Conduit Threader for drill

brizospark · Nov 21, 2011

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?

Hiddo · Nov 30, 2012

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 · Nov 30, 2012

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

Guest111 · Nov 30, 2012

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 · Nov 30, 2012

GLENNSPARK said:
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 · Nov 30, 2012

phil d said:
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 · Nov 30, 2012

Engineer54 said:
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 · Nov 30, 2012

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

Dan · Oct 3, 2016

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