How to perform a Centre to Centre copper pipe bend

[@Bleriotman]

This is an EXCELLENT instructor. Covers all the details, logically and in order, and anticipates and has a solution for each problem that might arise. Very impressive!

[@Luvurenemy]

Great instructor. He’s involving the students and asking what they think. He’s engaging them in his process. Great job.

[@wgj4813]

Thanks again I have just done a critical bend on chrome 15mm and it has gone perfectly following your instructions. My first bend in over 15 years. I am an amateur with a bar bending machine

[@PAULOatham]

Glad it helped. All the best!

[@johncoppock3823]

Superb demo and video Paul. I'm just an amateur plumber. Great for the lads that they can watch your video again before and after the class, not to miss anything. I always think with education you need three goes. 1st stage get over the bewilderment, 2nd stage learning, and 3rd stage reinforcement, memory, and questions. Hope to see all those lads smile when they've got good jobs.

[@johnhowells4674]

What a great demonstration. I've done loads of diy plumbing over the years but never realised that there was a measuring science to getting bends precise. Always used a spring and solder joints to get the job done. I have to reconfigure my central heating pipework ready for a new boiler, so today I am buying a set of benders and I am going to do it properly. Thank you.

[@shaundonovan2193]

Excellent instructor. Hope those young men understand this is not the norm

[@PAULOatham]

Thanks Shaun

[@drewnewman8266]

I have been placed on an experienced plumber course for C&G level 2, so i have no tuition to help me on my level 2. Your videos, and they way you explain things are such a help. being pushed to sit my exams and do my assessments in the next 3 weeks is daunting to say the least, so thank you for putting your videos out there.

[@PAULOatham]

Hi Drew. Happy to help where I can. Good luck.

[@drewnewman8266]

@@PAULOatham Hi Paul. Do you have any worksheets for level 2 that you could share that could be printed off to get some practice in?

[@42RHD]

Huge thanks Paul for your encouragement. I did my level 2 City and Guilds, OK, only part of it at Conel, it's a long story, and and am now working as a Plumbers Mate towards my NVQ to become fully qualified. It's been a strange journey, but a great one!

[@PAULOatham]

Hey thanks. That’s lovely! Happy new year and all the very best. If stuck let me know

[@42RHD]

@@PAULOatham Ha! You'd never hear the last of me! 🤣 I'm doing OK, working on a Site with a good Supervisor and improving daily.

[@aberdeendeltaforce]

Seriously, what a great teacher, wish my college teachers were as good.

[@edwardbella3871]

Very well explained, a good instructor will have good students sent into the work place.

[@PAULOatham]

Hi Edward. Thats very kind of you to say

[@ben2e0omr]

What an excellent tutor you are Sir! I need to learn these skills to make a magnetic loop antenna.

[@davidthomas9165]

Excellent video, thank you, I've just bent two 90s to the exact centre I needed thanks to this information.

[@atyketu3794]

You are amazing teachear and polite. Stundents will lear a lot from you. When i did my plumbing course the teachear was rude and bulling many student left because of him, i was going to leave also but i stood up for my self and i did not tolerate his behavour. A year later that teacher got firet from two different school where he was teaching plumbing. The course centre is London, Barking Millinium Academy. Greeting from Albania. 🇦🇱👍🇽🇰

[@cerealkiller4248]

A far easier method of C/C 90 degree bends is to Lay your pipe flat. Put a level/timber piece along the short end Measure your 300mm and mark it Put pipe in bender, using a set square align the mark on the pipe with the inside of the bending machine guide Now pull your 90 Also guys, pull EVERYTHING, that’s how you get good. I was installing a pressure reducing set up on a mains fed cylinder. I could have easily used 2 elbows to join pipe tees that were running horizontally, but instead I came out of the first pipe, turned 90 and ran towards the nearest wall a metre away. I then bent the pipe down just so I could get a bracket on it. After the bracket I pulled another 90 ( which was horizontally level with the bottom pipe) back away from the wall back towards the cylinder. Lastly another 90 to get the pipe into the bottom pipe tee piece. All perfect using this method, quick to do, no leaks on a pulled bend, less resistance on a pulled bend, much better looking than a fittings.

[@dadydadydady6652]

Many thanks your showing very clear and very simple

[@martyjosephson4937]

Excellent Class Paul, Thank you for sharing

[@lukefellows1903]

Great help I was watching your radiator video but can’t see it no more?

[@PAULOatham]

Hello Luke. They should all be there now. I was changing settings yesterday....

[@murvincho7156]

Really good to me. Thank you

[@PAULOatham]

Very happy that it’s helped

[@svsirsasirsa1110]

Good information for practical work

[@fernandoorige7310]

The sound is very low.

[@davidjingga8356]

Hi, does anyone know how to bend flat copper pipes? I understand I'd have to stuff the flat copper pipes with, like, fine sand so that kinks won't form when bending. But is there a specific tool to bend flat copper pipes with?

[@mutenderejulien1350]

I really like these teacher but may teacher is also good so good jobs

[@nelsonechevarria7009]

Very good video,I have often wondered if it is possible to bend copper pipe instead of soldering copper elbows to make a ninety degree bend on copper pipe.Thank you and God bless you and your family.

