When selecting products, the total system design must be considered to ensure safe, trouble-free performance. The standard finish of the benders is a bright zinc plate on the Arms with rumbled aluminium Former and Lever castings. On a few benders we seem to have overtigtened the nyloc nut and bolt which has reduced the gap on the Lever Arm. The (launched in June 2020 ) pipe benders, 1215K XV 15mm Pipe Bender, the 1315XVE 15mm (1315Longarm XVL 15mm) , the 1222G XXII 22mm and the 1322Extended XXIIE 22mm Pipe Benders deliver force to bend the pipe in the same plane as the bend. The Monument Masters 1215K-XV, 1315-XVE, 1315Longarm-XVL , 1222G-XXII and 1322Extended-XXIIE create similar bend radiuses to a Monument 2600K combi bender; in fact the 1222G has a slightly tighter radius that the 2600K combi bender, as this radius is tighter it creates a slightly different profile on the outside of the bend when compared to a combi.

The 15mm 22mm pipe bender or tube bender is an essential part of the toolkit for any heating or plumbing engineer. It goes without saying creasing affecting the integrity of the pipe long term, and that’s a big no-no. First models of the new pipe bender were designed and 3D printed in the engineering suite at Monument. Place the Lever Arm over the positioned pipe and place the Lever Hook onto the Pivot Pins, ensure the Nylon Guide is seated. Bending of copper pipe ensures unrestricted flow of water and can also create attractive, crafted finishes on installations.If you’re working with microbore, unfortunately, there isn’t a set from Hilmore currently available in the UK. The nylon guides are integral to the pipe bender helping to ensure they don’t get lost or damaged in a toolbag.

A. Cheap thin wall copper doesn’t help the issue, there was a batch a few years ago that was actually snapping. Rubber feet are available code 2607F which fit the 1215K, 1315XVE, 1315Longarm, 1222G, 1322Extended.It is well documented that soldered fittings and compression fittings interrupt the flow of water around a heating system. The single sizes of each bender with their shorter bending arms and lightweight aluminium die casting makes each bender lighter to carry and the design of the 15mm-XV is small enough to fit inside a toolbag. Before you remove the pipe from the Former, view your bend angle; remove the pipe if it is correct, or if necessary, reapply the Lever Arm and increase the bend angle.