CPS Black Max Tube Bender 

No problem man, glad to hear this video was helpful for you 👍

Awesome man, glad to hear the cps bender works good for you. I’ve had mine for a little over 6 months and use it almost everyday, it has yet to disappoint me.👍

Yes it works great, and your welcome 👍

No problem man, and that’s awesome 👍

Thank you👍🏻

Thank you👍

Thank you👍 and I was using soft copper.

Yea the 1/4” bending mandrel is included in this set. 👍

That’s exactly what I did today, same tool!

I’d rather spend the 240$ and have somethin that lasts forever

that's their bs marketing campaign at work, it's not the same tool, not the same quality. their bender leaves pronounced ripples.

Sorry for not responding sooner, there isn’t a mark on the bender, but down below I provided a new video showing how i bend my copper effectively using the cps bender How to bend copper using center method ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-anaaenmJFqw.html

When I first used mine it would slip a few times as well but i continued using it and it eventually stopped slipping. I would say use it everyday for a week if it still keeps slipping return it, and get a new one. I use mine daily with no issues, but you probably jus got a bad one unfortunately it happens.

@@AZSolutions92 thank you for your reply!!

Awesome man, yea when I first started I thought the same as u, so i bought me a Hilmor bender without the reverse bending attachment. I was super happen but then within the first week of doing installs i realized that by not having the reverse bending attachment i had limited myself from being able to perform more complicated bends such as making a (U-bend), also helpful when bending around a corner, as well as bending ur copper from first to second floor on a 2 story. The better u are at using a bender the less u need to braze, which also means fewer potential leak points. 👍

NEVER buy one that doesn't have the reverse bend attachment. You'll be wasting money because YOU WILL need the reverse part!!

True but with a little practice its super easy to figure it out. I have used the cps and Hilmor bender to do multiple bends in same piece of copper, and lined up perfectly for my application. Also the newer yellow jacket bender is now available with the aluminum colored mandrels as well not sure if they incorporated the index marks. Thanks for commenting 👍

Mark up a piece of copper and do a couple practice bends. Shits easy.

I agree reference marks would be nice, the manufacturer should have done the practice runs and marked their tool

Thank you 👍

Both hilmor and cps work good, my go to bend has been the hilmor since its quicker to set up with the snap on features vs the wing nut on the cps. The cps does show you when you reach your 90 degree bend though. I don’t think one is better than the other they are both very solidly built, I haven’t had any issues with the cps or hilmor bender.

Wow thats crazy

No problem, the link for the bender is down below its usually priced around $180-$200 www.amazon.com/CPS-BTB300-Premium-Ratcheting-Reverse/dp/B06Y2L19ND/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=32AB5XG0FJADF&keywords=cps+blackmax&qid=1654738850&sprefix=cps+%2Caps%2C135&sr=8-3

You have to heat up and anneal the copper first to bend hard drawn copper.

www.amazon.com/CPS-BTB300-Premium-Ratcheting-Reverse/dp/B06Y2L19ND/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=1MHZL0F1BRUIO&keywords=cps+bender&qid=1644175720&sprefix=cps+be%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-3

Lol, thanks for noticing 👍

Yea I usually use the bender with one hand till i get about half way then i use 2 hands, also make sure its soft copper for a/c. I usually test any tool i buy for a week, if it doesn’t meet my expectations I return it for a refund, i think most places give u up to 90 day to return it.