as some of you know i have been looking for a tube bender, i looked at the jd2 and seriously considered buying it but the only thing that turned me off was that you have to buy all the dies separately and they are expensive. So my question is, do you think that a simple hydraulic pipe bender would suffice? i dont really plan on making any super technical bends or really dont plan on making any sharp degree bends either. i know that pipe and tube is 2 different things, basically i'm just wondering if anyone has ever done this and how its worked for them? Also, any pics of things you've built with a pipe bender would be cool. thanks!