companies like Rogue Fabrication and JD2 offer replacement parts, including pins and other components. My point is that this setup might damage your welding table over time, and I don’t know how you’d fix it, but I could be mistaken.