Bending 22mm pipe

[learnplum]

Hi, do most use a hand held device, or a spring, if you are a samson, or a free standing device, like the hilmor one?
Thanks.:tounge_smile:

 

[lame plumber]

If they're your girlfriends grandads benders they woulda been for 3/4 not 22mm I'd say

your probably getting too old, loads of grandads floating around out there who are post decimalization

 

[Mike Jackson]

I would say a hand held device, in the year 2015, is backward?
Too much effort? Too pull a simple bend?

If you're really too weak to pull a bend on a hand held machine have a look at ROTHENBERGER ROBEND® 3000 - Portable, sturdy power bender for cold bending up to 180°, 12 - 28 mm (1/2" - 7/8")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE00xW0Wn0k

Yours for a mere £1,195.00 Rothenberger Robend 3000 Electric Tube Bender 2.5705/2.5706 240/110v | ProToolsDirect

Unless you are pulling hundreds of bends exactly the same it will take longer than bending by hand and is a damn site heavier than my hand bender at 13 Kg.

Looking at the video I reckon I can set up my stand bender and pull a 28 bend quicker than with that machine. My stand bender will also do 35 which the machine won't.

 

[SimonG]

I would say a hand held device, in the year 2015, is backward?
Too much effort? Too pull a simple bend?

If pulling a 22 bend is too much effort then you either need to hit the gym or drive a desk. Find a way thats comfortable with you. I stick a leg on the floor and lean on it. Just make sure you dont do it on a fancy floor and put a ding in it

 

[Best]

You could always shove a length of metal pipe over each of the hand benders arms to give more leverage. And if you really want to make it easy you could make a frame for to hold it all in, thus keeping it fixed, higher & steady. OR - just buy a stand bender! :smile:
On a serious note - Don't forget that the hand benders often have a square centre as they are also designed for to clamp the bender horizontally into a decent vice to make bending easier.

 

[learnplum]

Hi simon why should I go too the gym, too bend copper pipe in 2015?
It is a struggle, too bend 22mm copper pipe on a basic bender?
Not floor mounted?:tounge_smile:

 

[gasmanrob]

How has this thread reached 3 pages?

If you'd like to use an electric bender then look at rems. They do one but tisnt cheap.

Plumbing and heating is one of if not the most expensive trade to be in. Constant renewals,updates, insurances, qualifications, materials cost etc so when you can you don't spend £1800 when £65 will do and has done for many years.

 

[drip-dry]

now thread reached nearly 4 pages,thought op would be back to say the header was about bending plastic pipe.....

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[SimonG]

Hi simon why should I go too the gym, too bend copper pipe in 2015?
It is a struggle, too bend 22mm copper pipe on a basic bender?
Not floor mounted?:tounge_smile:

Cant understand how using a hand bender is hard work. Like i said, if you think that is hard work then maybe your username should be learndeskjockey rather than learnplumb.

Mind you I wouldnt mind a light saber for coring through walls.

 

[jaydebruyne]

Cant understand how using a hand bender is hard work. Like i said, if you think that is hard work then maybe your username should be learndeskjockey rather than learnplumb.

Mind you I wouldnt mind a light saber for coring through walls.

I was assisting on a boiler install once and we had to core through 2 3/4 inch iron rods that went through the external walls of a multistory building.. took 2 of us about 5 hours with constant drilling.. a light sabre would have been AMAZING!!!

In response to learnplumb, dude I'm not heman either, but if you can't bend 22mm copper how you gonna hang boilers?? How you even gonna get the boiler in the property?

Is this the 2nd wind up post, this and the toilet with isolated water that won't stop dripping.. Are we in April already? Or am I just on too many meds

 

[gasmanrob]

I've got a swing bender that'll do 42mm tube now that's a work out even for me and all 17 stone that resides within me.

 

[Ermintrude]

I bend 2" iron on my knee !

 

[kay-jay]

you could always fill it with sand and heat it up to compensate for being such a weed

 

[woodytheplumber]

Dosnt everyone else bolt a vice to the kitchen worktop that makes bending much easier!
God knows why all these collages teach like that the lads come on site and havnt a clue how to bend without it been in a vice

 

[drip-dry]

Dosnt everyone else bolt a vice to the kitchen worktop that makes bending much easier!

only thing i bend over the kitchen work top is the mrs's.......

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