Greenlee Bender Problems

[electricmason86]

I have a Greenlee 854dx power bender with the 02840 shoe for pvc coated pipe....wondering is anyone else has see this problem and if they would have a fix, when I bend the pipe the shoe catches and removes/scrapes some of the coating off the pipe, also when it catches it turns the pipe in the shoe making offset and saddles very difficult to get perfect. I have called and talked to Greenlee and they just want to blame the pipe manufacture. Anyone else seen this problem and might have some advise that would be great.

 

[rambojoe]

Double check they sold you the shoe you ordered... you never know...
It shouldnt be doing any of those things. Do they sell a different roller for coated?

I will say you gotta keep your pipe out of the sun, if you are ripping the coating then offsets would definately rotate... and coating could tear w/ just a °90.

 

[don_resqcapt19]

We always bent PVC coated rigid using the next larger shoe so I have never used the parts actually designed for PVC coated rigid.

 

[rambojoe]

Boy, it doesnt help at all but i kinda like the camtrack bender... alot more.