Making it mount into receiver hitch is an interesting idea. One of the issues with bending long pieces is supporting the incoming stock. If you do a hitch mount I would shoot for putting the bending area even with the top of the bed so it can support the stock for you ( except then it’s probably too high to work with). Maybe “even” with the “inside” of the bed would work better.?
Also sometimes you can “reverse” things and put your short bend in the bender and bend the incoming stock if clearance length is an issue.?
I commented earlier that incoming ?stock is generally 45* rear left. I should have qualified that by adding that it really depends upon what you’re bending, what bending die you’re using, and many variables. But in my experience the incoming stock is generally between 90* to the left and just to the left of the frame ( in that quadrant).?
My home bender is also a HF, I have actually been impressed with its functionality for the price. I have made a couple dies, copying Hossfeld designs which helps.?
?If I remember correctly, the HF bender has a square base which will allow you to bolt it down in any 90* orientation which will increase the functionality of any mounting system you use.?
Good luck. ???
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On Jan 10, 2025, at 10:20?AM, Will via groups.io <the_william@...> wrote:
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Isn’t you truck in the way of bends that way? ?I thought about doing it that way but thought it would severely limit possible bends. I’ve not used on before so I don’t yet have a frame of reference.?
On Jan 10, 2025, at 9:39?AM, Claude Gamache via groups.io <cpgamache@...> wrote:
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I have such a bender and did not want to drill into the concrete slab and then be faced with another thing to be in the way. I ended up modifying the base so that it could slide into my trucks receiver hitch freeing up space in the shop.
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