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I’m looking to fix a previous install. After having some rendering I have a feed that’s in 10mm T&E and I’m looking to replace the conduit. The gate is being replaced. I’m just looking for an adaptable box that I can have conduit come out the front.

I’ve decided to have the conduit come out from a Wiska box go down the side of the house and then across the gate with a length of conduit into another Wiska box and then another length into an Adaptable Box and go into the rear into the Garage and into the sub main board.

Any help or advice would be great.
 

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I've bent conduit before without a machine using 2 strips of 1 inch ply screwed together with a 20mm hole in one end. Find a 90degree corner to hold the conduit, slip the conduit through the hole in the wood and use it as a lever to slowly form the bend as it starts to form inch the wood along to keep forming it into a nice radius.
An old spark taught me this method nearly 20 years ago when we were on a job and needed to bend some conduit but had no bending machine with us.
I used this method a couple of weeks ago for a 1off bend in some galv for a church light but had to use 3x2' timber as that was all that was lay about.
 
Possibly but as I say I don’t have a Bender or vice to hold the conduit. Plus I would have to buy a tap and die set and grease etc. I don’t use it in work so it’s a lot to outlay.
Sure there is nobody in your area willing to let you try their bender for an hour to practice?
 
Conlock is IP30 so in a few months it will be full of water.
Nothing some ct1 and some drain holes won’t sort out the lad is triying to have a go I’ve personally used conlok on numerous occasions granted threaded would be better but without the equipment it would be the best solution
 
Any advice on a tap and die set and any grease or sprays that I would need for the conduit. I’m planning on painting it. A mate is going to lend me his vice.

Just about any electrical wholesaler will have a stock & die set for 20mm & 25mm. They'll also sell a tin of cutting compound.

If you want something a bit cheaper, then ebay or Amazon should deliver.

Niglon stock & die sets seem to be the cheap option from wholesalers. While they aren't the best available, they're more than good enough for regular use.
 
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