How to bend steel conduit to an exact measurement. - Apprentice electrician essentials

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We take you through the steps to make a 90-degree bend in a piece of galvanised metal conduit.
This is an essential requirement for electrical apprentices. Creating a bend to an exact measurement using a conduit bending machine.
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00:00 How to put a bend in steel conduit
00:42 Mark at 300 mm
01:28 Set square and scrap conduit
02:07 Lining up your marks
02:34 Under bent is better than over bent
02:55 Checking for 90 degrees
03:21 Adding more bend
03:47 Checking for 90 degrees and 300 mm
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КОМЕНТАРІ: 41

@marksayers9968 2 роки тому

All this plumbing up with spare pipe to back of bend all well and good in the classroom. Teach with full lengths so they have to bend up as well. If you want say 300mm add on 47mm and put that mark to back of former to allow for the bend. No messin with bits of pipe and squares.

@accessfm 2 роки тому

Well done lads more of this please it's really hard to believe that apprentices still don't get proper on the job training and get shown things like this properly in their day-to-day work. A lot of bosses just won't take the time to show them anything like this. well done.

@fredrickwelch5678 2 роки тому

Most people aren't competent enough to teach it. Those that are, think they're making themselves less valuable by passing on the knowledge. The construction industry is full of these idiots. I love teaching people how to do new things!

@gewlecne 2 роки тому

Interested in seeing the video getting the back of the bend a metre in, I had to do this the other day. I bent it as much as I could with the conduit the right way in the former then turned it upside down sat the bend in the underneath of the former and bent it upwards, thought there has got to be a better way!

@ja_adam_ 2 роки тому

That vid will be coming up very soon!

@raychambers3646 2 роки тому

I used twist the marked piece round to line up scrap piece .

@ryanjones7921 2 роки тому

“better to be under bent than over bent” Great quote Gaz

@heresjohnny1219 2 роки тому

I’m sure James Charles would disagree 😂

@fitnessfanatics9644 Місяць тому

"make sure you put it in exactly like it was before." -Puts it in with the short side towards him instead of the long part which he did at the beginning.

@Dog-whisperer7494 2 роки тому

Brilliant video. I wish I was still that good at bending steal conduit, the last time I did any conduit work was back in the 90s .

@sergiofernandez3725 2 роки тому

Good video. What brand is the measuring stick? Where did you buy it from?

@alanmarriott9216 2 роки тому

Can you explain what happens or what you have to allow for if you insert conduit into bender from opposite direction please?

@pnxelectrical 2 роки тому

When doing practices with learners, what is your preferred length to give them to practice with? 600mm? 1m, 2m, whole stick at 3m?

@jollyfinequality9865 2 роки тому

Jake is clearly skilled at bending tube. It would be good for my learners to see how to bend long lengths of conduit as mentioned in some of the earlier comments. I think you spotted it Gary when Jake inserted the tube the other way around when he had to get a further bend in it. Still did a perfect job mind.

@jackgower3606 9 місяців тому

Great video lads. I was lucky personally done my time with a commercial/industrial firm with a lot of old school sparks so got taught the right way. Surprises me how many sparks can’t bend tube but I get it’s not their fault, it depends what type of firm they done their time with. Do they teach this in college now or is it still purely house bashing?

@CGill40 6 місяців тому

How do I determine the measurement of the back of bend please? I’m working with different measurements so I need to know how to determine where on the conduit to mark my back of bend…

@ladcjd1 2 роки тому

The roller on the handle is too high for 20mm tube it should be low as possible to the former, that is in the 25mm former hole.

@alanmarriott9216 2 роки тому

Could you do a video showing how you bend bits which are too long amd won't Bend 90 degree please. Also does the end you insert into former make any difference when bending? Thank

@nevermind824 9 місяців тому

Bend it with the arm at the bottom and bend up

@alanmarriott9216 9 місяців тому

@@nevermind824 So your doing exactly same with scrap piece and set square but upside down?

@stephencarroll1771 2 роки тому

Good little vid, only one thing that jumped out, when I was an apprentice ( when Jesus was a lad) my spark used to boll**k me when I left the "roller arm " up after a bend and of course I never paid any attention, until the day that it swung down and hit me on the back of the head. Future note, always return the roller arm back to a down position after a bend.

@ja_adam_ 2 роки тому

Fair point Stephen, thanks for the constructive criticism and thanks for the support! Jake

@radua.1421 2 роки тому

I tried but sometimes I got the desire length and most of the times noo

@radua.1421 2 роки тому

Is the same procedure for 25 mm emt

@grahamturner6119 2 роки тому

Never done it that way turn tube other way around

@charlesbirchett7059 2 роки тому

Dang, y’all do it completely different than the USA. Interesting.

@moodophile 2 роки тому

Worth pointing out, in case it wasn’t obvious in the vidjeo, that UK conduit is far thicker in wall thickness than EMT in use stateside. This is why we can’t use those floor-bender type tools. You’d maul the floor….

@efixx 2 роки тому

👍

@charlesbirchett7059 2 роки тому

@@moodophile well aren’t you just a genius

@radua.1421 2 роки тому

Floor benders are more easy to use than UK IRWIN bender. You have degrees on it

@radua.1421 2 роки тому

To use european ones you have to be litle genius

@deviantslice 2 роки тому

Further evidence that sparkies shouldn't be allowed anywhere near pipe.

@stuartcraigon2003 2 роки тому

You don't, you cut it and use the fittings the manufacturer has spent time developing for that purpose! 🙄🤦‍♂️

@daic7274 2 роки тому

Very fussy and time consuming method, learn your tools and either learn by trial cuts or calculate the amount you need for the bend. Most formers have marks for this. Once you have your reference mark and you know the offset just remember that number and add or subtract it to the required dimension (add or subtract according to reference mark location). A good reference and surface to measure from is the pipe clamp. This method also works mid pipe...measure your long straight, mark close to bend(eg 2.2m) mount in bender,now use that mark to measure the final length for bend,easier to handle a foot of tape than it is 3m of tape dangling on the end of a pipe.

@conorgray848 2 роки тому

I see when you put the conduit back in to add in a wee bit, you put it in the other way? Not that it matters much.....OCD is alive and well in me!!

@cj-rb8fz 2 роки тому

Was 30.5cm , cut video clip and put ruler at angle , if measurement to too accessories I cut 15 m off 🤦🏼‍♂️you just put coupler on first and measure from that

@ja_adam_ 2 роки тому

It’s not though is it … I look forward to seeing your video you upload soon on how to do everything perfect 👍🏼

@cj-rb8fz 2 роки тому

@@ja_adam_ I don’t need to upload videos of how to do my job , and don’t need some kid not long out of school telling me what to do

@ja_adam_ 2 роки тому

@@cj-rb8fz 😂 with that attitude You’ll never learn a thing. Do you subscribe just to comment negative things? Take care anyway fella From the kid not long out of school (12 years ago)

@cj-rb8fz 2 роки тому

@@ja_adam_ don’t need to learn how to bend and thread conduit to length , I’m quite capable of doing that , if I point out inaccuracies then it’s negative comments 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️