Ribbed pipework after bending.

[Ch4 plumbing]

It needs to turn mate yes!

 

[learnplum]

Thanks, its hard this plumbing/heating game.
But this forum is impeccable,:tounge_smile:

 

[jim fennessey]

a good squirt of wd 40 never fails ,glides like a skate on ice

 

[gasmanrob]

If they are old benders get some wire wool and give the guide and the former a good scrub.

If your wheel isn't spinning freely then undo the wheel and coat the bolt which the wheel sits on with graphite grease/gas tap lubricant. The wheel will spin freely for months to come after that.

 

[Mike Jackson]

Do colleges actually teach anything nowadays? When I was at college, before we learnt how to use a bender, we were taught how to maintain one.

 

[PETE 123]

Bolts on wheels not to tight and not to loose

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

dont put any weight on the copper pipe as you bend!