Fantastic video. I don't usually comment on videos, but I have to say that you are very professional and knowledgeable about your trade. Exceptional content, great explanations, especially of reasons why pipe bending is better than using fittings. You gave me information I could not find anywhere else on the internet. Cheers!

Thank-you for demonstrating this tool correctly U.H. I have used one of these once but dismissed it as rubbish when all that was rubbish was my technique! I would feel very confident now about getting the bend in the correct place and also getting accurate 90 degree bends. Very informative as usual, I am really enjoying your increased amount of videos recently. Cheers! N.

Never thought about the pipe growing when bending. Good to know. Thank you.

By far the most competent person I've seen!

The best demonstration on how to bend a pipe at 90 degrees at a certain point... using a square makes it so simple! Thanks

I have no idea what I'm talking about, but it seems to me that when you are measuring for 90 degrees, if you put the square on the bottom of the pipe, and flip the square over to measure the angle of the original end of the pipe against the guide (which I'm assuming is in line with the newly bent end of the pipe) it could be easier to line up?

Done that, it's very satisfying get a lovely smooth curve. Thanks

this is very helpful. Thank you for effort

What’s the brand and model of this tube bender?... I want one

thanks, so with a pumped heating system (combi) would the more inefficient elbow be noticeable or is that more the case for natural convection? thanks

Very well explained process Thanks

I got a tool like this a while ago. I've managed to do a 90 degree bend. Next week I'll need to do multiple loops, and seeing how it should be done gives me confidence that I may actually succeed.

Another amazing video, thank you. I'm going through your videos at an amazing rate 😀 Big thumbs up 👍🏽

Easy to understand and no stupid ,flapping of hands when talking to camera,very good video by someone who knows exactly what he's doing .*****

Hi, does anyone know how to bend flat copper pipes? I understand I'd have to stuff the flat copper pipes with, like, fine sand so that kinks won't form when bending. But is there a specific tool to bend flat copper pipes with?

Having done my share of copper tubing, I gotta get one of these.

Thanks. Will watch the videos tomorrow.

This is brilliant i have exactly the same bender and used it once 10 years ago..now need to make a shower riser (long story) and couldnt remember how it works...your tutorial is very clear and concise so thank you it will save me hours of head scratching..cheers!

u should open a training centre.seen a lot of your videos. daimmmmmm good

Here in canada we have benders for bending conduit ,emt as its called here ,its thin walled about the same as your copper pipe ,we have a 4ft long piece of 3/4 steam pipe screwed into the actual "U" shaped pipe form with a hook on it to hold the pipe in position lay the pipe on the floor stand the bender handle in place and bend to you desired angle all the way to90 degrees you can bend up 1.25 " by hand .Any size above that we use hydraulic benders ,and for very heavy duty electrical installations we use a conduit 4" in diameter and is the same gauge as steam pipe a d is. Ent with a hydralic bender ,it bends the 4" pipe like a wet noodle , google emt bending take a look

That's quite a process. Very well explained. I like it.

If you over bend, it's easy to pull back a little by hand. Anneal the tube to remove the work hardening you get with copper.

A1 video. Is it possible to make a continuous coil with this bender? Like a condensation coil? Simple yet effective tool.

my 1st plumbing lesson we where bending pipes and I found it very difficult not bending it just how to use it and you explained it very nicely, thank you can you make more videos like this bending pipes in different angles, in class my tutor told me we had to bend the copper 3 times and the copper pipe looked like a moustache, anyway just want to let you know you I'm subscribing to your channel, it really helped thank you

Hi! What would be the cheapest tube (pipe) for making things like solid a shopping cart, furniture and would this type of bender would be good for those tube.

I'm in the US. Looking for a pipe bender to bend 1/2 inch (.0625 OD). 15mm is .59055 OD. I'm guessing your bender won't accept .0625. Do you know any that will accept .0625 OD copper pipe?

You also show short band wirh oposite directions?

Where can I get one of these benders and does it do 1/2” - 1” pipe? Thanks.

Hi, When bending 15mm copper using one of these pipe benders, the outside edge of the pipe 'flattens' and the inside ripples a fair bit. Is this normal? Could the bender be sub-standard? or the pipe perhaps be too thin? I'm assuming there must be standards for copper pipe dims. As an example, I have an 'old' piece of pipe with a 90º bend, left over by a plumber some time ago, that doesn't show these extreme signs of deformation. Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks

Very helpful, also nice record no 36 vice 👍

Great video as usual. What make (and price) is the pipe bender. I only ask because I have heard the cheaper makes don't bend 22mm pipe. Could you make a comprehensive video on how to use a digital multi-tester. I would like to do some basic wiring and have seen your videos, unfortunately you don't go into any detail on how these testers work, other than you check the ohmns. Would be nice to see a video on what all the settings on these meters do. Thanks, keep up the great videos.

what about the material contracting and enlarging? what effect does this have on the tube ? does the longer side weakens the material ?

I've only just seen this video which is pretty good could tell me which make a bender did you buy for this and where from....

Great video! I've bought the same pipe bender which arrived today and I cannot move the arms at all. HELP please!

Great stuff. Got this out of the box and found your video. Plain sailing :)

I just bought a new pipe bender and the stop bits the pipe, should a sent it back or grind where is biting?

