Useful Tools - Mandrel Tube Bender
Useful Tools - Hand Beading Tool
Useful Tools - Oil Pump
Useful Tools - Electrical Connectors
A selection of very Useful Tools and products designed by Ex Lotus F1 and Indy chief mechanic David Lazenby.
Hand operated mandrel tube bender.
It is widely recognised when bending tubing that the normal minimum bend radius is 4 times tube diameter. Attempting to bend on a smaller radius immediately introduces a number of problems, namely rippling on the inside of the bend, cracking or splitting on the outside and extreme distortion of the tube.
For those people who need a tighter bend radius we have designed the Useful-Tools hand operated mandrel tube bender. These machines will allow tubes to be bent with an impressive 2 times tube diameter bend radius with no rippling or cracking of the tube and the absolute minimum of distortion.
We have a range of 3 machines that all operate on the same principle, namely the pipe or tube to be bent is located between a formed mandrel and back plate with another formed internal mandrel (bullet) held at a carefully controlled position inside the tube. The tube is secured firmly to the main mandrel and when the mandrel is turned the tube is pulled over the internal mandrel as it wraps around the main mandrel. (This internal "Bullet" holds the tube open and helps reduce distortion to a minimum.)
We can supply machines that will bend from ¼" diameter up to 1.5" diameter, all on a 2 times tube diameter bend radius.
We carry a large range of mandrel sizes and can cater for millimetre and special sizes.
Check out the attached video showing how easy the machine is to use.
Hand operated pipe beading tool.
An essential workshop tool that allows a controlled bead to be raised quickly and easily on the end of pipe or tube ranging in size from ½" diameter up to 4.0" diameter, in aluminium alloy, brass and copper. It can also if used carefully raise a bead on 18swg mild steel tubing.
Built to a very high standard and simple and easy to use. Simple clamp in a suitable vice and start beading.
Twin inlet rotor-type oil pump.
Designed to maximise and provide a stable high pressure oil flow at all RPM. Pump built to extremely high specification with hardened and ground drive shaft, all rotors driven with 3mm woodruff keys, pump body tapped M22 x 1.5 thread, scavenge outlets interconnected inside pump, stages fully ”O” ring sealed, pressure relief valve designed to maintain good low rpm oil pressure and CN precision machined for total accuracy.
Supplied only as a three stage unit, one pressure and two scavenge stages, equipped with -12 jic unions and a choice of either 28L, 30L or 32L toothed pulleys.
Suitable for engines ranging in size from 1300cc up to 3.5 litre, dependant of engine internal specification.
Fully sealed, quick release, waterproof electrical connectors.
Huge variety of uses and applications, ranging from road cars, racing cars, motorcycles, marine use both on deck and below, and in fact almost anywhere an electrical connection has to be made that has to be watertight.
Available in 6 configurations, one pin to 6 pin, with each pin capable of carrying 60V dc at 14 amp capacity.
All the above products are built in the UK, are delivered with full operating instructions and come with a one year warranty. |
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Useful Tools are a supplier of innovative tools such as mandrel pipe benders and hand beading tools for use in the plumbing and engineering industries. Our useful tools have been supplied to customers all over the UK and worldwide. Contact Useful Tools now for further information about our quality time saving tools.