On the subject of manual vs. hydraulic...my machine is mounted on a wheeled cart with all of the hydraulics and control valve mounted for convenience. It takes up 9 sq.ft. of space, can be rolled anywhere in the shop and stored out of the way. I can make a bend with one hand, run the ram as fast or as slow as I want or need while watching exactly what I'm doing. I can duplicate bends - like a mirror image main hoop or exact but opposite right and left A pillar bars - exactly and easily using just a tape measure and I can tweak or sneak up on an angle in very small increments to get a perfect fit. Hydraulics is the only way to go.