How to Bend Conduit with Parallel Offsets

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Today we are talking about parallel offset conduit bends. How do we measure, or determine, how to keep the gaps between parallel offsets equal. I see cases all the time where conduits look great until they come to a parallel offset. Then the gaps between the pipes change or are inconsistent. Today I will show you a simple method of how to calculate the length our offset markings should change to keep the parallel offset gaps the same throughout the entire offset, or length of the conduit. This is really not that difficult and I will show you how to do it with tools you already have; mainly an Ugly's Book, a calculator, or the calculator on your smartphone.
The main formula for offset angles that you need to remember is, The distance to shift one conduit in relation to the other is the tangent of 1/2 of the angle used to bend the offset times the center to center distance between the conduits.
Blog post describing how to bend parallel conduit offsets. www.accesstopower.com/post/ho...

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@curtisblake8025 4 роки тому

First video I’ve found explaining this perfectly. Great job

@WestBuilt323 Місяць тому

4th year apprentice here , thanks for the smooth video 👌

@AccessToPower Місяць тому

Glad the video was helpful, and thanks for commenting.

@rwat1106 4 роки тому

I'm a JW with almost 20 yrs experience. I can recall exactly once, about ten years ago, I actually used this. I wanted to use it recently, but couldn't remember it for anything. Thank you for the refresher.

@multitutorialguy5735 4 роки тому

Hi Walter, from one tutorial maker to another, I want to encourage you. It is obvious that you care and are attentive to detail. Every video could always be better, but with enthusiasm and a solid plan (vision), you've made a video that can help many, many electricians to become more skilled in the trade. Well done man.

@AccessToPower 4 роки тому

Thanks Matthew! I really appreciate the comment. We are trying to create tutorials that are helpful and hopefully enjoyable to watch and learn. It means a lot to get comments from another UKposts creator. Keep up the good work!

@jharknessxrp 4 роки тому

Sir, where were you for my 5 year elec. apprenticeship? Great teaching voice/the way your videos explain things make the light bulb turn on!!!

@matthewthomas6643 8 місяців тому

Yes! Please more pipe bending videos. This was very well explained. Thank you.🙏

@DrummerDude5645 5 років тому

Please make more of these videos! Do a 3 point saddle and a 4 point saddle bend. Its helpful to see the process and which way to flip the pipe in the electric bender.

@annquach6613 3 роки тому

Push through method bending on centers. Multiplier 3

@1986BBG Рік тому

I was using this for some parallel Kick 90s and the formula was not working for me. Figured out that since it’s just a kick and not a full offset you use the tan for the full degree times your center to center distance. So for my 30° kick I used the tan of 30° instead of 15° like I would for parallel offsets and it all worked flawlessly. Great video.

@IVAN2233 Рік тому

Nice good to know. This is what I was wondering after the video.

@darthbane4980 3 роки тому

I was sent to do 6 pipes into a pull box all parallel offsets(17.75” offset with 5.25” kick). I have never done parallel offsets before. I went into the bathroom and watched this video and taught myself how to do it. 2nd year apprentice. Thank you very much for the video.

@AccessToPower 3 роки тому

That is exactly why I made these videos. Glad they helped you.

@jasonfierro 3 роки тому

Man this is the video I've been looking for!!! Please make more videos about conduit with the tips and tricks, matching couplings, matching couplings on 90's, rolling offsets, 3 point saddles, 4 point saddles. Sorry to ramble on I just like learning about the art of conduit bending and this is the only video I've found someone using an electric bender. Awesome video!!!

@TRUTHproJects 5 років тому

Excellent video. Not many people are doing these sort of videos for the electrical industry. Keep it up!

@AccessToPower 5 років тому

thanks for the comment TRUTH!

@DrummerDude5645 5 років тому

Nice idea with the strap and strut for the no dog level. If i forget my no dog on the job one day im gonna remember this. Thanks.

@diegojones2481 Місяць тому

This guy explains everything so well

@glennmann634 4 роки тому

Great job! Simple, concise, clear explanation. Look forward to seeing more of your videos.

