Conduit bending machine HACKS? - Who wins Gaz or Jake?

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A few hacks to determine the exact bend required when installing steel conduit. Whose hack is best Gary's from the dawn of time or Jake's use of modern electronic wizardry?
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00:00 30 and 90 degrees every time
00:28 Fancy expensive tool
00:53 Set the horizon
01:07 Setting 30 degrees
01:56 Tipp-Ex trick at 30 degrees
02:27 Setting 90 degrees
02:48 Tipp-Ex trick 90 degrees
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КОМЕНТАРІ: 39

@gadgetman36 2 роки тому

Why don’t these conduit bending machines come pre-marked with permanent 30º and 90º lines that won’t rub off in the first place?

@aspudkicker 2 роки тому

I dont know why Sparks conduit benders dont, some plumbers copper pipe benders do.

@UberAlphaSirus 2 роки тому

I was racking my van out today. and as you do, I got the bubble stick out, of course about as much use on a boat too. I have been meaning to buy this gadget for ages for the table saw, but you reminded me I need one to rack the van. Or I could just use the app.

@Dibbo1979 2 роки тому

Great tip

@TitchgamerRG 2 роки тому

I use a little flat bubble level marked with 30, 45 and 90 degrees which does the same job as the inclinometer. Great tips though :)

@dantheman22002 2 роки тому

got our former all marked out by cutting a slot with a hacksaw. makes repeat bends quick and easy. also you can use a level with a rotating veil.

@aspudkicker 2 роки тому

Sorry Gary. Thats a plumbers tip😉, I first marked my plumbers pipe bender nearly 20 years ago. The advantage of tippex is it is removable, so if you need to repeat custom bend angles they are easy to do, then the mark can be removed. For bend angles I use to do regularly I scribed the mark with a scroggy. At a certain point of experience you stop looking for marks as eyeballing can be faster and more suitable as few buildings are perfectley square.

@leewills2160 2 роки тому

I like that. Reminds of the days when we started using lasers for containment Now every spark has one.

@ukbullylife7968 Рік тому

I’ve not long purchased one of those Klein digital levels and when trying to do a double set it was out have u done any ?

@tilidie5272 Рік тому

im not sure what its called but the alluminum part that holds the conduit at the other side, thats not always the exact same position so those lines you marked may not always be accurate

@peterconnolly4608 2 роки тому

Which calibrated best , think white stands out ,

@sgtbaker81 2 роки тому

Can we choose both?

@FirstDan2000 2 роки тому

Wouldn't it be great if Hilmor and Bendit Now made a Stay that held the tube parallel with the floor?

@pnxelectrical 2 роки тому

BIN have that on thier machines but no aftermarket kit to retrofit to machine.

@pnxelectrical 2 роки тому

Klein Tools 935DAG, for those wanting to snag one. I use a Klein Tools 6.25 in. 4-Vial Conduit Level 935AB4V - Your standard magnetic level but with vials for 30, 45, 90 & 180° bends, can either attach to steel conduit or clamp into plastic conduit. A fantastic pair of tools either way. Here's a question; Is it worth putting permanent marks on your bender to indicate the various angles?

@UberAlphaSirus 2 роки тому

Yes, very worth it. Just make sure you mark it including the spring back.

@dvrn86 8 місяців тому

Can get benders with marks on the arms

@SUNofNY 4 місяці тому

What is the name of the bender?

@scottscanlon7202 Рік тому

Very curious how this bends EMT, which is commonly used in the states. I realize that EMT is used sparingly in the UK. If you could do a video comparing both with this bending machine, that would be interesting. Does 1/2 EMT kink on this machine is the question?

@dvrn86 8 місяців тому

EMT is lighter gauge and this is for 20mm steel conduit.

@gadgetman36 2 роки тому

How would Gary have known where to mark the 30º and 90º Tippex lines on the conduit bending machine without the in-Klein-ometer?

@acespark1 2 роки тому

I have a Record conduit bender and I cry every time I have to move it about as it weighs a tonne, always traps my fingers or the handle swings round and bashes me on the head. I love conduit work 🤕🤡🐔

@raychambers3646 2 роки тому

You could always put 2 saw mark's on the former with a saw .

@JohnSmith-kb5ku 2 роки тому

What if you didn’t have that inclination device. You couldn’t have put the tipex without it.

@imautuber 2 роки тому

You beat me to it. Yes your right, without the inclineometer the tipex top tip would just be a random tipex line on a pipe bender.

@87Chopper 2 роки тому

Bend it, check it against a straight edge, put it back in, give it a slight squeeze and mark the former. That's how I've always done it

@evzenhedvabny6259 2 роки тому

Get a drill, mark it with a thin drill bit. Correction fluid problem solved :D

@GSHElectrical 2 роки тому

I vote for Gaz 👍🏻 great tip (x)

@andrewfenn5287 2 роки тому

Any body else remember Condubend?? Supposed to make bending easier, never came across 1 that worked. What happened to them???

@mounirdiab2938 2 роки тому

Or the bending machine maker can learn from USA maker and star marking those formers.

@djturbine7565 2 роки тому

The biggest question is why do these conduit benders not have all of the useful angles marked out on them to start with? Seems like a ridiculous oversight to me.

@dvrn86 8 місяців тому

Some do

@tonyodonoghue4626 2 роки тому

Mark the formers with a hacksaw!

@pcg1276 2 роки тому

But Gary,you marked the former after using the inclinator, it should have been the other way around. Plus conduit bends according to the ambient temperature and the manufacturer.

@dominicdodd9759 2 роки тому

Can you say " I-N-C-L-I-N-O-M-E-T-E-R " children? Don't worry if you can't - Uncle Gary will explain very difficult things like this, and also what a degree is..