Grizzly G9017/G9018 Operation, To bend a pipe, Wear Ansi approved safety glasses at all times

OPERATION

To bend a pipe:

1.Insert the pump handle bar into the socket on the tube bender shown in Figure 1.

2.Choose the proper size bending die and slip it on the end of the ram as shown in Figure 3.

Bending

Die

Figure 3. Die installed on bottle jack ram.

3.Choose an angle to bend your pipe. To make a 35-45˚ bend, place the rollers between the far outside holes on the frame. To make a 90˚ bend, place the rollers between the holes closest to the ram. Placing the rollers fur- ther inside the frame increases the bending angle.

4.To move the rollers, remove the hitch pins and roller shafts (Figure 4), and place the rollers between corresponding holes on each side of the frame.

Rollers

Hitch Pins

Figure 4. Hitch pin and roller shaft.

5.Reinstall the roller shafts and hitch pins.

6.Place the pipe over the bending die.

Note: To account for pipe shortening dur- ing the bend, make sure the pipe extends beyond the rollers (Figure 5) and, for short pipe, set the rollers closer together, as shown in Figure 6.

Figure 5. Pipe installed beyond rollers to account for pipe shortening during the bend.

Figure 6. Rollers set close together for bending

short pipes.

Wear ANSI approved safety glasses at all times.