Metric bender

ULMarc · 2023-12-14 12:22:35

Is is essential to use a 3/4 bender on 3/4 copper or is a metric bender OK? Some local places seem to stock only the 15-22mm versions now. So I'm not entirely sure it's worth fussing over it.

14-12-2023 12:22PM

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Is is essential to use a 3/4 bender on 3/4 copper or is a metric bender OK?
Some local places seem to stock only the 15-22mm versions now. So I'm not entirely sure it's worth fussing over it.

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#2 14-12-2023 01:20PM

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I only used a bender once and wasted a few feet of copper in doing so (there's a knack to it).
I'd hazard a guess that as long as you're ok with a slightly fat-bellied flat-spot where the arched form touches the copper and it's not going to be critiqued by a pro, you'll be fine as there's little in it between the two sizes.
But maybe a pro will say otherwise. :)

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