@jasonokane496 Рік тому

Great videos sir,, please keep putting content out! The industry needs it

@daomowon7784 4 роки тому

Thank you so much for the info bro!! Really makes a difference for me.

@AtotheA25 4 роки тому

Thanks for this video. You did a great job in explaining it.

@josephbrown7730 4 роки тому

Hey man I appreciate the video, I just started my third year of an apprenticeship and was never shown this before. Im sure I'll be able to make good use of the info.

@christopherbrennan4858 2 роки тому

Clear. Concise. Perfect instructional style for me. Thanks!

@JPerez-ld6nb 3 роки тому

Thank you for this great explanation. Really easy to understand. 👍👍

@terryroberts6687 7 місяців тому

Thanks, Walter, for a very clear and concise description of this process. A note for all of you aspiring technicians out there-learn your math, especially trigonometry (I know, it’s a more advanced course!). You will be able to use all the shortcuts while having an appreciation of the math behind it and not be totally confused.

@AccessToPower 7 місяців тому

Thanks for your comment Terry! Right angle trigonometry is very helpful for understanding so many different aspects of electrical theory, such as reactance. Thanks again!

@hondarebel3572 4 роки тому

Please make more conduit bending videos. They are extremely helpful

@josericardomarin6911 5 років тому

Excelente , good for everybody , so we are on the same pague AND use the information . Thanks.

@stevendaniels1322 4 роки тому

Good job with these videos I used to work with you guys back in the early 2000s when Pon came over from Walter Electric

@lancerudy9934 4 роки тому

Very nice bender, you make it look so easy!

@yofithetofi 4 роки тому

Thank you for this video! Makes way more sense than when my teacher went over it.

@FoxEmblem01 2 роки тому

as a first year about to do his first performance evaluation this was extremely helpful, the only thing I am not confident about is parallel offsets so this helped a bunch

@myboysanji 2 роки тому

Well explained as a pre-apprentice this helped a lot! We did a parallel offset today but my journey did a pretty shitty job. He didnt use tangents, shrinks and angles. I think he just wanted to finish the job. Didnt really learn anything from him.

@nicknamednickify 2 роки тому

I'm curious what kind of techniques he used. There is an old timer method for eyeballing offsets with minimal measuring, but it doesn't work well for paralleling. Keep trying to learn and hopefully you'll find someone in the field who likes to teach.

@Davest420 4 роки тому

I’ve been an apprentice for about four months. I started bending pipe today and did pretty well. Thank you for giving me the knowledge and formula to improve. If you can do a video on kicks and matching kicks would be awesome

@chrisfrost8320 2 роки тому

great video. in the trade for 20+ years. never had a real opportunity to work with rigid pipe. that's where the true masters work. a lot of younger guys don't want to learn and a lot of contractors don't want to pay the time it takes to do good looking work.

@joev597 4 роки тому

Just found this great video really explaining and more importantly showing how simple these bends can be! Thank you & please keep making these great video’s👍🏻

@AccessToPower 4 роки тому

Joe V Thanks for the great comment. More videos on the way

@downown 4 роки тому

Thanks, great refresher. Super helpful. Can you do one for matching center of bends with varying angles, too.

@blueoceantraders 3 роки тому

Excellent tutorial, thank you

@Jmanji12 4 роки тому

Never knew the tangent of half the angle method that’s pretty cool. way easier than the way I was taught haha thanks

@michaelfogarty7921 4 роки тому

Great video always wondered how that was calculated.

@JapRapNipHop420 3 роки тому

thank you. Learned a new trick today I appreciate it

@grassroots9304 Рік тому

Thank you for the time and effort to make and post this video. The offset calc for parallel runs using the tangent trig function is what I needed.

@AccessToPower Рік тому

You’re welcome! Thanks for commenting.

