DIY or BUY?? DIY Tubing Bender VS. Bootstrap Bender. PART 1-WHICH COST LESS??

Hello & welcome to the Greenhouse Hoop Bender Comparison, DIY or BUY. The DIY Tubing Bender VS. Bootstrap Bender-PART 1-WHICH COST LESS??

In this article we will answer the question.

Does a DIY TUBING BENDER save you money??

After this 5 part, Greenhouse Hoop Bender Comparison - you will be able to decide: “Should I DIY or buy my greenhouse hoop bender?”

Why DIY your greenhouse hoop bender? One reason is to save money.

Is a “Bootstrap Farmer Bender” the best & cheapest option out there?

The definition of bootstrap is: to get oneself out of a situation with a minimum of resources.

Let’s see if that is true?

The Bootstrap Bender is advertised to cost between $99.99 on the Bootstrap Farmer website & $109.99 on Amazon for the 10’ wide hoop bender

Our, or better said: your DIY TUBING BENDER will cost you - $50.00 (OR less) It’s $9.99 for the eBook/ BUILDERS GUIDE & about $40.00 (or less) in materials cost. These are common materials so you may even have some already on hand. A sheet of plywood, a few bolts, and you could even use concrete stakes instead of the metal bar stock for the tube holder.

So what’s the answer- DIY Tubing Bender VS. Bootstrap Bender- WHICH COSTS LESS??

THE DIY TUBING BENDER COSTS LESS - it is ½ the cost of the premade bender!!

• so you will double your savings if you get resourceful and make your Hoop Bender, YES- 2x the savings!!

Why spend more for less??

I believe it was Voltaire that said: “common sense is not common”

Let it be known, that the Resourceful Mechanic says: “ the Bootstrap Farmer & premade Hoop benders are not the least expensive or easiest method to bend your greenhouse hoops!

If you need the lowest cost & best method to bend greenhouse hoops it’s “ The DIY TUBING BENDER”

How do you know that the DIY TUBING BENDER is the best way to bend greenhouse hoops?

In case lower cost is not enough, let’s give you 4 more reasons why A DIY TUBING BENDER will make YOUR hoop bending & greenhouse construction much, much easier by:

• EFFORTLESS BENDING

• BETTER QUALITY HOOPS- BY CONSISTENT & REPEATABLE HOOP BENDING

• A SUPER SIMPLE BENDING TECHNIQUE WITH: ERROR PROOF BENDING &

• IT’S TEN TIMES (10x) FASTER

DIY or BUY your Hoop bender?

Let’s take a quick look and compare the two hoop benders.

Bootstrap Farmer bender is:

• a bender you can buy, a PREMADE bender.

• costs between $100.00-$110.00 for the 10’ WIDE bender.

• requires multiple measurements and marking of each piece of tubing required before bending,

• requires multiple bends per tube.

• bending takes some effort & an “Extension bar” is used for additional leverage & force.

• not so easy-tool mounting

DIY TUBING BENDER is:

• the bender you can make

• total cost: $50 or less to make.

• provides EASY BENDING with no need for an extension or leverage bar.

• NO Measuring and marking of tubing required before bending, like premade benders

• provides, 1 shot bending. Multiple bends per tube are not required!!

• provides-ERROR PROOF BENDING!!

• Is easy to mount & install- Just place on table and clamp or bolt down

Again- TO ANSWER THE QUESTION:

Does a DIY TUBING BENDER save you money?? YES

Which costs less?? The DIY TUBING BENDER is $50.00. The Bootstrap Farmer bender is $100.00

Why spend more money $$ for less hoop bender??

Check out the next article- PART 2, where we show you: which bender requires less muscles to use.

THANK YOU!! I hope you have a great day on the homestead and in your Greenhouse.