[@peterfido8735]

Would it help if the pipe was warmed up slightly before bending ?

[@PAULOatham]

No need. The copper is soft enough to machine bend.

[@peterfido8735]

@@PAULOatham ok thanks for taking the time to reply 👍

[@fahlilahoucine5788]

Good job prof,

[@PAULOatham]

Hey thanks

[@williampalacio8369]

What brand is the bender? Thanks

[@micky7028]

Looks like a hilmor bender,best and most popular on the market I think.

[@chrismoyler]

A v good video but needs close up shots at different times, so we can see the alignment of the marking up in the bender Many thanks

[@Exodia1986Necross]

What the Hell … 😅😅😅😅 . I’m studying in this workshop at the moment . it’s ( Enfield & North West London ) college . I fixed a leaking pipe behind the instructor ( if you notice ) last week . 😇😇😇.

[@slimenmounibou]

i would like to ask if the copper pipe is heated befor or what ???

[@slimenmounibou]

@@PAULOatham and how is that .. how it can't be smashed ???

[@jameshanna7462]

Looks my old classroom Tottenham & Harringey

[@PAULOatham]

It was a redesign from an old painting and decorating workshop. I was in it from the start, unless you were a P&D student or maybe you were a property maintenance student…

[@roberttaylor6577]

Instructor knows how to instil discipline with his trainees I’m sure they’ll be all successful

[@antoniogalluccio4213]

Hi Paul, where are you teaching at the moment.

[@PAULOatham]

Hello Antonio. No. I fully retired from work last October. Hope alls well

[@antoniogalluccio4213]

@@PAULOatham yes, all good. I've done my electrical level 2, my gas and I am doing the NVQ for the plumbing I did with you 2019/20. It was nice of you to answer me, I wish you the best!

[@ashy1423]

Thank you 👍

[@PAULOatham]

Thank you too. Hope it works for you!

[@CiaranMakesMusic]

Great video!

[@dzmalekvali1110]

2012 good old days

[@westcliffkoipond6786]

Hi I've just subscribed

[@abdoutgr7909]

Hello, nice work

[@georgekinney5973]

Great video. Purchased the bender shown but get cracks on both L and M copper pipe. What am I doing wrong?

[@georgekinney5973]

@@PAULOatham The copper cracks or breaks through on the bend making it unusable. I am using the same bender as you, which I purchased from an British firm, and the 6-inch bar that is placed between the copper and bender. Thank you for the quick response.

[@georgekinney5973]

@@PAULOatham I am using the 15MM former for 1/2 inch type L or type M copper pipe. Thank you for your response.

[@abdalqadr1]

❤❤❤❤

[@xhemrrustaj7609]

I thought we were going to get rid of this water tanks in the loft

[@ethanwasme4307]

anyone else here trying to gain intel for class? xD

[@PAULOatham]

What intel do you want?!

[@ethanwasme4307]

@@PAULOatham it's my second week in pre trade course, wanted to learn the principles that go into bending pipe and also how to account for the size of your fittings when connecting together... would you just measure tge thread depth and subtract it from the fitting itself then subtract that number from your pipe lengths?

[@PAULOatham]

@@ethanwasme4307 I think there’s a video on my list on that exact question

[@peterspurway9246]

It may be good if i could hear it, perhaps it's old age creeping up.

[@jimjam1934]

Plenty loud enough for me!

[@cardinalsin6313]

It IS quiet, and my phone is quite new

[@georgelfc1]

hi Google billps pipe bending i think it might help ya students on some bends using a measure back method thanks

[@georgelfc1]

no probs it mate made a big difference to me its called the McKeown s table great videos thanks for doing them

[@boubakeita3794]

Je verrai bien être participé à ça. 😢

[@PAULOatham]

merci beaucoup pour vos commentaires

[@boubakeita3794]

@@PAULOatham Mais vous prenez pas des gens.

[@PAULOatham]

je n'y travaille plus. je suis retraité de la plomberie

[@boubakeita3794]

@@PAULOatham Ah ok, je suis très content. Je vous souhaite une bonne retraite

[@PAULOatham]

très gentil. merci. tout le meilleur.

[@farzadfeiz770]

It’s great teaching, I’m going to start plumbing curses, where is the college please?

[@farzadfeiz770]

@@PAULOatham thank you Paul for quick reply.

[@marciaedwardscrown]

He's from High Wycombe

[@PAULOatham]

Who is?

[@marciaedwardscrown]

@@PAULOatham Hi mate, I like your videos. I'm pretty sure you're from High Wycombe aren't you ? I used to visit friends there and often went out and I think I've seen you. Going years back this though.

[@alexjames1146]

Get it right the first time.

[@abdalqadr1]

Smart man

[@PAULOatham]

Thanks

[@peterreid4567]

Why on earth teach people to bend the long part of the copper. And on a desk. My god. They will learn on site it’s so easy. And if they can’t bend 22mm pipe bestchange there job

[@PAULOatham]

Mate why bother to reply, not everyone gets a chance to go on site. Do me a favour and find something else to moan about!