Conduit bending 101 Part #1

Working around obstacles with EMT.

[@danr.9268]

Nice work, retired 8 years ago after 30 years in Trade, while I always notice a nice pipe job wherever I go, the only bummer is that for the most part, only Electricians will appreciate it.

[@edbouhl3100]

@Dan R. Too true. But someone who can recognize craftsmanship and workmanship will definitely see it here.

[@scottjones7279]

I enjoy seeing nice neat plumbing and electrical pipe work

[@dethangel9082]

Agreed.

[@acmilner85]

I'm in Fire Suppression work but I enjoyed the fine Craftsmanship. Went to Boces for Electrical back in HS though. Looking to refresh some skills but this was beyond what was taught. Great demonstration.

[@robbyrne6968]

I'm an electrician and my father is a retired plumber. It usually takes an extra 10 minutes to get through an open building because we are walking around looking at the work.

[@MizunoIronMan]

Only an expert can make things look ridiculously easy, outstanding effort.

[@khariinaction]

This is simply beautiful. It amazes me that they only pushing college and they would never encourage kids to develop a skill. No matter who you are in life, no matter how rich you are- you will always need an electrician, plumber, mechanic, iron worker, welder the list goes on and on.

[@JiggyC]

khariinaction it's because colleges probabaly make more money from 4 year degrees .

[@Sovek86]

That REALLY depends on the degree. Girl called into Dave Ramsey with $120K in student loan debt, barely makes over 20K a year. I beat that with 3 months experience in Electrical contract work.

[@khariinaction]

Jiggy C. So true. I have a kid and I am going to encourage him to get into the trade. Yes he is going to learn how to read and of course learn his mathematics well. Including all the necessary subjects that he will have to learn. However I am going to take the supposed "college" savings and invest it in his training of either being a plumber, welder, electrician, AV installer, carpenter etc

[@crsaal]

First off I agree that no matter what, we will always need more people in the trade in the future. Rather focus a child in a trade, find out what makes them tick, what are they passionate about. That way, whether it be an electrician or a programmer they will give it their 110%. *Also, college and learning a trade goes hand in hand. High school can teach you fundamentals but in order to not kill someone there is quite a bit of knowledge / studying that comes into play. In my opinion, it all falls under "Continuous Education" and the most important factor is, is it something you enjoy. -27 y.o College Student - Commercial & Industrial Electrician / father of 2y.o daughter.

[@boriondorion]

dont forget to encourage him to not only be a skilled worker but a shrewd skilled tradesman who knows his worth and isnt afraid to run his own work!

[@rogermabry2816]

I am new as a electrician ( 5 years residential / new homes ) now moving into commercial / industrial electrical . I really appreciate this video . Its not easy having to do a total job/ life change in life at 46 , now 51 . There is a lot to learn .

[@kangtheconqueror]

THAT was mesmerising. I've pretty much just started in the industry and now I have something to aim for! Thanks for this. 👍🏻

[@soter305]

Nice work man. You are a great teacher. it is unfortunate that more people do not get training like this in the field. A lot of people who bend pipe do it by trial and error with a few tips. Kudos For sharing your knowledge.

[@1924ab]

Im retired but sure miss building those racks, nothing more satisfying than a good pipe job.

[@GS-ge7pu]

That is what she said

[@lostintime8651]

lol good pipe job. I hear ya. Been single for 5 years now.

[@702crackerjack]

If every company had a guy like you the world would be a better place!

[@pbp8059]

This is awesome. I'm an apprentice electrician new to commercial field where EMT is used a lot more than in residential so when it comes to EMT I might as well be a first year. This video is clear and easy to follow thanks man.

[@Jerrodplanck]

to keep from confusing people, those were kicks not offsets.

[@Kornstalx]

Thank you, that was driving me crazy too

[@ShadonHKW]

You guys would probably hate some of my other terms then :)

[@AyeKhid2Mexican]

I know I was waiting for the second bend hahaha, looks clean tho no level needed ._. takes skill

[@Mr6464jeremy]

Yea I am glad somebody cought that

[@rickbeatty8233]

Jerrod Planck I said the same thing

[@bfflorida2311]

One if best online tutorials that I watched as of yet on this subject . There are people that like to talk the talk and then here is pure experience that walks the walk 👍👍👍

[@bluehandsvideo]

That was awesome! Might be mundane to you, but I enjoyed the heck out of it!! Thanks!

[@jasonahlstrand2461]

Shadon, you make it look too easy. I'm an electrician for the US Navy and have always wanted to get proficient at bending conduit. I hope you keep putting out some more videos on the quality work that you do. Thank you very much.

[@moeszyslack4676]

It's strangely satisfying to see such beautifully installed conduit. This is the mark of a craftsman and a professional.

