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I cant decide what bender to buy. the Jd2 mod3 or the pro tools model 105 hd. I have done searches but still cant decide. If anyone has used both your input would be greatly appreciated.
Anyone have an opinion on the two? Getting ready to buy a bender and I'm not sure which one. From what i've been reading they seem very similar.xj=1 said:I cant decide what bender to buy. the Jd2 mod3 or the pro tools model 105 hd. I have done searches but still cant decide. If anyone has used both your input would be greatly appreciated.
anyone else have any of these problems?ponyracer1 said:I got the pro 105 with a degree ring and it's an ABSOLUTE piece of shit. The arms are in a different plane than the die so you can't get 2 bends on oposite ends of a piece of tube level with each other using a level. The pin is smaller than the hole at the pivot so the moving arms sag 1/2 over the run. I called them and spoke to the salesman that I bought it from and he did everything but tell me to get fucked. They were backed up when I got mine so I think there quality control went out the window to fill the backorders faster. I'm going to order a JD model 4 next, but not before I cut this peice of shit into little pieces with a torch.
Ramsey said:anyone else have any of these problems?
gearwhine said:I have used both quite a bit, but the pro-tools much more. I own the Jd2, and we have the protool 105 at school, not the heavy duty one. I really like both. The protools is powercoated, and the JD2 has like a black oxide finish or something on it. Both are very high quality in my opinion and would recommend both.
The only thing that I liked better about the pro-tools, is it seemed to hold the die a bit sturdier, meaning when doing 2+ bends on one tube, it will be more at the angle you want. I can say with my JD2, I did two bends for a roll cage hoop, and then layed it on flat ground, and it rocked around a bit. The pro-tools had the same problem, but not as badly. It all has to do with the large pin pivot point, it's not a bolt clamping them tight, it's a pin that just floats around. it's very easy to make up for once you notice it though, so it's not a huge gripe at all. _nicko_