ebay hilmor benders wast of time

[tiling spread]

well my benders was droped off too day buy courier.
first over look of them and it wasnt good and as for bendsing pipe well im 50/50 on that at the mo
im starting to think there not hilmor,s at all but a cheep copy and i meen cheep too.
i know there rebuilds but there isnt even a hilmor or glm stamped on them like the real ones you get from the shops. or a good standard of workmenship on them.

no end cap

bolt that holds hook on is too long so it has pulled the paint off the arm

a better look

formers are really cheep too

tryed some bensds and the pipe rippels hook needs a good file down to stop stabing pipes
really stiff to use
well im off too screwfix after the new year to get a real set of glm's im so narked
the lads on here that have orderd a set im sorry for posting the link on here and wasting your time and money 🙁

 

[fuzzy]

they look like himor but yes old machines can ripple, is the former of poor construction? that usually affects the ripples

 

[tiling spread]

the formers are so bad and the benders are too ill be geting a set from screwfix soon i gess as i cant use them ones
the lads that have orded a set please please let me know what you think of them

 

[fuzzy]

you could always sell em on as second hand

 

[tiling spread]

lol yer i just mite

 

[tiling spread]

on your hilmor benders lads is it stamped with there trade mark ie glm or hilmor or irwin

 

[PuraTherm]

I've got these same benders. Never really had a problem with them except they were quite stiff at first. When I got them I contacted the company because they advertised them as Hilmor referbished. I noticed that there were no Hillmor markings. The company claimed that they had been the primary manufacturer of the Hilmor benders before the process was sent overseas. Try contacting the company that makes them. The company that made mine was benditnow.co.uk. If that is the same company. Good luck.

 

[tiling spread]

there is a link some were on how to improve you benders iv seen it on here please help

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

must say mine are not like this and they do have hilmor stamped on them,have not had these problems

 

[Dotty]

Any of you chaps seen the 15mm only hilmor benders? what a waste of space and money!

 

[WHPES]

Mine are genuine Hilmor with Hilmor stamped on them. Had for years and never any problems.

 

[dontknowitall]

After reading this I'm keeping mine in a safe ...

 

[tiling spread]

but are they frome ebay tho

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

mine,i think you can see hilmor quite clearly,tiling spread get back on to the seller mate as you can see mine and yours are very different

 

[tiling spread]

dit you get yours from bend it now on ebay or from the shop m8

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

yes same place only got mine a year ago

 

[tiling spread]

thanks m8 hows your set ic meen was there caps missing dougy formers guids and a wafty paint job are the side of your formers painted gray

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

no formers are fine ,no caps missing and mine are in a lot of use your set tbh looks very different i would complain

 

[tiling spread]

i am m8 thats a defo

 

[Blackcatgas]

Ive had mine 14 years, Ive worn the paint smooth Ive had a new set of spoons for it but it still bends lovely, It was £70 14!! years ago.

 

[tiling spread]

are your formers plane metal or painted im meen the formers on the benders not the blocks
gas man

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

plain metal no paint

 

[tiling spread]

thanks m8 you a grate help im goner kick off proper

 

[REDSAW]

think you have the made in china ones!!!!!

 

[Avatar]

it looks like your one are cheap ones, spray painted yellow!

I would report the seller to ebay, who take a dim view of false advertising and should sort it for you!

 

[poppyppop]

If you read the benditnow advert on fleabay, about 4 lines down, it says they no longer carry the hilmor mark, for legal reasons, don't know if that's a con or not. Waiting for mine to arrive,a bit peedoff now iv'e heard they're crap.


Edit; Also e-mailed them, giving them chance to respond on here.

 

[quality]

I have got got mine they seem ok to me and I have used them this morning

luck of the draw perhaps

ps I aint left feedback yet

 

[tiling spread]

can you post up some pics please m8

 

[tiling spread]

hows them benders then lads

 

[tonto33]

looking at getting one of these myself are they worth it or just cheap chinese crap?

 

[quality]

Mine seem ok i.e. they bend pipe no ripples (22 mm) as said luck of the draw perhaps

 

[Caldy]

Had mine delivered yesterday, they look spot on but haven't used them yet. Will let you know if i have problems

 

[Guest123]

I've just bought a BC35 floor standing machine from benditnow and the quality is amazing and surpasses my old Hilmor. It produces nice tight bends with no throating or rippling and the bending pressure is adjustable. Buy direct from their website NOT ebay as they are much cheaper there and postage is also included.

They are a British company and deserve some recognition for manufacturing a quality product. Hilmor jumped ship to the Far East because it's cheaper, leaving yet another British company to struggle and pick up the pieces.
BUY BRITISH, not foreign imports!!!!

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

mine are still doing what they should

 

[Guest123]

Gasman, you also got yours from Benditnow?