ebay hilmor benders wast of time

[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?

 

[tamz]

A stand up machine (any make) will always give better bends than a hand bender

 

[Caldy]

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

Update: have used today before taking to work and they work fine.

 

[AWheating]

had my benditnow stand bender for a few years and it has yet to do a bad bend. Well tell a lie, a few sets where off but that was the idiot using the benders fault LOL.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Gasman, you also got yours from Benditnow?

yes,its a refurbed hilmor

 

[Guest123]

What's the difference between the Irwin Hilmor GLM on Screw fix for £60 and the reconditioned ones costing more?
Gas man and AW like you can I can vouch for Benditnow. A good British company making a quality British product, not foreign import muck.