Monument 1215K-XV 15mm and the 1222G-XXII 22mm single sized pipe benders. Designed and manufactured in Britain, the 15mm version is small enough to fit in a toolbag. Lightweight and bending in the same plane as the bend itself, they have integral nylon guides and are easy to use.
DAJ
After a few years of wanting to up my bending game I finally caved and got a pair with some promotion or another.
I could maybe see the benefits of them, more compact and easier to line through without the offset
Well they are much better than o could have imagined.
Such a joy to use and I actually want to get them out of the van. Rather than a half dozen fittings I’ll pull a few bends in. Over all a much more professional look and a much bette job in general.
I’d have liked the anodised set. And unfortunate a bit of corrosion on the handles, however it’s not effected the performance at all.
Nothing but good things to say and highly recommend them to anyone that asks.
Bennetts Safe Gas
By far the best and easiest bender on the market. If your unsure if you should buy one or not see if a friend has one. Try it. That’s all it takes, one try and you will be convinced.
Easy and simple to use. Comes in two parts and is extendable. The nylon guide is fully replaceable in case you have any mishap.
Master Plumber
Great wee tool that’s easy to use and in the right price bracket. The robust and easy to carry design makes it great for the toolkit. There are extension bars should you require a bit more purchase but I’ve not found a need yet. Having everything in the one tools is great and not having to locate a guide every time works wonders
Tool Talk
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Hi, I'm Phil from Stokes Heating. Today I'm doing the review on the Monument Pipe benders. These are the 22 mill version. I've had the 15 mill ones for a while. I was curious before about this slide guide being plastic, but on the 15 mill ones has held up really good.
They're the best bending machines, I'd recommend them to anyone. Pipes in and it holds no extra hand to try to keep the clip over. This one slides against your pipe work, straight into the hook on the side, and you're just pulling straight down. Easy bend, no drama, no perfecting hard work, pulls it. You got any angle you want to go onto, again, pipes in, it stays. It's not twisting, it's not turning. You've got to line it up to where you want to go. Again, straight on that guide, pull down. It's just nice and easy. It's nice to have a tool that works and it's easy to use.
The original one I had before didn't have these rubber feet, which I think that's a good idea. See if I can buy them separate for my other ones. This extra bar that comes with it makes them a bit longer. That gives you that extra power for if you bend in the tight bends or if you're bit of a weaken like me.
Don't need that on the 15 mil one, but the 22 definitely makes it easier to bend. And you've got your angles on the side for whatever angle you come into all the way through to 90. Ideally, you stop on the mark with the end of the plastic marker and that's in 90 there, 45, 30, whatever you want to go.
But I'd say one of Monument's best tools, definitely worth a buy. Thank you Tool Talk for sending them to me, look forward to using them again.
Tool Talk
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Hi, I'm John from JPC Plumbing and Heating, and today I'm going to do a Tool Talk review on the Monument 1322 Extended copper pipe bender, which you can see.
What you get in the box is a Velcro strap for storage and transport, the pipe bender which comes in two pieces, and two extension pieces on the actual pipe bender. It's typical Monument quality. I do have the 15 millimetre version of this. This is just based... a slightly bigger version but same quality for Monument. What I like about it is the inbuilt former, which means you don't lose it in the van or your toolbox or on site.
It pulls a bend just as easy as my Hilmors did, and I quite like the fact you don't have this big bulky end part where you have the 15 and the 22 together. If you want to do 22 mill work you have this, 15 mill work you have the 15 mill version. Some people might find that as a disadvantage but I quite like that. The bends it pulls are pretty good as you can see here. No deformation, it's quite a tight 90, so I'm quite happy with it.
As I say, it's definitely going to be used, and again, quite a good piece of kit from Monument.
So I'd like to thank Tool Talk for allowing me the opportunity to test this, and onto the next one.
Tool Talk
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Hi, this is Andy Bennett from Bennett Safe Gas and today I'm doing a review of this. This is the Monument, it's this 22 mil copper bender with extenders. It's the 1322 extended, the 22 mil XX11A I think. Let's have a look what inside. Okay, there it is. Here's the bender. These are the extensions, they unscrew and they just screw into the bottom. This here, this is the former. This is a nylon. As far as I'm aware, it's long-lasting. I've got the 15 mil one and these go onto the bottom and protect surfaces, but they don't always last. Strap holding it together. I probably won't keep that either.
Just for reference, it does come with these instructions and the angles that are marked are 30, 45, 60, and 90. And on my one, so the X11 or II, it has an additional 75 degree. Whether or not that helps anybody, I don't know. I don't really pay attention to the actual angle. I'll just pull away until I'm happy with the bend, but nice little add.
Okay, so here we have the bender. Comes in two parts. You put your copper in here of the joint the together and then you pull. There are markings on the side and I can't remember what they are. Obviously the last one is a 90. And it's a 22 mil one. So do get the extended version, you will need them. And you can purchase more extensions if you want it to be even easier to pull. This does make them a bit long, but the fact that it comes apart makes it probably the best bender you can get. It's my favourite bender that I've used and I think it's probably the better bender that's on the market completely.
So you hook your copper in, get your arm, lock it in, like that, and then you just pull. There it is. And a bit more for a 90, but isn't quite a 90. Now it is. And then just hook it off, and there it is. No ripples. Nice bend. Yeah, very good. As you can see, it's not the quickest and easiest to pull bends, but it is still my favourite bender.
Asked by SJ Plumbing & Heating
Anybody know where I can buy the Monument Bender? And what are peopl's thoughts on it? Has it lasted u well?
Asked by COMBI-CARE
Great idea, seen in a promotion but sold out, can't get more yet, so price hike ! Dirdct not good choice as charge high price with 10% off that is not an offer. So I'll keep my trusted old bender thanks.
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