Excellent, thanks chaps. Out of stock at the min but at least they are still around and I now know exactly what to look for

All the articles are in my album here

My email is a joke and doesn't allow attachments, the articles are in 3895 and 3897

Had a go with my new bender last night and it all seems fine but I do have some IMO qualifications

The fits and build quality can best be described as medium, you must be careful to ensure all the sections and pins are as they should be, I'm going to tweek at least one pin to give it more length when it seats into the casting

The "maximum capacities" really are on the limits of what this tool can do but it will cope very capably with lighter model engineering jobs, just don't expect it to do it's max work straight out of the box, especially if you are a heavy handed worker

With care, and some TLC, this is a phenomenally versatile tool for the workshop.

At first when you look at all the parts and fittings you wonder if you will ever figure all it's capabilities out but within an hour or so the only limit is your imagination

This is my first ever widget, a wonky 4mm round mild steel scrap wire/bar about 14 inches long was turned into a "suspension arm" with the ends at 90 degrees to one another

The wire is about the same strength as those hand grip exercise things

I also found more comments here

Final caveat, I used molegrips to tighten the clamp part, finger tightness is inadequate and the work slips

Edited By Ady1 on 01/01/2015 11:34:32

Just a final note on heavier work

I used the 90 degree mandrel and the smooth ratchet end with the roundbar grooves

Start by pinning the workpiece in the clamping section and getting the work snug and straight

Use the ratchet on the furthest practical point from the bending point possible and gently get the bend going, keep working on it until it starts bending

Put a little oil on the working face of the workpiece and gradually work the main face around the mandrel with the ratchet

The left hand job is 4x30mm B&Q flatbar which I will now use as a mini crowbar

The right hand job is B&Q square rolled steel, 6.67mm on the side and 10mm across the diagonal

I wouldn't use this unit for a production run… but it can do handy stuff