Anyone with experience using hydraulic pipe bender?

[Drift]

Just like the topic says, I used it to test bending a 1-1/2 inch pipe and just mangled it. Maybe I need to lengthen the bend bars and increase radius? I want to test another pipe but don't want to mangle it as well. Anyone know a site with just some general instructions or experience on how to use one?

[Dattebayo]

The problem with the one you are using is that the inside walls of the bender have to be sized for the pipe you are bending.

Having used a hyraulic EMT bender myself, i can tell you that they have to be bent around something that will support the inside of the bend as well as the sides, otherwise the pipe just kinks up.

[Drift]

I have it with all the various dies ... maybe I'll try stepping it down to the next lower 1/4 inch size or try to find something that can be wedged up on the sides ... I don't know
Modified by Drift at 8:25 PM 2/10/2005

[Drift]

I just mangled another pipe albeit a little less bad. I moved the radius rollers in a little which helped. I'm going to post this in NICO general to see if I can get more responses.