Condoit bending

[zsoltimatrix]

Hi guys,

I was wandering how much conduit bending do we do these days?

Do we do some complicated ones or only 90* and 45* ?

Thanks!

 

[Guest123]

Loads.

 

[zsoltimatrix]

I guess I need to buy the tools for that. What tool do you recommend?

 

[Romans99]

Plastic or galv?

Plastic - I use some rusty old bending springs and my 18inch biceps.

 

[roukel01]

Plastic or galv?

Plastic - I use some rusty old bending springs and my 18inch biceps.

Same here mate!! Trained the old fashioned way. Many a dog's leg bent into conduit using my trusty spring!!

 

[Guest123]

Plastic - bending springs.

Galv - A Hilmor Shortie, stocks and dies, file and a reamer. If you intend doing lots of galv work then a REMS amigo will be your best friend.

 

[senor_fabulous]

finished a job earlier this year, 6 months doing 25mm galv tube all surface, 90's, sets, double sets, bubble sets the lot. Hall stock and die, hacksaw, file, whiteboard marker pen, tape, file, grips, level holesaw and you are pretty much sorted. I love a bit of tube. Doing sexy tube is an art, you must be at one with the bender when you acheive bendlightenment you will be able to levitate like yoda and bend 25mm tube round your neck metres off the floor.

 

[ryanryan]

finished a job earlier this year, 6 months doing 25mm galv tube all surface, 90's, sets, double sets, bubble sets the lot. Hall stock and die, hacksaw, file, whiteboard marker pen, tape, file, grips, level holesaw and you are pretty much sorted. I love a bit of tube. Doing sexy tube is an art, you must be at one with the bender when you acheive bendlightenment you will be able to levitate like yoda and bend 25mm tube round your neck metres off the floor.

i think youve missed trefolex, set square, reamer and a good eye...........

but i must agree, its a nice feelin lookin at a well bent and hung bit of tube, that youve done, takes practie though!!

 

[Romans99]

For Galv i simply do this

 

[ryanryan]

that looks like one of our fitters...... hahahaha

 

[supasparxs]

finished a job earlier this year, 6 months doing 25mm galv tube all surface, 90's, sets, double sets, bubble sets the lot. Hall stock and die, hacksaw, file, whiteboard marker pen, tape, file, grips, level holesaw and you are pretty much sorted. I love a bit of tube. Doing sexy tube is an art, you must be at one with the bender when you acheive bendlightenment you will be able to levitate like yoda and bend 25mm tube round your neck metres off the floor.

Now thats a good idea, I never thought of a whiteboard marker

also a chalkline is usefull,

Richard

 

[c.boy]

Hi guys,

I was wandering how much conduit bending do we do these days?

Do we do some complicated ones or only 90* and 45* ?

Thanks!

And remember the most important bit of conduit is your first bit!!!!!!! (galvi ) you will have a former with prob at least 5 marks on it!!! pick your mark bend a perfect 90 to a size you want then see how far you are out then adjust your sizes to suit!!! as for bubbles 45s and 90s easy ma biggest trouble always comes with the double 90s got them down to a tea now but had a few trophys!!!

 

[supasparxs]

And remember the most important bit of conduit is your first bit!!!!!!! (galvi ) you will have a former with prob at least 5 marks on it!!! pick your mark bend a perfect 90 to a size you want then see how far you are out then adjust your sizes to suit!!! as for bubbles 45s and 90s easy ma biggest trouble always comes with the double 90s got them down to a tea now but had a few trophys!!!

Trophies.....

down south we call them a grave yard

 

[mrloy99]

Hi guys,

I was wandering how much conduit bending do we do these days?

Do we do some complicated ones or only 90* and 45* ?

Thanks!

You might like this for conduit work from one of our us bretheran

 

[mogga]

Im on my knees praying I Dont get offered a job requiring anything but straight conduit I cant remember last time I did conduit its like reversing a trailer a bit of a Blackart