So, Whats The Difference In These Bending Tools?
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Because Our Hoop Benders are the first ever bending tools of this type it can be confusing, understanding the difference between different series of benders. For example the "DY"& "C" series each having the same three hoop sizes. Each has a 10 ft, a 12ft and a 20 ft hoop size. So what is the difference between a DY-10 and a C-10? Both build a 10 ft hoop? YES they do. Note that both the DY and C 20 benders also produce a 16 ft wide hoop as well ast the 20 ft wide hoop.
The difference is the total amount of available bending surface of the specific series.
Example: All of the DY series have about 24 inches of usable bending surface which requires about 6 or 7 bending strokes (motions) to complete the bending of one 10' 6" length of tubing. Where as the longer "C" series has about 48 inches of bending surface thereby requiring only 3 or 4 bending strokes to complete the bending of of the same 10' 6" length of tubing.
With that said, what is the advantage of the "C" series over the "DY" series? While it is quite easy to bend steel tubing on these benders, it is a physical exertion and if you are planning on bending several dozen hoops on a regular basis the "C" series benders reduce the fatigue from the bending process. The "C" series is the best choice, if one is planning on building hundreds of greenhouse hoops, either for their own nursery or perhaps to build greenhouse kits for resale to others.
Our model number system is quite simple also> Each model number begins with one or more Letters which indicate the Series followed by one or more numbers. The letters indicate the bender Series and the numbers indicate the Width of Greenhouse Hoop in (feet) that specific bender is designed to produce when using the recommended size and gauge of tubing specific to that hoop.
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