[@mattr7742]

Thanks Stan! What you've done is a work of art. No sweat. Why you make it so easy! I'm learning from you. Love these pipes just beautiful ❤️thanks.

[@tbobtrasman4875]

Nice. It has been 40 years since I ran conduit, and then I had a hydraulic Greenlee bender. I was also using rigid pipe. Never used a hickey much at all. Remembered there were formulas but not how to apply them. Never knew about the star and the notch on the hand bender. ...and of course all the nomenclature has long left my vocabulary. Thanks.

[@oxtoolco]

Love the shot of your head coming into the frame on the scissor lift! All the best, Tom

[@lowrybrock8272]

Beautiful pipe work! Very good instructions too. Jim from Do-Rite said you had great videos on pipe bending and he was right. Gonna watch the rest now. Thanks!

[@warrencorcoran9824]

I do some electric in oil burner installations, and gas as well, a piece of conduit here and there is all I typically do, service switch, co2 detector with 2x4 boxes, boiler work I get to wall mount conduit with hardware's of all sorts, into concrete with hammer drills, I learned nice and neat, skills as a kid, each and every job better than yesterdays, always evolve and learn , strive to do better than the last job. alwayspeople in the know want to hire guys like in this video, that's gorgeous work, that's what I try for each and every job, a great job looks artistic naturally. A MASTER PIECE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

[@robertmcconnell3788]

Great job. I always look at conduits when ever i go into a shop or big box store. Some of the best I've seen was in the subway tunnels In NY. Been doing it for 40 years and I love nice work.

[@kcarroll0913]

As a first year sparky I gotta say the final product is amazing. Good video, good instruction. know anybody that has scrap I can practice on? Haha

[@UnionWireman292]

Those are not offsets...they are 90's with a kick.

[@wizardwrecks8492]

Exactly

[@donjohnson8627]

@@wizardwrecks8492 Semantics!

[@derekevans7780]

Thank you exactly!

[@edwardquintana8609]

Thank you he confused me for a sec

[@ld-ei6wy]

Nithy degré kick

[@gaudencioboniceli1263]

I could say you are one of the expert in conduit bending, I suggest that you should make a Book and as well as eBook of Conduit Bending Techniques 101.

[@raincoast2396]

Really well put together video Stan. Especially enjoyed you coming into frame from the bottom of the setup, as you ascended on the scissor lift. First thing that came to mind was; "Third floor, power tools, hand saws, wrenches, etc." lmao Cheers.

[@reideichner8597]

Hi Stan, You make it look easy! It makes a difference when you do it all the time too. Nice work! I love the look of nicely bent and placed conduit! Take Care, Reid

[@geneelliott3230]

I've pulled many thousand feet of wire in pre installed pipe, and never really understood the secret to bending. Your work is awesome.

[@AaronSilber]

Bravo! A beautiful installation of EMT. I enjoyed when you used the skyjack to slide into the shot :)

[@donjohnson8627]

The right tools in experienced/knowledgeable hands = makes it look so simple to do MAGIC and the results are nice and neat!!

[@andymandyandsheba4571]

my wife says it looks like a work of art

[@steveallen5496]

Yes. Industrial art. Thanks Stan

[@goaliedude32]

That's why they get paid the big bucks!

[@mrromantimothy]

Steve Allen that's done in 1" 1/4".

[@memphistenn710]

It's really ain't nothing once you het the hang of it

[@Taylor-xh8uh]

Memphis Tenn might be better if you *get* the hang of it

[@seymourscagnetti7744]

A MASTER DE-MYSTIFYING WHAT "SOME OF US" HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED: HOW DID THEY DO THAT? EXCELLENT JOB! THANKS FOR SHARING.

[@BlueSapphire_BS]

Month old apprentice in NC, this helps alot because I couldn't understand most terms used by electricians. I finally know what a kick is "your term offset" but everything I can pick up helps

[@dennyskerb4992]

Nice clean job Stan. You made it look easy and taught us a thing or two, Thanks for sharing.

[@k5at]

They are a thing of beauty, Stan. Thanks for sharing!

[@marcmckenzie5110]

Stan, this brought back good memories of bending and laying conduit with my dad almost 45 years ago. The only time I ever got to see him was if I helped him on a job site - it was worth it. I laughed out loud on that great shot at the end when you rode the scissors lift into the frame!

[@lampoyo]

With the eye contact lol

[@Fer-ty3ch]

Well done sir .. this is where the guys have a lot of trouble.. but is easy to practice with a hand bender..once one master the hand bender is easy to move to the major league ..greenlee 881,

[@shanep3927]

I don't know if people realize how hard it is to make these bends match as perfect as he did and as easy as it looks. Ive been in the trade for 13 years, started when I was 18 as a green ass helper that couldn't use a screwdriver (needless to say I've came a long way.) I still to this day get excited when I line up bends perfect the first time without having to tweek them a little. Awesome work man, loved the video!!

