rothenberger or hilmor bender?

[SF7]

nice picture and nice bend, dont think you used the spring for that! with regards to your search for a bender have you tried lowes or home depot? might struggle for a large machine there, i got a snap-on mini bender that bends 6-8 and 10mm pipe nice machine though quite pricey as youd expect from SO.

Hey Adam84
Thanks. No spring on that one.(I don't even want to try) I found a Ridgid 22mm ratcheting on E-Bay that I use when ever and where ever I can. Lowes and Home Depot have springs and lever benders in smaller tube sizes. Still looking though.

 

[nick99]

Got an Hilmor Standing bender for sale if anyone's interested...? Manchester

 

[SafeGasInstall]

rothenberger for me ,had it 3 years still good

 

[rhp]

Record, had mine for 15 years, just change the guides every so often. (Have a Hilmore set too).

 

[WHPES]

Had some imported copper pipe from a plumbers merchants this week. Rubbish stuff, Kept rippling and distorting when I bent it.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

all pipe work is the same here all rippling , I have worked my way round it ......just preheat pipe for a bit

 

[woodytheplumber]

i like Rothenberger especialy their pipe slices and i have the 15/22 bender and the microbore 6/8/10m bender never had problems with anything from them!

 

[GQuigley67]

ive got a really awful crow's foot from rothenberger, think i'm going to have to buy another one it doesnt even fit in some basins !!

 

[woodytheplumber]

that hapends to me when i borrowed a set of one of my mates dont know the manufacturer though i use a Monument crow foot just that day i didnt have that or my adustable one in box at time

 

[karlhayes]

I use a rothenberger pipe bender in the beging it felt a bit weard but as time goes on it seems as good as any other , just think back to the first time you used a pipe bender and how it felt you will get used to it the moreyou us it.

 

[tamz]

ive got a really awful crow's foot from rothenberger, think i'm going to have to buy another one it doesnt even fit in some basins !!

Get yourself a monument one

 

[ljrgas]

i got both.
rothenbergers in the shed
hilmors in the van
hope it helps

 

[HHP Ed]

I just slung my rothenberger benders in the bin as they started rippling, so bought i lovely new set of hilmor ones. As ive just had a play with a length of tube doing some bends i would say the hilmor are much better quality. Its strange as most other rothenberger tools are good(ish) quality.

 

[unguided1]

I find that the rippling effect helps dyhydrogen monoxide to do wheelies as it goes round the bend therefore less resitance as its not touching the pipe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[HHP Ed]

Oh damn unguided i should of thought of that before i slung them in the bin. Better hope the bin men havent been yet so i can go retrieve them.