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The City & Guilds Textbook: Plumbing Book 1

Bending an off-set bend, step by step
Point A
1 Mark a line at the required measurement for the first bend onto 1 Measured length
the pipe.
2 Place the pipe in the machine but this time do not make any
deduction. The mark goes directly on the centre of the former.
The measurement A (Figure 2.28) is from the fixed end of the
pipe to the centre of the set.
3 Make the first bend to the required angle and check the angle
using the template.

Measured length
2

Measured length
Nominal diameter of
the pipe. Point A

Point B is just
touching the
3 edge of the pipe
Required
measurement

Required bend

4
Point B in the middle
of the former

5
Second bend completing
the off-set

p Figure 2.27 Bending a 90° bend
p Figure 2.28 Bending an off-set bend

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