Steel Conduit Bending Writen guide.

Bender · Mar 18, 2019

Looking for writen guide to bending Conduit.
All conduit bending guidance seems to be done through word of mouth.
Looking for a writen guide even if ancient
There must be something writen down with guidelines, angles etc. There seem to be US guides but nothing for the UK.
Thanks.

Sintra · Mar 18, 2019

Have a look at this.

Squid · Mar 18, 2019

H said:
Grinder?

I always used a hacksaw.......

H · Mar 18, 2019

SWD said:
I always used a hacksaw.......

Medieval

Bender · Mar 18, 2019

Sintra said:
Have a look at this.

Thankyou sir

Not fully read it all but looking good.

There is some of this in the current City and Guilds Smart Screen but nothing on actualy forming the bends so thanks again

Bender · Mar 18, 2019

Bender said:
Thankyou sir Not fully read it all but looking good.

And after printing and further look some really great stuff and anything else like this would be appreciated

Gavin John Hyde · Mar 18, 2019

When i did conduit bending on the 2365, it sort of went in one ear and out the other, i found it much easier to learn it and for it to sink in by getting a few lengths from a store and bending it at home with a borrowed set of formers. i am what they call a kinesthetic learner, i learn by hand and doing. it then made perfect sense. albeit im lucky if i touch metal conduit more than a handful of times a year.

Bender · Mar 18, 2019

Gavin John Hyde said:
When i did conduit bending on the 2365, it sort of went in one ear and out the other, i found it much easier to learn it and for it to sink in by getting a few lengths from a store and bending it at home with a borrowed set of formers. i am what they call a kinesthetic learner, i learn by hand and doing. it then made perfect sense. albeit im lucky if i touch metal conduit more than a handful of times a year.

Yeah I did it last week on my 2365 and realised Yesterday I'd totally forgotten it all, So want some kind of written reference, I may end up renting a Bending machine and buying some lengths of conduit

jay sean · Mar 18, 2019

I've got the 4 books from JIB/CITB, from when i was a apprentice and show how to make trunking bends and how to bend conduit.

Bender · Mar 18, 2019

jay sean said:
I've got the 4 books from JIB/CITB, from when i was a apprentice and show how to make trunking bends and how to bend conduit.

Any chance you or anyone else can upload the these if not anyone got the full name of these books so I can look around.
Thanks

TJ Anderson · Mar 18, 2019

A good one a mate did was to do his own garage in metal conduit.
Got some good practice and ended up with an ace looking install albeit OTT for the purpose

Squid · Mar 18, 2019

Any decent benders going cheap on here?

Thought I'd dust the cobwebs off and get the tallow out as I still have my stocks and dies and a stop.

freddo · Mar 18, 2019

The best way is to just have a go, steel conduit is good fun. Attached is a photo of some recent work in the back room of a church, mostly 32mm, with a bit of 25, and 20mm.

PEG · Mar 18, 2019

freddo said:
The best way is to just have a go, steel conduit is good fun. Attached is a photo of some recent work in the back room of a church, mostly 32mm, with a bit of 25, and 20mm.
View attachment 48374

.....Now if that diligent bender work,was in a RC establishment...the Vatican might already have moved you somewhere new...

Anthony S · Mar 19, 2019

freddo said:
The best way is to just have a go, steel conduit is good fun. Attached is a photo of some recent work in the back room of a church, mostly 32mm, with a bit of 25, and 20mm.
View attachment 48374

how rough is that