@tyronebennett401 Рік тому

I needed this ....thanks a million

@monsooncaps6741 2 роки тому

great video by a great teacher

@johnsmith-qe2fd 4 роки тому

In the field no one uses this book, maybe in the shop but dog legs are the norm on 1” and below. There’s offset hand benders for box terminations, that tool saved me so much time as an apprentice. If you’re off on measuring the run we just used our hacksaws.

@foresttulsi-davis1828 2 роки тому

Really great video . Now if you are bending conduit that’s in a wall you probably don’t need this but if it’s exposed this video will make an apprentice look like a pro Thank you

@michaelgerik8730 2 роки тому

Very helpful. As a freaking union 3rd year apprentice who has yet to do this in the field, this was very helpful to know

@eliteelectrician7709 3 роки тому

Great job, very helpful video

@obertosiciliano1243 3 роки тому

Man thank you so much for this great video, greatly appreciated!!

@ThatOneGuy-jd3jn 3 роки тому

thank you, I needed this lesson

@joseserrano8496 4 роки тому

Great job! Thank you

@gusc6785 3 роки тому

Great video!!! Def keepem coming

@luis_ayala_134 4 роки тому

Great video. Please make more videos using the hand bender also.

@hangngoaigiare 4 роки тому

Very nice job. Thx for sharing. Would you do a presentation with multiple difficult bend angle with the pipe pre cut exact length and compensate for all gain and loss.

@Nico-jb5ej 4 роки тому

Thanks for the video. You got another subscriber.

@andymeneses72 5 років тому

Wow this is great for our new guys learning. Cant wait to see what's next. Very useful.

@AccessToPower 5 років тому

Thanks Andy. Glad the video is helpful.

@patricktelfort 5 років тому

Perfect please more parallel bends. With other angles.

@Bri11ante 3 місяці тому

That’s a cool idea strapping a deep unistrut to put the level on top 😊

@Bri11ante 3 місяці тому

Seems like it was fiberglass too

@sayedgfary2340 Рік тому

Perfect understanding for Electricians

@salvadorgaleano7124 Рік тому

great job at explaining this!! thank you. It has taking a great effort for me to take on this challenge out in the field without this information on hand. The way you have explained it, it's really black and white.

@AccessToPower Рік тому

Thank you for your comment!

@douglasrenaud6459 4 роки тому

Great video. Thanks!

@sohailjanjua123 5 місяців тому

Hi, great job. Thanks

@seanb2491 13 днів тому

By far best explanation

@yukongoldenergy164 2 роки тому

teaching this to 1st years thanks

@abdulkadrahmed7044 4 роки тому

you clip it helps a lot thank you so much

@temikagibson8377 3 роки тому

I like the explanation.

@steamwork5570 3 роки тому

hell yeah i like this video very helpful, thanks for teaching!

@georgie_the_cockatiel4232 4 роки тому

Make more! cool video really informative

@bryancrotwell77 4 роки тому

Great job!

@comingtofull-ageinchrist6736 10 місяців тому

Like I’ve seen others say, you don’t use it you lose it. I recall a man who grew up with Hebrew as his mother tongue and learned Greek and because he was over many years without speaking or reading his mother language, he had forgotten it. I think this is true for whatever you may think you know!

@franksuarez5221 2 роки тому

I have problem with a paraller offset but now I start to understand with this video

@kands8150 4 роки тому

Great video

@marcomontoni2386 2 роки тому

best video so far

@ellenmontiel845 2 роки тому

You are going to be my teacher.

@kamilkarakaya1887 Рік тому

Thank you very much.

@lawoull.6581 2 роки тому

Awesome 👌

@MrDreadfu1 4 роки тому

Thank you!

@geovannyherrera2919 4 роки тому

Can you please make a back to back 90, a 90 with an offset , your videos are very helpful!

@MarioHernandez-hb8eh Рік тому

Great job, continue the great work

@AccessToPower Рік тому

Thank you for the comment. I appreciate the feedback.

