Can anyone recommend a pipe bender please?

[Eyespy999]

Hi, just embarking on buying some tools for college I have seen a few pipe benders on the market, can anyone recommend a particular brand please? Regards

 

[newcastle phill]

Irwin hilmoor benders.

Quality bend every time

Some cheapuns 'throat' leaving undesirable ripples on the inside of the bend.

 

[Rybo_1]

I've had a rothenberger for about 4 years now. Bends now as good as day one although ive heard the recent ones aren't as well made

 

[morganb]

I bought mine a few years back from these guys [DLMURL="http://www.benditnow.co.uk/index.php/plumbing-machines/bhb-15-22/product/show"]benditnow[/DLMURL]. They used to make the Hilmors whilst they were still made in the UK, I think Hilmor moved production to the far east a while back.

 

[Rickster123]

I've had my record pipe benders for 17 years. They're still going strong.

 

[newcastle phill]

Suppose it also depends on what you want to bend.

Ive noticed some massive benders on here !

 

[kris]

Ive the bendit now , got the 22mm and 15mm bender free with the floor standing bender , but not a peach on my old hilmor, had it for 18years, ( the boogers just starting to crumple bends), 18 years and never missed a beat,

 

[Paulplumb]

I used to have a hilmor till I used my mates record 218m. The cranked handle on it seems to make bending 22mm a breeze. Think you may only get them second hand now though. This one is on gumtree for 15 quid, bargin!

 

[tamz]

try that with a hilmor

 

[Geyser]

My rothenberger is rippling like a goodun. Have to slip a piece of flattened tube in to stop it. Doing my head in.

 

[Ray Stafford]

Car boot sale, or retiring 80 yr old plumber.

 

[tolly]

My Hilmors are starting to kick the bends to the side a bit which is a pain when you want to do parrellel offsets etc. They are about 14 years old so im not sure if they are UK made ones of not. Anyway I bought some of the benditnow ones a year ago as a backup and I find that the formers are really hard to get in and out between the tube and the roller. Anyone found this aswell?

 

[Eyespy999]

Thanks all for your advice.

 

[Ermintrude]

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try that with a hilmor

Try bending 35mm offset and then walking with springs or sand.

 

[tamz]

Try bending 35mm offset and then walking with springs or sand.

Thats what the farmers gates with the round posts are for :wink:

 

[brum]

2 no record benders previous 27 years 2 no hilmors in the last 6 years and time for a new one just now..brum

 

[Masood]

I used to have a hilmor till I used my mates record 218m. The cranked handle on it seems to make bending 22mm a breeze. Think you may only get them second hand now though. This one is on gumtree for 15 quid, bargin!

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That's what I've got. It was my Dad's before me and I learnt to bend pipe with it when I was still nipper, working with him. I should buy another one and keep this at home - I'd be gutted if it got nicked...

 

[helpsy]

I've had my record pipe benders for 17 years. They're still going strong.

Would that be a record then? Lol

 

[wetdrip]

Here's three: "A Sunday afternoon in the Plumbers Arms Beer Garden."

 

[Badboy plumber]

I treated myself to a new bender amongst other things at a trade show, I got the Nerrad bender because they said it was made by the same guys who made the old hilmore, it's not put a foot wrong so far, I don't get the bender out as much as I used to but if I had to compair it to whats currently available I'd say it's probably the best you'll find.
I did once buy a second hand original hilmore hoping for that old magic but it was too warn and kept rippling the pipes!!
Goog luck with your collage eyespy999!!!

 

[newcastle phill]

My missus

 

[iiplumbing]

Uri geller

he was good at bending stuff wasn't he?

 

[Millsy 82]

I've had my hilmor benders for about 10 years now. I throw them around a treat still work fine. When they start rippling the pipes out come the cleaning strips and clean it up and then it's like new again.

 

[Ermintrude]

Yeh it's an 8&10mm bender now tho?

 

[oz-plumber]

Here's three: "A Sunday afternoon in the Plumbers Arms Beer Garden."

Was Croppie taking the photo?

You UK plumbers are certainly one step up on us fellas.

Was this a ' A Day at the Races ' , ' Find me somebody to Love '
or just ' I want to break free ' moment?

Or are you guys just ancient ' Bros ' fans?

Oz

 

[wetdrip]

Was Croppie taking the photo?

You UK plumbers are certainly one step up on us fellas.

Was this a ' A Day at the Races ' , ' Find me somebody to Love '
or just ' I want to break free ' moment?

Or are you guys just ancient ' Bros ' fans?

Oz

No; Croppie being an identical triplet was too busy taking a photograph of his other two brothers.
They'd just got back from doing a commercial job down Cork way and didn't have time to clean-up.

 

[newcastle phill]

Oooh just nearly pithed myself laughing

 

[newcastle phill]

I bet that hurt giving birth

 

[Ermintrude]

Isn't that Tamz on right!

 

[wetdrip]

Isn't that Tamz on right!

Nah, the last anyone seen of Tamz he was doing his Spiderman impersonation, climbing the walls, looking for his arch villain and nemesis Mr. Nic O'teen, as he's off the ****.

Nice to get one in on here under the Croppsters radar thou; I've come over all smug

 

[Dotty]

Until you grassed yourself up to me....

I'm putting my banning wellies on now....,

 

[wetdrip]

Until you grassed yourself up to me....

I'm putting my banning wellies on now....,

I'm keeping ma heed doon for awhile

 

[newcastle phill]

http://annebins.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/sheep.jpgI bet theres a few sheep seen those wellies approaching from behind





Ohh im in for it now

 

[andywatson]

I bid £32 on a Record pipe bender today on Ebay.
Almost new in box and fairly close.
Someone else bid £33 with 20 seconds to go.
Never mind.....

 

[brum]

Record thought they changed to hilmor years ago..brum