Tube Bender Pocket Guide - Tube Bender Features - Setup and Bending Instructions

Oct 13, 2026

Tube Bender Pocket Guide provides practical guidance for using SSP TurnPro indexing tube benders and achieving consistent, leak-tight bends. It covers SSP manufacturing background, safety and liability notices, and a structured workflow for selecting appropriate tubing, installation preparation, bend allowance and layout planning, and sequential bending methods. The guide includes component identification, sizing options in fractional and metric OD ranges, required straight-length considerations, and troubleshooting entry points for bending beyond 90° with changes in plane and direction.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

FormatPDF

Pages20

Reading Time7 min

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Tube Bender Features

Selecting Tubing

Tube Fitting Installation

Sequential Bend Method

Offset Bends

Calculating Gain

Adjustment Gain Method

Using the Tube Bender

Left Reference Bends

Right Reference Bends

Troubleshooting

Tube Bender Pocket Guide At SSP, we are proud to be an American manufacturing success story. 100% of our products are made in America. All of our manufacturing is performed in our 165,000 sq. ft. facility located near Cleveland, Ohio. Our facility is the largest vertically integrated, single-site operation in the industry. In addition to manufacturing and assembly, we have closed die forging, tool & die design, product engineering and testing operations under the same roof with customer service and management. Made in America is good business. Not only do we make everything in America, we use American suppliers too. Buying American allows us to have better quality control and a more reliable supply chain. We can work more closely within our walls and with our suppliers to improve quality, reduce costs, and shorten lead times, which means faster service and better products for you. Support where it counts. SSP products and services are supported by more than 4000 people and 350 distributor locations around the globe. For a distributor near you, contact SSP Customer Service or [visit www.mySSP.com/distributors](visit www.mySSP.com/distributors). Industry Standard Products Made Better NOTICE: This publication is an uncontrolled copy of a controlled document. SSP has made every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this publication, and is not to be held liable in any manner for any mistakes, omissions, typographical and/ or printing errors. IMPROPER SELECTION OR IMPROPER USE OF THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED HEREIN OR RELATED ITEMS CAN CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY AND PROPERTY WARNING DAMAGE. It is the sole responsibility of the system designers and users to properly select and use products for their specific applications. This document has been printed for users with technical expertise as a reference for further investigation to determine specific product needs relative to design requirements. Table of Contents Table of Contents Tube Bender Features ............................5 Selecting Tubing .....................................5 Tube Fitting Installation ..........................6 Sequential Bend Method........................7 Offset Bends ...........................................9 Calculating Gain.................................... 10 Adjustment Gain Method..................... 10 Using the Tube Bender ......................... 12 Left Reference Bends............................ 12 Right Reference Bends......................... 15 Bends greater than 90° ......................... 13 Change in Plane and Direction ............. 15 Troubleshooting ................................... 17 Read this manual before using the TurnPro Tube Bender. Tube Bender Components TurnPro Indexing Handle Tube Benders provide consistent, high-quality bends in stainless steel, carbon steel, nickel alloys, and other tubing materials used with SSP tube fittings. The components of the tube bender are named in Figure \#1 . Figure \#1 Alignment Marks Roller Houseing Bender Die Tube Lock Hook Die Radius Indicator TurnPro indexing tube benders are available in sizes to bend 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2 in. and 6, 8, 10, and 12 mm OD tubing. The size of the tube bender is indicated on the face of the tube bender near the alignment marks. Selecting Tubing Leak-tight connections require high-quality tubing which meets requirements for material hardness, roundness/ ovality, and wall thickness. The tables \#1, 2, and 3 contain suggested specifications for fractional and metric tubing. Tubing Hardness Table \#1 | Description | Material | Hardness | Standard | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Carbon Steel | Soft Annealed,
Seamless | 72 HRB (130
HV) or less | ASTM A179 | | 304 Stainless
Steel | Fully-annealed,
seamless or weld
ed and drawn | 90 HRB (200
HV) or less | ASTM 269 or
A213 | | 316 Stainless
Steel | Fully-annealed,
seamless or weld
ed

FAQs

What is the TurnPro indexing tube bender used for?

It is designed to produce consistent, high-quality bends in stainless steel, carbon steel, nickel alloys, and other tubing materials used with SSP tube fittings.

How should you select tubing to achieve leak-tight connections?

Choose tubing that meets requirements for material hardness, roundness/ovality, and wall thickness as specified in the guide’s hardness and wall thickness tables.

Why is straight tubing length between the fitting shoulder and the bend important?

The guide explains that sufficient straight length must be allowed to meet minimum required lengths into the tube fitting for each tubing OD and bend radius.

Oct 13, 2026

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