[@nathanield.4527]

Beautiful work on those bends!

[@BasementShopGuy]

Perfect timing for me as I'm getting ready to run some circuits in my shop!

[@EverettsWorkshop]

I'm finally running pipe on the walls in my garage, and realizing how long it's been since I did the one other conduit install I ever did, so figured to review with someone who actually knows what he's doing, lol! That rack offset came out very elegantly, btw.

[@eraldsallaku1759]

Thank you for this great video. Where did you get the second mark 9” away from the first mark from? Thank you again

[@Photostudioww]

For all people asking him about a level. Does it look like he needs a level.😐 Professional stuff.👍🤘🍺

[@peterbaynes5804]

Great video Stan... brings back memories of my early days testing and commissioning protection and control systems in hydroelectric power stations, not that I did any conduit work, that was all done before we got too involved.

[@Thiscouldbeyou]

I don't know how I got here, but I enjoyed the heck out of this video. I work in software, this will have no effect on my life.

[@bvladimirpl]

Wow look like a smooth and organic shape! Beautiful job.

[@jimharrydariusjr.whitesell4026]

I always called a single bend of a 90 a KICK.. an offset would consist of 2 bends.. your work looks great.text book installation except for the to seal on top of the panel... Good and fast.

[@amelvin32]

That's what I came here to say. I was surprised that I only found your comment. I would have figured chat would have been flooded with this comment.

[@JunkMikesWorld]

Outstanding work Stan! You make it look easy. All the best! Mike

[@danbentler9742]

Very very nice work Stan. Practice makes conduit work nearly perfect. I did not get that much practice as a maintenance electrician and we had very little conduit on submarine which is where I learned all about the work after school. No doubt EMT is nice stuff. Dan Bentler

[@iovannymillan8466]

I believe those are kicks my friend. It might take a minute but I like to slap a level the end and measure and make sure it's perfect. I love a good raceway. And I can only love it if I do it perfect, because good electricians are perfectionist!

[@vincegusbar5404]

Thanks for the great tips. I've done a few of these now and they work well and look great!

[@petemoss9693]

Hey Stan - Great Job ! Hope you can make more hands on videos like this .

[@DRstayhard2]

That was awesome Sir, i really enjoyed that and you made it look so simple!!

[@blandonkennya]

Beautiful work. Was 9” on the 2nd conduit just an arbitrary measurement to start the offsets from?

[@ShadonHKW]

Yes, you can start your offset with any number required.

[@swo8on]

I was confused where he got the 9 from aswell

[@timstover414]

usually when I do stuff like this I have to use my level to make sure I have a proper 90 degree bend and then place them all on the ground to make sure they match them to each other. Only then do I start in on the kicks... I will just assume he didnt want to show the act of actually using a level on camera.

[@MrErick2391]

New to conduit bending where did he get the first 9” from? Does that mean his offset needed was 4.5 inches ?

[@71dembonesTV]

Oh wow those are beautiful bends! Excellent tips; he makes it look easy!

[@reinorapper]

Great video Stan, not many good ones out there on you tube.

[@dsslimone]

Nice job, hadn't seen that type of bender in Scotland lovely work. 👍👍

[@matthansen736]

Used this technique today turned out mint!!. I got all kinds of compliments on my work!!

[@ShadonHKW]

Glad it helped!

[@jjcuna]

Wow. I was an electrician for 10 years before getting in with Square D Field Services. I always struggled with conduit. This method would have saved me so much time.

[@WESTCOAST805SPARKY]

Great video. Loved every second of it.

[@giancarloquiroz9921]

Thanks you make things easy ... Keep posting we need your knowledge.

[@bcbloc02]

Good stuff for when I start doing some of the wiring in my new shop, thanks!

[@FernandoRodriguez-lh9ft]

Why you marked 9 inches after the spacing before kicks? Great video and good skills.

[@BIGTOAST187.]

I was wondering that also

[@TheRainman904]

after 30 years of bending conduit myself, I still enjoy watching others do it.

[@MarioHernandez-hb8eh]

Great work, no sharpie marks. And never on knees. Always use a bending table to put conduit on

[@Marty2Man]

Loved the video Stan. Keep more of these coming

[@arkansas1313]

Nice art work and a job site beauty! Very nicely constructed! ....13

[@1electricang760]

Beautiful work!! You are definitely and master when it come to bending Conduit

[@mibooth1852]

Nice work Stan pride of workmanship !!

[@jtaylor51]

How did you come up with 9 inches for your second conduit, and then stagger every 2 inches from there. I understand why you staggered, but why did you move back 9 inches for the first kick?

[@salsadura4ever940]

I dont know nothing about pipe bending but it look very interesting.I have a doubt...Why the second pipe is marked 9" from the first mark ? I will appreciate your help !!

