Minh
from Fountain Valley, CA: Product Rating = 
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Product Use = Part Time/Hobby
I was skeptical
when I first bought this. I couldn't choose between the air/hydro
unit and the mechanical unit. I took the risk and went with the mechanical
unit and don't regret it. With the mechanical unit, unlike the manual
unit, you don't NEED to bolt the unit down. I built a cart for it
and it works perfectly. My buddy uses the JD2 model 4 bender and I
have to say, the quality of JMR is far more superior. The arms on
the JMR unit are massive compare to the JD2 bender. And the workmanship
of the JMR bender just look beautiful.
Bending .120 wall
DOM on the JMR machanical does take some effort but and requires some
man power but the end product looks great. Bending .095 ERW is a breeze
until you get to the 4th or 5th bend when your arm muscles starts
wearing out. Remember to being a friend over to do some manual labor
for you. The great part about the JMR machanical is that you don't
have a loud compressor kicking on in the background. When my buddy
and I were building a prerunner bumper, we were able to communicate
the whole time and not annoy the neighbors. So if youre planning on
doing weekend projects from your home garage, the JMR Mechanical is
the way to go. If you have a fabrication shop, you definitely want
to go with air/hydro/electrical unit.
JMR Manual and Mechanical Tube Bender 
