Conduit Threader for drill

[brizospark]

In the wholesalers today the manager said he had seen an attachment for a battery drill that will thread 20 / 25mm steel conduit

Has anyone seen these or know where to get hold of one?

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Must be a big battery drill then as once taps/dies start to "bite".....hell of a lot of torque to run em.........

 

[Rockingit]

That sounds like a dangerous recipe for an otherwise simple task to go very wrong!

 

[telectrix]

can you get a battery drill that goes half a turn clockwise, then half a turn anti-clockwise and so on?

 

[stuart569]

Electric conduit threaders are magic but as has been said there is a fair torque in them.Worse if the threader isn't sharp

 

[alarm man]

bending and threading conduit will save you a fortune in gym membership,its a sport in itself..:icon10:

 

[brizospark]

can you get a battery drill that goes half a turn clockwise, then half a turn anti-clockwise and so on?

Most battery drills do have a switch on them that reverses the direction

 

[vernam616]

Could just buy one of these
UNIPOWER 20/25MM ELECTRICAL CONDUIT THREADER 110 VOLT on eBay!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Die stocks!...with a bit of effort behind em..and theres tecknique of course..as above half a turn on then half a turn off to break the cutting.......and a good cutting paste/fat helps....

 

[alarm man]

.......and a good cutting paste/fat helps....

i may be slightly overweight,cheeky basser...:shocked3:

 

[telectrix]

Most battery drills do have a switch on them that reverses the direction

i know,but you need an auto reverse forwards/back/fowward/back. ....... can't beat a stock and die. not like you're threading 2 ft. of it.

 

[alarm man]

laziness,same as those electric screwdrivers and screw bits for drills,use ya bloody hands..

 

[Knobhead]

How much conduit work are you doing? Sounds like idleness to me.

 

[alarm man]

they seem a bit dangerous to me,as most know sometimes dies can stick and bite on the pipe,these things could could snap your arms if they stick.

 

[vernam616]

Would save some considerable time if something like that was introduced, to be fair though it takes a couple of minutes to put a thread onto a bit of galv, also gives you a bit of a workout

 

[stuart569]

Nah they are pretty slow.And is it idleness to use a hammer drill and not a rawl plug tool and hammer?Move with the times

 

[Rockingit]

Nah they are pretty slow.And is it idleness to use a hammer drill and not a rawl plug tool and hammer?Move with the times

I think the professionalism of opinions on this forum actually shows exactly how much everyone DOES move with the times, both technically and practically, and you'll find a gadget for most jobs in my tool box too, but the point being made is that sometimes you just can't improve on the tried and tested. Patience is sometimes the sharpest tool.

 

[alarm man]

Nah they are pretty slow.And is it idleness to use a hammer drill and not a rawl plug tool and hammer?Move with the times

i liked my rawl tool,we learned how to use them at college,an old technical college i may add,christ i didnt realise i was that old..and i remember going to newy's and asking for a bundle of galv (and a new die) and a bucket of water for the horse as the trek from the site on those winding roads took it out of the old gal..

 

[Des 56]

You will end up with either knackered arms or a knackered drill
There is a tool available for this job,it runs well when programmed and will cause you little in the way of effort

Not sure of the modern name but it used to be called a mate

 

[stuart569]

But how can you make a decision if you haven't used one?Sounds like not allot have and are slagging it!Anyway each to there own.Not saying i would go out and pay all that money for one but it was on a job there to be used and i did!Along with another ten sparks

 

[alarm man]

But how can you make a decision if you haven't used one?Sounds like not allot have and are slagging it!Anyway each to there own.Not saying i would go out and pay all that money for one but it was on a job there to be used and i did!Along with another ten sparks

i like the normal way.

 

[Des 56]

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But how can you make a decision if you haven't used one?Sounds like not allot have and are slagging it!Anyway each to there own.Not saying i would go out and pay all that money for one but it was on a job there to be used and i did!Along with another ten sparks

I never thought the ideal tool was manufactured with us scrawny sparks in mind

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[Marvo]

I'm all for working smart and saving time but I don't see it being easy to thread steel conduit with a cordless drill. Is the device aimed at the commercial contractor or is it more of a DIY gimmick? I would definitely try the thing out before you part with your hard earned cash.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Seems to me n all that theres a "fear factor" about hand tools that require a bit of effort.....colleges do and should continue to teach how to use diestocks as basic engineering skills.....when i worked in fabrications we had allsorts for running a thread on stuff...roller boxes, die boxes (for the ward 7s) tapping chucks for the radial drills but sometimes its just better to use your brawn.....as with conduit threading.........

 

[prince]

I like the normal way too

 

[x4cs]

For me, the task here isn't precision engineering, but at the same time, its quite a precise practice and my personal preference would be to do it by hand rather than use a drill and risk making a mess of it by over turning. If its too tough, perhaps a few good hot dinners are called for

 

[ayjay]

takes quite a bit of effort/time to make a runner using stocks and dies especially on 25mm conduit
i always use my stocks and dies though its good exersize

 

[grantr37]

There's a whole machine for threading conduit, it looks like a drill with an attachment but its purpose made, there's 110v and 36v ones, the 110v ones are about £250.00 and the 36v ones are about £700.....they have changeable heads and do from 10mm to 30mm or therabouts on the 36v ones and up to 40mm on the 110v ones..... a bit like the machines that you see pipefitters using to thread big pipes only a lot smaller....
I have never seen sparks using them, only plumbers working with small steel heating pipes before they get the loctite55 out but we could use them, it's just that we use the tap and dye sets and the old yellow bender/vice......
There are also plumbing crimp machines made by the same company that look similar and come in 110v and 24v versions... I think it's the manufacturers that do the Battery crimpers we use to do big SWA's with.....but I can't remember the name, it was German.....I can have a look around...

 

[cstewart37]

Have a look at the:

REMS Amigo E - for threading electric conduit according to EN 60423 M.

 

[Darkwood]

Ive seen a drill attachment that wipes your butt for you, it like a circular sponge attachment and saves you precious seconds but im never gonna use one again as i left my drill on hammer....:sad3:

 

[Hiddo]

I've used the machine that others are talking about and it was quite handy. You can hire them for HSS I think.

 

[High Tower]

I sit in the camp of do it by hand, I quite enjoy conduit work!!

 

[Guest111]

I have used the portable threader but when you are on site it's normally never where you want it and by the time you have gone and found it it would have been quicker to do it by hand.

 

[DPG]

Die stocks!...with a bit of effort behind em..and theres tecknique of course..as above half a turn on then half a turn off to break the cutting.......and a good cutting paste/fat helps....

Take you a long time with half a turn on then half a turn off! lol :drunk:

 

[Engineer54]

I have used the portable threader but when you are on site it's normally never where you want it and by the time you have gone and found it it would have been quicker to do it by hand.

If these things are on a battery drill, i bet the battery lasts no time at all. You need a hefty ole current/torque draw to thread a steel pipe. The units the contractor here uses are called ''portable, but it still takes two pretty brawny guys to shift them!! lol!!

 

[Guest111]

If these things are on a battery drill, i bet the battery lasts no time at all. You need a hefty ole current/torque draw to thread a steel pipe. The units the contractor here uses are called ''portable, but it still takes two pretty brawny guys to shift them!! lol!!

the one we had on site was a little bit bigger than a 9 inch grinder and quite a bit heavier,worked on 110v

 

[telectrix]

suppose they're all right for a one-armed man with wet lettuces for biceps.

 

[Dan]

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