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Upper Cage Section (2 Pieces)
1)
Take a 6 foot piece of 0.750 and form it with a series of small bends with the conduit bender
to match the inside hoop diameter circle. It is best to start with the whole 6 foot length and
mark it at 3 feet for cutting later, this will save waste. Start at one end and form the tube past
the 3 foot mark as far as possible. Cut it off at the 3 foot mark and continue to bend the
second half. Be sure to watch that the tube remains as straight as possible when it exits the
bender, keep it aligned with the handle of the bender.
2)
Once you have the two 0.750 sections formed, lay them on the surface and screw down some
blocks to hold them in place along the inside diameter line. Do not attempt to plug them into
the 0.875 tubes yet, just lay them above the 0.875 tubes and let them run past the 2 and 10
o’clock positions at the top.
3)
Next bend your 4 radial tubes out of 0.875 tube, making the top ones from what you have left
from the lower hoop sections.
4)
Next slide the short ends of the radial tubes onto the chromoly stubs, Slide the radial tube to
hoop connectors into the longer ends of the radial tubes, 0.750 radius connectors in the top