But then you have couplings to connect on both ends. So then you still have as many unions. Just straight ones. Is this better. Also using this on site as a contractor I find fittings easy to access and apply. 1/2” pips is what I work with. Don’t keep a Vice on job site. Is there another tool I should look into.

Do you know if American pipe and uk pipe is the same? 15mm is 1/2 and 22 is 3/4 in America. But could i use the bender in the video to bend american copper?

you can get a bender that has 30 45 and 90 degree marked on it

What if you put a pipe bending spring inside while using a pipe bender? Will it help with the deformation at all?

Are you bending rigid pipe? What is the diameter of the 19mm bend?

I was wondering if you were going to use some sort of filler so that the pipe doesn't kink but I guess aesthetics don't matter in plumbing, so there's no need for that.

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yo chez..good stuff as ever :) much more interesting than all this football stuff and were did you get that vice ?..looks like somethin fred dibnah mite have used... neil

What radius does the tube have after the bend?

Hello, I may be being a bit silly. I received my heavy duty pipe bender 15mm and 22mm earlier this week. I am unable to move the two arms apart. Is there a bolt that I need to loosen before I can start using this tool? I'm really not that weak so I don't think it's anything to do with my strength. Any help would really be appreciated.

Very useful and informative instructions

does this method leave any marks in the outside of the copper?

Very helpful, thanks

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nice job man

Very nice - does the bend look any better if using a spring, and the pipe bender(at the same time)?

Great instructions - many thanks. A novice at this but with your instructions all is going well! Trying to bend 180 degree ie 'u' shape but each time it causes a pinch in the pipe just before I reach the final angle - is it possible to avoid this somehow?

Will the 15mm form work with 10mm microbore with insulation still on. The thickness with that is 13mm.

Very nice vice!

Excellent video. Do you show in your how to precisely mark for your bends so you can. Have an idea where they will end up? Thank you for the excellent video. I have recently bent 3/8 D pipe and wound up with kinking. In the. Inner radius. What causes that? Is the copper to soft or inner wall to thin? Just wondering. If you could have some. Helpful tips. Thanks much 👍👍👍

Great video , one thing must ask how you bennd without riges ?

Hi ...I will like to ask You ..... Isn't the same using electrical bender.... ????? Just asking .... Thanks.

Where can I get one for 1 inch copper pipe?

Long radies bends on sqaure tube Out? Ken

How was the rupis hand paip bendig masin

I got the same pipe bender. However there is no markings on it. Good ones come with a 90 and 45 35 markings

Hi, do you know if it can be used to bend 22mm aluminium tube too?

Well done 👏

Where can I get this , which brand

Thanks for this, it stopped me buying one that couldn't go into a vice.

Where can I find and buy this machine?

what do you use to bend 5mm central heating pipe?

Just great, thank you.

Can't be using the ruler like that out on a job though, it takes forever! Gotta just trust your eyes. I'd never bend a 22 mil though, just use press connections or weld, depending on the circumstance. I got one bender for 12 and one for 15. (I work in Sweden)

will this weaken the pipe and leave it prone to rupture/crack years down the road?

where do you buy these benders

how can you determine how much flow is reduced by an elbow compared to the flow reduction of the visible narrowing of the pipe in the bend shown in this video? we can all see the pipes diameter has been visibly decreased in the bend.

where do you buy this bender

Thanks for sharing this video Sir.

Can anyone help me by explaining or directing me to information about bending copper using the kind of benders that HVAC/R guys use? You know, the ones made by refco and imperial etc. I want to know how to mark out bends accurately for runs and where/how to measure for multiple bends on a length of pipe. No one has taught me and i need to know. THankyou

how to bend perfectly ?cause my dad have a diy bender but when we bend a tube theres a place where the tube starting to flat not perfect bend or perfect form

can i use this thing without mounting on bench vice

This thing is awesome!

nice video..thank you

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Thank you helped alot

got one of them pipebenders for sale brand new

Is this type L or type m copper?

this is very good for copper pipe bending

Could you tell me what wall thickness is. In the U.S. it's color coded. Green is K, Blue is L, Red is M 3/4" pipe 0.065 0.045 0.032 wall thickness

why does it sometimes ripple the inside face?

I took my new pipe bender onto my job today to use for the first time. first bend, the back of the copper fractured outwards, second and third attempts it broke completely, where i gave up and soldered elbows instead! any ideas why this might have happened? It was new 15mm pipe, but also some older pipe broke whilst i was experimenting. Should I heat the pipe first? should it be lubricated?? The pipes broke long before i'd reached 90degs.... Hope you can help, Cheers!

Thank you so much

Can or have you done a video on how to measure up and do an offset pipe bend. It's hit n miss for me.

Everybody going to know your a bender now..hehe good tips chap

Excellent

Good vid sir. So is it the radius of the bend that causes the pipe to lengthen by the mathematical amount? Stay gold.

I have a Hilmor bender I've been using for about 5 years and now the copper ripples quite badly when I bend tube with it. Any ideas what might be causing this to happen anyone?

This is very helfful Thanku

you should the Rigid brand of tube benders, theyre much easier to use

One should recommend the use of any kind of lubricant like oil, grease etc. The bending process is much easyer and its less wear on the device.

Yes, very good, but those pipes are bent more than 90 degrees. There are not 90 yet, they are more or less 93. Thank you for your effort to teach us through this video.

You’re lucky that in the UK they use 22 copper for heating. In the Netherlands we have to bend steel!