rothenberger or hilmor bender?

[cosworth*mad]

I am at college and we use both (15mm&22mm). Being a novice i can't tell a good bender from a bad one but want to buy a quality tool. The college tutor recommends a hilmor, and only a hilmor, even stating that the rothenberger bender was poor. However now i am researching, rothenberger seem to have a repuatation for good quality tools. Any comments/advice. I have come acros this deal which seems good? what do you think? Thanks Rothenberger Superfire 2, Bender, Pipe slice, Gas 5 Pcs on eBay (end time 26-Dec-10 18:01:33 GMT)

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

hilmor without question the best

 

[quality]

hilmor every time

 

[defendertd5]

i bought a 2nd hand wickes bender from a steam fair ,works perfectly well for me ,lol,cost me £12

 

[PuraTherm]

Hilmor, with out a doubt.

 

[tamz]

Rothenberger don't actually make tools. They rebrand and sell under their own name. Their benders are similar to Record but can't be sure. Decent enough stuff.

 

[billybongo]

tamz , i would beg to differ on that one as i dont think rothenberger benders are anywhere near as good as record , in fact i think rothy tools are on a par with draper . just my thoughts .
Cosworth if i needed to buy benders it would be the hilmor even though i have had some record benders for years . cheers mark

 

[dontknowitall]

Hilmor benders, Rothenburger torch, monument pipe slices and bahco spanners.

Oh - Stanley knife but that's also because one of my names is Stanley!!

 

[turnpin]

Have both record and hilmor in my kit found rothenberger heavy by comparison but the pair I tried had the advantage of being able to set 12mm pipe as well even came with 12 mm guide not a lot of call for 12mm though!🙂regards turnpin

 

[tamz]

tamz , i would beg to differ on that one as i dont think rothenberger benders are anywhere near as good as record , in fact i think rothy tools are on a par with draper . just my thoughts .

You may be correct Billy. As i said i can't be sure. Record do good stuff but i've never had one of their benders for many years. The Rothy bender is ok but the Hilmour is generally regarded as the best.

If you can afford it, get a stand up machine. Much better bends than any hand bender. Just heavier to carry.
benditnow, conduit and copper pipe bending machine specialists - Home

 

[Blackcatgas]

Hillmor, I really havent liked anything rothenberger that Ive bought over the years.

 

[princegoose]

Hilmor benders, Rothenburger torch, monument pipe slices and bahco spanners.

Oh - Stanley knife but that's also because one of my names is Stanley!!

same here.....

spooky

the blow torch is craph though

 

[tiling spread]

hilmor m8 and a rothy tourch and the deal on ebay for the cutters
as i got screwed over on ebay last week selling some bits and some one not paying
i didnt get a chance to get my hilmor benders gutted
and there was a cheap set on there screwfix ones got them for a tener
they will do for now till i get this ebay thing sorted then ill have a nice new set of hilmor benders
and keep the cheep one in the lock up as a back up lol
iv used rothy benders and cheep sets and hilmors its down to self pref m8 use what you fill good using but for me its hilmor
all the wall even if you offerd me a new set of each now id take the hilmor benders hands down i made
the bigest mistake of my life once i found a used set of hilmors in a skip forms the lot used twice sold a load of tools out the lock up cleard the lot out and the benders was in the lock up
when i get my new set im locking them in a van volt

 

[tiling spread]

im getting bahco spanners for £15 each at the mo

 

[fuzzy]

hilmor, ive had both and hilmor is by far the best

 

[PlumbBobBob]

agreed hilmor for me too

 

[tamz]

Does anyone use stand up machines anymore or are we a dying breed?

Even your cheapest 2nd hand stand up will do better more accurate bends than any hand bender.

I used to take a 20ft length (you can still get them) of pipe out to the bender. Put half a dozen bends, saddles, and offsets on it and take it in.............couldn't get it in the bloody door!!! so had to cut it, usually into 3. Still looked the dogs when it was up tho.

 

[Toddyplumb]

Stand up for me Tamz , when I can . Usually in and out of houses its the hand bender but the floor bender is out quite a bit now with 28mm gas lines.
Nothing worse set up the bender pull the bends etc and have to cut it up !! LOL been there (more than once !!!)

 

[dontknowitall]

I used to take a 20ft length (you can still get them) of pipe out to the bender. Put half a dozen bends, saddles, and offsets on it and take it in.............couldn't get it in the bloody door!!!

That's just showing off! 😎

A fast tracker like me has NO chance!!!! 🙁

Good on ya though. Hope you keep that skill ... you lucky blighter!!! 😀😀😀

 

[tamz]

It is like riding a bike. Once you learn it you never forget.