How to mark conduit bender?

[Alan Marriott]

Good evening Gents

Om after some help and advice please on setting up a new conduit bender.
Im wanting to ask how to score a mark on the forming wheel to indicate bending points etc?

I usually do the way of doing a bend then offering up and trimming excess off but would like to learn the old school way of measuring exactly please and seen many formers with marks on for bending points and wondered how the find it out please!?

Thanks

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

There's an app for that. I have been taught that no good tradesman will mark his pipe bender. I never have I must say.

I can Attest to that. I bought a bender off @Vortigern and it was like new. I have used it a lot lately

 

[GBDamo]

Never understood why formers don't come with a right angle on the rear radius to make lining up back of bend more accurate.

I mean you could go with a square but I just eye it for the sake of a few mm.

 

[Pete999]

Never understood why formers don't come with a right angle on the rear radius to make lining up back of bend more accurate.

I mean you could go with a square but I just eye it for the sake of a few mm.

Nothing like ignoring the experts is there? they have obviously got the correct idea, if you chose to ignore it do it at your peril.

 

[GBDamo]

Nothing like ignoring the experts is there? they have obviously got the correct idea, if you chose to ignore it do it at your peril.

There is as far between artisan and adequate as there is adequate and dog rough, the price reflects.

Can't imagine theres much call for artisan conduit installs but theres a lot for quick adequate ones.

 

[Pete999]

There is as far between artisan and adequate as there is adequate and dog rough, the price reflects.

Can't imagine theres much call for artisan conduit installs but theres a lot for quick adequate ones.

Didn't want to give you a disagree icon, but I do disagree with your thinking

 

[Vortigern]

VORTIGERN you can also use a 3 piece coupling or a union I don’t know what you call them to eliminate screwing it in

sounds interesting, not that I have ever used them I just assemble down and offer up to the hospital saddles I usually use. Like to see a pic of what you mean if poss.
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Longthread and coupler (aka runner)

The question was rhetorical just getting the OP to think about the practicalities outside of bends.

 

[davesparks]

VORTIGERN you can also use a 3 piece coupling or a union I don’t know what you call them to eliminate screwing it in

We don't have them in the UK, we use a running coupler instead.
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sounds interesting, not that I have ever used them I just assemble down and offer up to the hospital saddles I usually use. Like to see a pic of what you mean if poss.

This shows how a 3 piece coupling works, it's not to different to a running coupler, just bulkier.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=%23&ved=2ahUKEwj_9JzAiOHmAhUuVxUIHaGKAwcQwqsBMAF6BAgJEAk&usg=AOvVaw0VTJzWxrN8ZFOD4xbU2nov

Assembling the conduit then fitting it in to the saddles only works up to a certain length of run, and when there aren't too many obstacles in the run. Otherwise runners are not so easy to avoid.

 

[Alan Marriott]

Whilst on subject then if anyone wants to add to this I’d appreciate it too. How do you personal find works best when wanting to do a double set at a set distance for example!?
I know on YouTube GSH electrical uses a long ruler and tape measure to determine distance but is this what others do in reality!?

View: https://youtu.be/8HBX105bU9E

 

[snowhead]

Couldn't get link above to work.
U.S 3 piece coupling, never seen one in the U.K, however haven't I done conduit since 1980;

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrrnyYDHMLQ

How we always solved the same problem, but only on one end after screwing the other end directly in the box;

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5XfZUPU6f8

 

[Pete999]

Couldn't get link above to work.
U.S 3 piece coupling, never seen one in the U.K, however haven't I done conduit since 1980;

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrrnyYDHMLQ

How we always solved the same problem;

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5XfZUPU6f8

Never heard of a running coupler then?

 

[snowhead]

Never heard of a running coupler then?

Yes, as in post 8 and the Video I was posting at the time you made the above comment.

 

[Pete999]

Yes, as in post 8 and the Video I was posting at the time you made the above comment.

Oh right thanks

 

[freddo]

That 3 piece coupling doesn't look very good. Does the ferrule ever catch the free floating part and unscrew when tightening together? I suppose you would need one of those things as a running coupler wouldn't work with american taper threads!

 

[Vortigern]

I have never heard of a running coupler. Learn something new everyday. But then I have never had the need for them. I think they look a bit untidy though and would spoil the line of the conduit install. Although I can see they would have their uses.

 

[davesparks]

I have never heard of a running coupler. Learn something new everyday. But then I have never had the need for them. I think they look a bit untidy though and would spoil the line of the conduit install. Although I can see they would have their uses.

They do look slightly untidy, but they are necessary whenever you can't spin the conduit due or bends/obstructions or the conduit is just too long to assemble on the floor and lift into place.
How do you get over the problem of not being able to screw the conduit together? I guess you could fit a fit a small adaptable box, but that would look worse in my opinion.