Anyone use this compact metal bender?

[DeRocha]

I would like to know if anyone has experience with the following Compact Metal Bender? I have seached the webb and found many companies produced this product, and they all look 99% identical. I think it would be cool to be able to fab up brackets and other things instead of trying to bend them with a vise and hammer. This tool is not meant for tube just flat and solid stock. Here is link to another site. It shows
a Video of one in action.

 

[Broccoli1]

DeRocha, I've been in the market for a bender as well and got some input from a Weding Forum I belong to: This is the quality of the HF model that was posted.

 

[Broccoli1]

he pretty much said that it's just a pain in the ass but it is cheap. Looking at the 2 links you listed I would go with the Tools Plus- seems like a better Co. to deal with. Not a big fan of HF because the store here is useless.

 

[DeRocha]

Thanks for the pic... Obviously it is of their expensive taper roller design

 

[Broccoli1]

here is some more info on the HF bender:
http://www.hobartwelders.com/mboard/showthread.php?t=12595