Silverline Mini Pipe Bender 6 - 10mm (MS129)

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The nylon guides are integral to the pipe bender helping to ensure they don’t get lost or damaged in a toolbag. Codes for these spare guides are 1216N 15mm Spare Nylon Guide and 1223J 22mm Spare Nylon Guide. XV is much smaller than a combi; arm length is 40cm compared to a combi arm length of 65cm. Note the 15mm XVL & 22mm XXII arm lengths are about 60cm Buy the Monument Bender Single Sized – 1215K-XV 1315- XVE (1315Longarm-XVL) 1222G-XXII 1322Extended-XXIIE

And let’s face it, two separate guides just mean you have two more things to lose, and two more things you’ve got to find in your van every morning. The 15mm 22mm pipe bender or tube bender is an essential part of the toolkit for any heating or plumbing engineer. better sight lines– as the bend is in the same plane as the Arms of the bender it is easier to line up by eyeThe Monument Masters 1215K, 1315XVE (replacing the 1315Longarm ), 1222G and the 1322Extended Pipe Bender are #MadeInBritain. First models of the new pipe bender were designed and 3D printed in the engineering suite at Monument. We standardised the handle diameters for both sizes. A. Cheap thin wall copper doesn’t help the issue, there was a batch a few years ago that was actually snapping. Damaged formers or the guide on bender itself can also do it. Or guides, formers that are not clean (Answered by PG Plumbing on 26 Jan 2021) If you’re installing a whole run of heating/gas pipe, swapping out the guides is going to turn into a real bug-bear.

Usually, a lightweight product is a good thing. Take a cordless impact driver for instance. The lighter, the better. There are some benders specifically suited to smaller pipe (8mm/10mm for instance), and we’ll cover those later. It is well documented that soldered fittings and compression fittings interrupt the flow of water around a heating system. Bending of copper pipe ensures unrestricted flow of water and can also create attractive, crafted finishes on installations.

The price differential between Hilmor compared with Stanley and Rothenberger is just too small, and Hilmor offer so much more in terms of quality. Thanks for reading our 5-minute review of the best copper pipe benders for plumbers and heating engineers. Copper isn’t cheap so that’s money right there, going to waste. More importantly, it’s wasting time. We have included bending angles of 30 45 60 and 90 degrees on the XV and XVL 15mm versions and an additional 75 degree angle on the 22mm version; these are easily visible on the Former of each bender.