@MarioHernandez-hb8eh Рік тому

I very been ibew electrician, I don't know if you union or not. But your very knowledgeable. If not, you might want

@MarioHernandez-hb8eh Рік тому

Want to join ibew, we could use a great hand like yourself

@georgenarso3148 4 роки тому

Brilliant.

@nicknamednickify 2 роки тому

Very interesting! Tangent of half theta is the same formula as for the shrinkage multiplier (to multiply by the height of the obstacle and compensate for the shortening of the pipe due to bending). Thanks for explaining this in a non-technical way. I like how you used Uglies because I think it will be less worrisome to newbies than trying to teach them trigonometry.

@chrisupton5742 4 роки тому

Outstanding

@michaelhinchey 5 місяців тому

This guy rocks.

@briancurran1140 4 роки тому

Good job

@bigjesskennelz 5 років тому

Great video. Definitely subed

@lancerudy9934 4 роки тому

More videos please! Thanks

@mactils 4 роки тому

Wow..nice sir.. .

@uplift-k4632 4 роки тому

Thank you

@lauroolmos3362 3 роки тому

Your awesome!

@johnsciarrone7245 24 дні тому

Great video, however I have a suggestion. Use a digital protractor on the long side of the pipe , zero it, than after your first bend test the bent end for 30 degrees. Also note the spring back and write it down for the next guy. For example you might have to bend a 33 degree bend for a perfect 30. Thank you for your video.

@aliahmadlou9192 3 роки тому

Thanks a million for your wonderful training videos. Also I would be thankful if you could let me know if we should use the tangent of half angel of the prior conduit when required to make more consecutive parallel conduits or just the tangent of the half angle of the very first conduit. Thanks again!

@AccessToPower 3 роки тому

Ali Ahmadlou the parallel conduits would have the same angles

@lampoyo 2 роки тому

I leaned something today :)

@mcarroll598 2 роки тому

I did this on 4” rigid I was bending. You have to do this or your bends will hit (if you run tight center to center spacing) and you won’t be able to spin on your next bend. If you use this formula, Not only will your diagonal spacing be the same to your parallel spacing and look great, you will be able spin on your additional pipes.

@otoniel31lopez48 4 роки тому

Thank I like that video

@lawoull.6581 2 роки тому

Thanks

@veanwhitcher7867 4 роки тому

Having worked for electrical contractors for almost forty years, and ran enough conduit to cross the State of Pennsylvania, I can honestly tell you if you used these complicated methods and took this much time it would look pretty, but they would run you off! What they want is clean, simple bends through which wire pulls easily, can be fabricated quickly and installed without a lot of fuss.There are much simpler methods which are more practical.

@AccessToPower 4 роки тому

Vean Whitcher thanks for the comment. For sure there is a time and place for everything.

@anelectrician 4 роки тому

Hi I'm from the UK, can you tell me the name of the protractor you are using to set the angles on your pipe work.

@davidortiz7120 4 роки тому

You have a new suscriber maestro

@AccessToPower 4 роки тому

David Lopez thanks David

@judebelzy5452 4 роки тому

Hi thanks for sharing with us your knowledge and may God bless you for that. I am watching from haiti. Have you ever been to haiti?

@AccessToPower 4 роки тому

Jude Belzy thank you for your comments. I am glad this is helping you. I have never been to Haiti. Maybe someday I will have the opportunity to visit.

@JesusCruz-wt2zp 3 роки тому

Would you do a video about parallel kicks ...

@Sparky-2036 3 роки тому

Any chance you could do a parallel 3 point saddle ?

@dioniciomorales1335 4 роки тому

How would you match offsets when one conduit is coming out of a panel on the left side and the other conduit is coming out the bottom using fittings?

@nayivisdenis1401 2 роки тому

profesor for conduit 4 " is the same procedures???? or there are other table???

@frankgrammatico3827 4 роки тому

I'm confused, aren't you supposed to add some length for shrinkage to ensure the clearance to overcome the obstruction? Did you accomplish your 12" height to clear the 12" obstruction? Enjoyed the video very much. Thank you.