Hello Sam:
I live up in Willits and have almost every tool you would need to do most of the projects you mentioned including a tubing bender (1"-1 1/4"-1 /12"). I don't know what tools you already have but seeing what I have might help you make a decision as to what you might want to buy.
All your questions can be answered on this site by very knowledgeable people.
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Jere Kirkpatrick
Valley Forge & Welding
HEN-ROB Torch Dealer. 
Teaching The Fundamentals of Metal Shaping
www.jerekirkpatrick.com
All tools are a hammer except the chisel.....That's a screwdriver.
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