tips on bending awkard angles on steel conduit.

[Superspark23]

I have to bend some steel conduit as shown in the picture about how would you get the angles spot on? The picture isnt really accurate as i belive the 2 sets will be similar. doing it another way isnt an option as thats how the client wants it too look like. the black opject is a wall support. and the yellow squares are light fittings .

I haven't done much steel conduit work in the past. The guy i asked to help struggled doing this too and gave up lol. W'ere going to try again tomorrow.

 

[alarm man]

On your mother, alarm dude. unk:

:rofl: i'll give you that one man..nice to see a someone who likes a laugh.. damm kids...:ninja:,im off to plot my revenge..

 

[bumcrack]

Lol, serve it cold brother!

 

[alarm man]

Lol, serve it cold brother!

just you wait boy...:tounge_smile:

 

[Mr.Si]

Back to subject... what size conduit is/was it?

I was taught a useful trick that seems to work very well with 20mm only...

...about with the conduit in the bender, measuring from the former (?) (the bit where the conduit bends around) end with one of those tiny tape measures. It tends to get the bends just about right - give or take 5mm.

Sorry, probably not a very good description.

 

[bumcrack]

I was given the same trick. The tab on a 3m Stanley powerlock does this quite well if I remember.

 

[Mr.Si]

I was given the same trick. The tab on a 3m Stanley powerlock does this quite well if I remember.

Yes, I think that's the same one I use. Good little thing too.

 

[bumcrack]

I think the trick was something like:

Hold the tape under the tube, and if you wanted a bend 600mm from end to inside of bend, you would align the end of the tube at 600 on the tape, and push the tube and tape into the former such as the tape was underneath, and the tape tab got stopped where the tube and former meet.

Though I don't recall it being that simple, you had to add a distance for back of bend, or centre of bend.

 

[johnboy6083]

measure the tube to back of bend and mark. insert tube into bender so that the bit youve measured is poking towards the back of the bender. pull the handle over and put the tube under a little tensuion. Now line up your mark with the front curved edge of the bender, usinmg a square. Now bend and check bend with a square.
If the bit youre bending down is too long or has a set on ect, then put that end towards the back of the bender, then deduct 2.5x Od from your back of bend measurement.

This method works spot on every time.