Simple 90 degree stubs come out fine using the marks and dimensions on the bender. More complicated bends like saddles and S bends and non 90 degree angles probably take more skill. Or that little jog to get conduit that is flush to a wall up a fraction of an inch for the hole in a box. Electricians can do those freehand but they drive us DIY’ers crazy.
I haven’t done anything with EMT for quite awhile, but I seem to remember if multiple bends were too complicated to accomplish, they also probably violated code for how many bends were allowed. Or that I should put pride aside and use a fitting. From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2020 11:36 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <af@af.afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT cutting emt I can do much of it with romex in the wall. But half my garage (the lower half) is solid concrete, so emt will be required. And since I am doing some of it with emt I may do it all with emt. Not very good at bending emt and having it come out at the right spot. Never been properly taught, just guessing at it. From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2020 10:28 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT cutting emt The other approach would be to get the whole setup for cutting and threading rigid or IMC and use that instead of EMT. You can bend 1/2 and 3/4 rigid by hand, big stuff needs an electric bender. If you have outdoor conduit to run you won’t want to use EMT for that. There’s more room for error with EMT or PVC though, if it’s too long, just cut a little more off. Can’t do that if you’ve already threaded the end. Also EMT has some give so if you don’t get the bends exactly right, you can still make it fit. From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com> > On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2020 11:17 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT cutting emt I really like owning tools... From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2020 10:13 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT cutting emt Hack saw. Maybe get a cheap miter box to help you cut straight, or find a way to hold the conduit better while you cut it with the Sawzall. And with the right blade, shouldn’t really have rough edges. Could use a portable band saw or chop saw if you have one, or for all your pipe cutting needs, there’s the Dewalt DW872 basically a specialized chop saw. Way overkill unless you really like owning tools. Or cut a lot of metal pipe, angle, etc. From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com> > On Behalf Of Roland Houin Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2020 10:48 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT cutting emt Pipe cutter to cut, unibit works well to deburr. roland From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com> > On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2020 11:46 AM To: af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com> Subject: [AFMUG] OT cutting emt I haven’t run a ton of emt in my life but some. I have a new garage to wire. What is the best way to cut and deburr emt? Normally I use a sawsall with a hack saw blade in it. Never notice what really proficient electricians use. My method leaves me with an angled cut with plenty of rough edges. I am sure there are deburring tools dedicated to emt. I am considering using a tubing cutter but I don’t want the end swaged down to a smaller size that might catch and skin the wire a bit. I guess some kind of tapered reamer could then smooth it out. _____ -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com _____ -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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