best pipe bender

[lps]

hi there ,

i am just about to start a plumbing biz , i am just getting all the tools i need , what is the best pipe bender and blow torch ?? i have herd the rothenburg are the best is that right ??

help thanks

 

[Gray0689]

hi there ,

i am just about to start a plumbing biz , i am just getting all the tools i need , what is the best pipe bender and blow torch ?? i have herd the rothenburg are the best is that right ??

help thanks

Rothenburg for blow lamp
Hilmore for bender
How long you been plumbing??

 

[SimonJohns]

Rothenburg for blow lamp
Hilmore for bender
How long you been plumbing??

Totally agree

But I have the bacho 15mm bender with built in form. Much quicker for install work than then hilmor

If your not doin install the bacho is a big investment for the odd job of bending

 

[Gray0689]

Use my cm35 nearly all the time only use hand bender for doing cylinder etc

 

[AWheating]

Use my cm35 nearly all the time only use hand bender for doing cylinder etc

cant beat a stand bender, but i dont use mine to often because i always think some idiot will nick it and weigh it in, so i only get it out for 28mm+ now.

 

[AWheating]

Totally agree

But I have the bacho 15mm bender with built in form. Much quicker for install work than then hilmor

If your not doin install the bacho is a big investment for the odd job of bending

can you get really tight bends on this bender? ive got a record solo 15mm bender (£6 of ebay) which i find can bend tighter sets etc.. than most standard hand benders benders.

 

[gassafe]

can you get really tight bends on this bender? ive got a record solo 15mm bender (£6 of ebay) which i find can bend tighter sets etc.. than most standard hand benders benders.

Im intrigued with the new solo benders, after a quick look on ebay the Bahco one is about £120.00 quid and the record one nearly 30 quid... I think il pass on the idea for now! Looks like you got a bargain with yours AW!!

 

[lps]

thanks for your reply's guys it has given me something to think about

 

[WHPES]

Hilmor bender
Bullfinch Firepower torch (more controllable than the Rothenberger)

 

[jimmyjangle]

So the Bahco ones you need a bender for each size pipe then, bit pricy at 130 quid for 15mm if also needing one for 22mm or even 10mm.

Great wrenches but can't see me having £300 in benders in tool box

 

[SafeGasInstall]

best pipe bender

strong arms is the answer to this and a good eye and lots off pipe work to train on

 

[arran197]

As most have said, Rothenberger lamp and Hilmor bender.

 

[SimonJohns]

Im intrigued with the new solo benders, after a quick look on ebay the Bahco one is about £120.00 quid and the record one nearly 30 quid... I think il pass on the idea for now! Looks like you got a bargain with yours AW!!

I had my bacho for £55 and thought it was worth a punt

If you think about how many 22 bends you pull on a system install compared to 15. You do alot more 15. And I found myself with the improved and easier accuracy of the bacho pulling nearly every bend and using only couplers and tees

It's true thou you cannot pull a tight set, but you can do 90* plus bends. I know this isn't very often but there have been situations in which I have used it

If you shop around I know you can get them for about £90. More if a gadget with the benefit that you won't misplace a former

 

[Anders0n]

Hilmor benders no question.

I use a Bernzomatic TS7000 blow torch, looks exactly the same as the Rothenberger SF2 and its half the price. Quality is spot on.

 

[AWheating]

Im intrigued with the new solo benders, after a quick look on ebay the Bahco one is about £120.00 quid and the record one nearly 30 quid... I think il pass on the idea for now! Looks like you got a bargain with yours AW!!

it was a bargin, seller had found it in the back of a shed new in the box and did not know what it was, it had about 20years of dust on it. I think the record solo is no longer made which is a shame you can get 180* bends really tight, i get alot neater pipework of it.