"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
Andrew Mawson wrote:
A conventional pipe bender can be used on black metal or
galvanised
conduit - (you need the correct sized former though).

I used to have a conduit bender (Hilmore) and it's rather different
from a
copper pipe one. Unfortunately none of the bits from the same maker
could
be swapped to have just one for both. The conduit one didn't use a
top
former but a shaped roller. And although at first glance the 'frame'
looked the same it wasn't in practice. Could be another maker was
more
sensible, though.

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*The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese
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Dave Plowman London SW

I have a very comprehensive Record pipe bender with all the metric and
Imperial formers for both copper and gas barrel, however the formers
from my old Hilmor bender fit it exactly. Usually for steel pipe you
have the female former to bend round, and the 'puller' has a grooved
wheel to run on the outside of the tube, however with the old style of
steel conduit that was bent from plate and not electically welded
along the join not only did you have to use a 'U' guide bar under the
puller, but also you had to be very careful where the pipe seem was
relative to the bend direction or it opened up.

AWEM