Good pipe benders

[Mike2007]

Can anyone recommend a pair of good benders for 28mm + for copper tube?
And spanners for commercial work?

Thanks

 

[HERTS P&D]

Commercial spanners:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6PC-JUMBO...n_3&hash=item19d4f57a84&_uhb=1#ht_1145wt_1037

Andy

 

[HERTS P&D]

28mm Pipe bender:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15-22-28m...g_MJ&hash=item1e7146c52c&_uhb=1#ht_580wt_1271

Andy

 

[Nige F]

£290 + post - I paid £15 for mine ......in 1974 second hand from a building firm going bust - still got it . I`ll leave it to Andy in my will.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Nige, I would want your knowledge!

Andy

 

[ChrisR]

Compression nut sizes, from memory, are
32mm for 22mm pipe
38mm for 28mm
44-5 for 35mm
and so on in quarter inch steps, ie the metric nearest.
Std pump nuts are 2 1/16", = about 54mm.
They vary a bit of course.

 

[Biggles..]

A good set of light weight 24's is what you need. Non of this right size spanner crap.

 

[ChrisR]

Sure adjustables are ok but they'll often go on a nut once, but then won't turn enough because they're so fat. I've accumulated "angle wrenches" which are open-enders withe same size both ends at different angles, for the comp nuts up to 2" copper. They're a bit dear new but s/h even rusty ones are fine.
24" "water pump" style grips are great but were hard to get in this country when I got mine, s/h from the US.

 

[Terrywookfit]

Spanners!!! What's wrong with a hammer and chisel?