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Old 20-10-2006, 02:23 PM   #1
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Default Where to get 3" mandrel bends

Like the title asks, where do you get 3" mandrel bend sections of pipe cheap. It can be mild steel but I find exhaust shops tend to be a bit expensive.

I heard that truck supply shops are a good source?

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Old 20-10-2006, 03:35 PM   #2
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Like the title asks, where do you get 3" mandrel bend sections of pipe cheap. It can be mild steel but I find exhaust shops tend to be a bit expensive.

I heard that truck supply shops are a good source?
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Old 20-10-2006, 03:42 PM   #3
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www.liverpoolexhaust.com.au The bends are quite generous, long ...
Lot 8, 41 Seton Rd - Moorebank, NSW 2170
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Old 20-10-2006, 05:53 PM   #4
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I am strangly sexually attracted to pipework.
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Old 20-10-2006, 05:54 PM   #5
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www.liverpoolexhaust.com.au The bends are quite generous, long ...
Lot 8, 41 Seton Rd - Moorebank, NSW 2170
Tel: (02) 9602-3111
Thanks, I've already been there but there asking ~250-300 for what I want.
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Old 20-10-2006, 06:24 PM   #6
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Ebay has good prices for stainless.
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