Turns out the former that i was using was swapped over by accident on a previous job and the matching one has never been seen again.
I ended up hiring a bender for a few hours and bought some better galv to make sure i had no more problems. I did test the tlc galv and yes it still doesnt give...
Ok thanks everyone. I needed a little confirmation that it could be poor tube or my former. Im going to try a completely different bender order some new conduit from neweys. Hopefully i can tell u all that it was the tube !
Thanks again
Iv used this bender for allot of 20mm galv jobs and its worked fine. Im currently doing a job that involves 25mm galv conduit so iv changed the former and steppes up the roller and arm into the appropriate holes. Every bend i do the conduit keeps showing small wrinkles at the start of the bend...
I'm 26, British and have my own tools, transport and ecs card.
I have my 2365 level 2 and 3 and currently doing my nvq 2357.
1.5 years domestic experience and over 6 months commercial.
Currently employed during in the week as an electrical mate with a commercial firm but want to improve...
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