fabrication stuff?

So, I will soon be building the roll cage for my car. I am having a custom cage bent to my oddball specs (factory specs for a cage for a '40 Chrysler wont fit mine). However, I will be making some changes to make the cage fit my needs better since I dont plan on getting it cert'ed. My changes will require me to re-notch some of the 1 5/8 tubing.
What do you recommend for a tubing notcher? Yes, I could notch the tubes using my chop saw and grinder. However, I am floating the idea of getting a notcher. I assume HF and Eastwood wont get many good words, maybe Pro Tools?

Its cheaper for me to get a 14pt and remove bars than to get a 10 pt and add bars.

 

A hole saw, you want to spend more jd squared has a notcher thats slick.

 

Thanks. Ill have to get the laptop working. Cant access JD2 on mobile for some reason.

 

Still takes a hole saw, as they all do. Its worth buying the good ones and some cutting oil.


I think they are 250.00 one day I will pick one up. But I do more bending then notching.

 

Thanks. Ill eventually need a bender to build the trailer for my car.
Any recommendations for hole saws? I may go visit Oregon Tools tomorrow, they often have odd stuff in stock. I think they have Starrett and Linox. Diablo available HD.
WD-40 or other lube?

 

Oregon tools is bad ass, I grew up outside of Harrisburg. Lenox was really good last time. No wd straight cutting oil, has a 90w consistensy. I learned its proper rpms that makes it. Either to fast you burn em up to slow they grab and flake a tooth. If you only have 3 copes to dont stress to much.

I built a back woods bender used it for a year then threw down for a jd2. Its worth the money to me. I use it about 3mo all day every out of the year.

 

I have a JD2 Notchmaster. Unless you absolutely have a need to cut a sadle in a curve, you won’t need the Beast. The hole saws I recommend are Milwaukee ICE. The Notchmaster is a surgeon, this is the fitup you can expect. This is 1.75” .120 wall in my Jeep.

 

Awesome. I'll look into a notchmaster tomorrow. Only site I can access on my phone that sells them is trick-tools, and they say no longer available.

 

If your getting into tube fabrication or it is just an excuse to buy one.

Sucks to have unused tools just sitting there used only once

 

Putting a roll cage in my '40 and will need to alter some parts of it. It is going to be TIG welded, so it needs tight clean joints. I do some every now and then but have used my chop saw and grinder.

I will be making a trailer for it in the future and it will get use then also. I have all sorts of tools sitting in boxes. From a planishing hammer on a stand to a SnapOn Ethos to bore calipers. I have learned to get something if it will make it easier on me. I often find I need it or someone I know needs it in the future.

 

Thats my mindset, pass on the knowledge and share the tools and experience.

 

Found a Pro Tools Industrial notcher for $150 new. Im going to build a base for it to attach it to the planishing hammer stand I have. Ill add an adjustable support to rest the end of the tubing on.


Edit: I was lazy and just put it in the vice.