OPERATION
To bend a pipe:
1.
Insert the pump handle bar into the socket on
the tube bender shown in
Figure 1
.
2.
Choose the proper size bending die and slip it
on the end of the ram as shown in
Figure 3
.
Figure 3
. Die installed on bottle jack ram.
Figure 4
.
Hitch pin and roller shaft.
Figure 6
. Rollers set close together for bending
short pipes.
Rollers
3.
Choose an angle to bend your pipe. To make
a 35-45˚ bend, place the rollers between the
far outside holes on the frame. To make a
90˚ bend, place the rollers between the holes
closest to the ram. Placing the rollers fur-
ther inside the frame increases the bending
angle.
4.
To move the rollers, remove the hitch pins
and roller shafts (
Figure 4
), and place the
rollers between corresponding holes on each
side of the frame.
5.
Reinstall the roller shafts and hitch pins.
6.
Place the pipe over the bending die.
Note:
To account for pipe shortening dur-
ing the bend, make sure the pipe extends
beyond the rollers
(
Figure 5
)
and, for short
pipe, set the rollers closer together, as shown
in
Figure
6
.
Wear ANSI approved safety glasses at all
times.
Hitch Pins
Figure 5.
Pipe installed beyond rollers to
account for pipe shortening during the bend.
Bending
Die
