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Electrical Tubing and Conduit Benders
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By Dave Rongey
Summary: Here are the Conduit Benders I use on most all of my electrical jobs and projects. |
EMT Conduit Benders and Rigid Pipe Benders
Example of Electrical Conduit Benders:
- EMT Conduit Benders: Used for bending thin wall electrical metallic tubing (EMT).
- Offset Conduit Benders: Used for creating an offset bend in thin wall electrical metallic tubing (EMT).
- Rigid Pipe Benders: Used for bending thick wall electrical rated rigid steel pipe.
Electrical Conduit and Pipe Benders
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Full Radius EMT Conduit BenderThe bender itself is bought as a shoe and threaded onto a rigid metal pipe which may be interchangeable with a few different sizes of benders. The bender to the left is a full size radius bender. Some brands of benders for larger size conduits may be used for rigid conduits which are one size smaller than the EMT size conduit. |
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Short Radius EMT Conduit BenderThis is a short radius bender used for 1/2 inch EMT. Keep in mind that when using short radius bends it will be more difficult to pull in the wire. |
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Offset EMT Conduit BenderThis is a Offset Bender which is great for creating the offset bend allowing the EMT to line up perfectly with most metal junction box openings, such as the 4-Square box. This offset bender is available for 1/2 and 3/4 inch EMT. |
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Hickey Rigid Pipe BenderThis hickey bender is used for bending heavy wall rigid pipe and is great for creating bends in tight places, like trenches etc. |
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