Condoit bending

[UNG]

You're probably going to get a few replies from other members keen to keep the ancient art of conduit bending alive. I am surprised by how strongly some people's opinions are on others using pre-formed bends and elbows.

If I was a salaried employee no doubt things would be different, I imagine most of those here that consider me a cowboy are salaried employees.

I don't have a problem with the preformed bends etc and they have always been available for as long as I can remember but I have yet to find preformed sets on any wholesalers shelf so the art of conduit bending whilst being ancient is still alive and kicking in my book.

Maybe a module in conduit bending could be added to the already lacking training schemes that exist now and a McDonalds badge scheme could be introduced so as you are trained in the additional modules the basic training misses you gain an extra star

As said previously there is something about standing back and looking at the finished job when it's planned and done right be it conduit or pyro

 

[Engineer54]

not to mention a leg operation if you keep on bending conduit with your knees, anybody who says that it is supposed to be bent with a spring and your knee here is probably a tite ars company owner who wants to get the workers (read labourers or apprentices) to bend it all day to save buying preformed joining bits, and would refuse to do it themselves....oooh oooh my knee hurts...drops conduit after splitting it trying to bend it....
If it was supposed to be bent then they would be trying to sell us proper tools for bending it, as far as I am concerned it is designed to be cut into lengths and joined/diverted using glued on pre-formed connectors/angles/bends...you dont see plumbers bending PVC pipe do you? but you do see them bending copper.....its a similar material comparison...

Ask a doctor the next time you see one about if it is ok to bend conduit with your knee on a regular basis and see what the response is......in fact a lot of sparks are married to nurses, ask them as well...

What a load of old Tosh!!! ...So because you have hurt your leg, maybe from bending plastic conduit or not, .... Plastic conduit isn't supposed to be bent?? ...I've heard it all now!!!

It's been professionally bent by skilled electricians ever since it was introduced on the market. There are proper tools for bending the thicker walled plastic conduits. Either thick or thin walled, nothing stopping you using heat to make the bend. There are also, made for purpose heat guns that don't burn the conduit.

As for only using preformed angles and bends, what are you talking about here, those short inspection bends and short inspection T's ?? Now there use is really good practice isn't it?? The more connections you have in a run of pipe the harder it is to pull-in solid core cables, they tend to not to like sharp turns and get caught up on those connections that protrude into the bore of the pipe!!! I'd really like to know, how you would connect your Plastic pipe to CUs, surface switch and socket boxes and the like, ...without putting a double set in the pipe?? Or do you just bring it straight off the wall at an angle into those boxes etc?? Marvellous, very professional looking job!!!!

Not really interested in what plumbers do or don't do with plastic piping, but unlike you, i've seen plenty of plumbers/fitters/HVAC installers bending plastic pipe. Perhaps your talking about house bashing plumbers who wouldn't know any different!!!

 

[pmcl777]

conduit not condoit

 

[thekingiam]

i love conduit in all forms as its an art to get it correct first time, i use my knee for plastic as i believe electricians using pre-determined bends not good practise and doing a dis service to his customer in costs and apearance,if you don't want to use your knee use the back of your neck or if you want to look an idiot try a bending vice.

 

[Knobhead]

To be honest it all comes down to skill and pride. Sadly lacking now.

 

[High Tower]

Problem sorted

 

[Andyrc]

Your joking! a Streel conduit bender for PVC, ????? Also look at thre T & E in the Background, Cant anyone (or teach ) clip straight? AND it should be in Containment/Protected as less then 2 metres of the ground, 17TH (RCD's) or Not!!!!!1

 

[R1CH-G]

Absolutely chuffin' love working with steel conduit. Shame all the time and effort spent to make it look the dogs dooh-dahs is normally hidden above a suspended ceiling. I'm one of those saddos who will notice conduit in the supermarket car parks and make helpful (obviously) comments

 

[millwall ken]

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.

REMS Amigo??? What the hell happened to a set of Stocks and Dies, and elbow grease?

 

[millwall ken]

Absolutely chuffin' love working with steel conduit. Shame all the time and effort spent to make it look the dogs dooh-dahs is normally hidden above a suspended ceiling. I'm one of those saddos who will notice conduit in the supermarket car parks and make helpful (obviously) comments

Me tooooooo....... The Missus walked out on me in a pub because I wouldn't shut up - in her opinion, about how crap the tray and conduit was in this particular pub that we was in. In my defence though, it was pony.

 

[Guest123]

I already mentioned them.

An entire new school and rediculous timescales and you'd soon be crying out for an electric threader.

 

[johnboy6083]

REMs are the dogs.

 

[Sintra]

Me tooooooo....... The Missus walked out on me in a pub because I wouldn't shut up - in her opinion, about how crap the tray and conduit was in this particular pub that we was in. In my defence though, it was pony.

Just another reason i'm not allowed to go shopping with the mrs, all she does is complain that i am looking up in the air the whole time and walking into people all for the love of conduit.

 

[rmc86uk]

Your joking! a Streel conduit bender for PVC, ????? Also look at thre T & E in the Background, Cant anyone (or teach ) clip straight? AND it should be in Containment/Protected as less then 2 metres of the ground, 17TH (RCD's) or Not!!!!!1

By looks of that photo mate it looks to me that it's some sort of apprentices practical college exam hence where its in a wooden booth!



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[millwall ken]

Just another reason i'm not allowed to go shopping with the mrs, all she does is complain that i am looking up in the air the whole time and walking into people all for the love of conduit.

Do you know what mate, its a bloody obsession of mine... Now as some posters will know, I'm not even classed as a sparkie by the chicken JIBlets, BUT I can certainly chuck in tray/trunking/conduit with the best of 'em. Honestly mate, my missus now knows to avoid going to any public place with me where metal containment may be on show!!! I can't help myself, I just have to look; I must look like a bloody care in the community on a day out some times.