What are the types of pipe benders?
4 Types of Pipe Bending Methods
- Compression Bending.
- Rotary Draw Bending.
- Roll Bending.
- Mandrel Tube Bending.
What’s the difference between a pipe bender and a tube bender?
The difference between a pipe and tube bender is pretty simple, there is none. If a machine can bend a tube it can bend a pipe. The only exceptions to this would be for either very large or very small tube and piping.
How do you bend a tube without a tube bender?
Use a blow torch (for harder materials) or a hair dryer (for softer materials) and heat the area where you want to bend the pipe. Once the material gets extremely hot, put on heat-resistant gloves and bend the pipe by hand.
What is the star point on the bender for?
Star: Indicates back of 90° bend, for back to back bends. D. Marks: The degree marks indicating the angle of the pipe bent.
What size tubing does the Swagelok bench top tube bender Bend?
Tubing Data ■ The Swagelok bench top tube bender bends 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 5/8, 9/16, 3/4, 7/8, 1 in ., and 1 1/4 in and 6, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28, and 30 mm outside diameter tubing in a variety of wall thicknesses .
What is bench top Bender?
Bench top benders designed with a rugged, lightweight aluminum construction, for bending of tubing with outside diameters ranging from 1/4 to 1 1/4 in. and 6 to 30 mm.
What is the OD of a bench top bend tube?
36 Bench Top Bender User’s Manual Fractional Tubing with Metric Dimensions continued Tube OD is in inches . Bend radius, bend shoe, and bend dimensions are in millimeters . 1 1/4 in. OD, 112 mm Radius Bend Shoe
What kind of Grease do you use on A Swagelok electric Bender?
Grease points The grease must be a high-grade, multipurpose grease meeting Castrol®Molub-Alloy-860/220-1 ES or Tribol 4020/220-1 specifications . Electric bender motor brush replacements are available for use in the field . Any other repairs to the electric or manual tube bender are to be made by a Swagelok authorized service center .