Comments on: HotBend Your PVC http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/25/hotbend-your-pvc/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:06:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: JayJaySmaker http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/25/hotbend-your-pvc/#comment-408647 JayJaySmaker Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:14:48 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/25/hotbend-your-pvc/#comment-408647 I can see how this would save a contractor time and money. If you don't want to spend the time on an oven, the alternative was pre-made 30, 45 and 90 degree bends (for electrical work I used "soft 90's" alot) that you glued in place. The challange was planning your wire feed direction. You needed to be sure your fittings all went the same way for the wire to feed correctly through these bends. I did a home job a few years ago and used multiple sizes of pipe, across long distances with many turns. My contractor decided to "help" me by using a piece of paper, a match and a tight 90 degree bend when I wasn' looking. I found out when we had to dig up a section of pipe to determine why we couldn't feed anything through it. (Man, you coulda' fried an egg on my forehead.) Anyway, I probably would not have purchased this before I started the job, becuase I was ignorant of the time and money it would have saved me. But if I had the same job to do all over again, this would be one of the first tools I would purchase. The glueing, bending, quality alignment and ease of use make this look like a god send for any large project. I can see how this would save a contractor time and money. If you don’t want to spend the time on an oven, the alternative was pre-made 30, 45 and 90 degree bends (for electrical work I used “soft 90’s” alot) that you glued in place. The challange was planning your wire feed direction. You needed to be sure your fittings all went the same way for the wire to feed correctly through these bends.

I did a home job a few years ago and used multiple sizes of pipe, across long distances with many turns. My contractor decided to “help” me by using a piece of paper, a match and a tight 90 degree bend when I wasn’ looking. I found out when we had to dig up a section of pipe to determine why we couldn’t feed anything through it. (Man, you coulda’ fried an egg on my forehead.)

Anyway, I probably would not have purchased this before I started the job, becuase I was ignorant of the time and money it would have saved me. But if I had the same job to do all over again, this would be one of the first tools I would purchase. The glueing, bending, quality alignment and ease of use make this look like a god send for any large project.

]]> By: Scott http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/25/hotbend-your-pvc/#comment-405985 Scott Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:19:19 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/07/25/hotbend-your-pvc/#comment-405985 This tool is great! I have used it at work. The best feature is that it allows you to bend the PVC pipe both in and out of a trench. Also the range in pipe size is much larger than an oven or blanket type of bender. This tool is great! I have used it at work. The best feature is that it allows you to bend the PVC pipe both in and out of a trench. Also the range in pipe size is much larger than an oven or blanket type of bender.

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