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We did, much of the 50's wiring was done with very thin walled tube welded, or sometimes still split, too thin to thread; the bends, tees, boxes etc were clamped to the tube.

It was rubbish, and dropped pretty quickly I think.

It was similar but worse than slip conduit of the 40's
For domestic work.
I can't remember seeing the stuff, except in houses.

Look at 60's schools (state owned, of course) and local authority work. It was generally decent conduit or MICC. All done with well qualified, experienced C of W.
 
I am amazed that we haven't adopted EMT which can be cut with a pipe slice, bent over a block and coupled with fittings that use a grub screw. NO faffing about with threading.


We really haven't moved with the times with conduits imo ,
Sorry pal, but that's horrible.

....and no saddles?
 
I am amazed that we haven't adopted EMT which can be cut with a pipe slice, bent over a block and coupled with fittings that use a grub screw. NO faffing about with threading.


We really haven't moved with the times with conduits imo ,
Our conduit can be cut with a pipe cutter, as for bent over a block etc I could get behind that just based on how bloody expensive pipe benders are and no handle version like the colonials
 
Our conduit can be cut with a pipe cutter, as for bent over a block etc I could get behind that just based on how bloody expensive pipe benders are and no handle version like the colonials
pipe cutters often leave a contoured burr inside the pipe, though
 
I am amazed that we haven't adopted EMT which can be cut with a pipe slice, bent over a block and coupled with fittings that use a grub screw. NO faffing about with threading.


We really haven't moved with the times with conduits imo ,
Not all it's made out to be Mate ,when I worked in the USA my boss was in Awe of my skill with a Pipe vice and Bender, and I'm not that much of a conduit expert either
 
So ream it? Most pipe slices have inbuilt deburring tools.
Well obviously, but my point is that it's still the same number of processes as with a hacksaw.
 
I am amazed that we haven't adopted EMT which can be cut with a pipe slice, bent over a block and coupled with fittings that use a grub screw. NO faffing about with threading.


We really haven't moved with the times with conduits imo ,
You'll be asking for wirenuts next.

Get a grip, man!
 
Have a client who wants to have a go at putting in some conduit runs themselves, mostly for the challenge I think. Anyone found a good YouTube tutorial for this kind of thing thats in UK metric? Most I‘ve found so far are American imperial and thats just going to confuse and slow them down even more!
training videos are a good start, if you swap conduit benders, which happens a lot on big sites, you will realize not every pipe vice marking is the same
 

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