[@liamwelsh5565]

I think the 9 inches is the distance from the rack to the 90 bend. The first pipe was lined up with the 90 so it didn't need the kick/offset. The rest did need it and it started at 9 inches and went up by 2 inches for each pipe since they were spaced 2 inches apart. Hope this helps.

[@matthewhiegermh]

I'm an apprentice, all resi mostly. I respect pipe bending on the commercial side. To me personally, I don't feel adequate not knowing how to bend pipe. I feel likes it's a must know how regardless where you're at. Thanks for the video!

[@billlee5307]

Great video Stan! Many thanks! You make it look very easy!

[@monsooncaps6741]

Nice KICKS MANNNN. Love your layout!

[@RB-xv4si]

Firstly, that bend is called a kick, not an offset. This is not the correct way to stagger bend marks for parallel kicks. The correct way is to use the same bend angle for every kick (yes, that means you need to add a kick to all the runs, including the first one). The amount you stagger the marks for the kicks is the tangent of half your kick angle multiplied by the center to center spacing. So if your center to center spacing was 2” and you used a 45* kick, your formula would be tan(22.5)x2. That equals 0.828, or just under 7/8”. 1st kick at 10”, 2nd kick at 10.828, 3rd kick at 11.656, etcetera. The only catch is that the center to center spacing will increase after the 90 (on the vertical portion). 45* kick with c2c at 2” will be 2x1.41 (2.82”) c2c on the vertical.

[@IVAN2233]

1 st bend at 10'' then for the second one at 10.828. are all measurements from back of 90?

[@RB-xv4si]

@@IVAN2233 you start the first kick wherever you think is best. But every parallel kick after that will be based on the first one you did. I’m only pointing out how to figure out how much to stagger each kick after the first one.

[@brianmccusker3852]

Tom at OX Tools send me and this episode is my first episode. I'll start binging later tonight. Thanks and cheers.

[@rammohang4760]

Thats so very industrially beautiful.

[@Richard_OKeeffe]

Interesting saddle spacing Stan, in the UK for steel conduit we usually work on 1 meter (3ft) as a min spacing

[@PhamVans]

Concentric bends ain't easy but Pre-measuring like that is the key. Thanks for the tips.

[@HaffDeadFred]

For someone new to this field of work this shits Kinda intimidating how the hell do you guys know all these measurements and work with the conduit like this ?? There’s definitely an art to it ! Some guys make their work come out beautiful

[@pimpninacadi]

Holy cow your good. I'm taking a electrician class I wish I get to be as good as you

[@RickRose]

Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing.

[@christopheryoon5795]

I’ve been in the electrical trade for eight years and never did anything that beautiful but I done a lot that I’m proud of

[@Drmcunningham]

Great vid - like to see more like this - hands on skills needed for professionals

[@dannygalvez6246]

great work sir, learned a lot but can u explain how u got your mark of 9". thanks

[@ShadonHKW]

That was the distance from the #1 pipe to the first conduit support (unistrut) I wanted the bends completed and heading the correct direction before intersecting the strut.

[@Ripu2]

Marvel060 in NC those are called "kicks" as well.

[@stewie211]

Im french canadian and we called it ''Kicks'' , we call a offset when you bend 2times to make it

[@davidlee3908]

Yes please explain how you got the 9"

[@Chim0Luke420]

@@ShadonHKW that makes so much sense now! thank u

[@meh6953]

That is amazing! Great job, Sir.

[@billdlv]

Nice job Stan, install looks very neat.

[@jtpro]

We call those kicks not offsets in Florida. Either way that's very impressive you can stand on the pipe and measure how much your kick is off the ground especially when it gets up to be 16 in. 👍 On a side note it's nice to work in an environment where your safety guy is lenient. Some commercial job sites I've been on they make you lanyard off while in a scissor lift. 🙄 SMH Thanks for the share. A lot of people don't get to see what it's like on a commercial job site. I know I don't get to see one that clean very often. 😀

[@danjohnson3459]

Brilliant work, I bet you sleep proudly at night!

[@osvaldolagar2241]

This is an amazing work of contractor art!

[@seanoshirak4938]

You just saved me some time. I would use a level and not the benders flat foot. Don't know why I didn't think of it. 16 years in the trade. Running thousands of feet of 3/4 right now. Will try 2maro

[@payupich]

Right on man mad respect... Just sitting here studying the electrical field on a Friday night. Next go unistrut crazy. Maybe some unique conditions and preferences from electricians.

[@NCLUSA]

I did this work for 38 years, and now my knees, back and right shoulder are all worn out. Construction work is very very hard on a person's body (if done right) . I always tell younger guys to get into another trade, construction will kill you. I always gave 100% at work, (while others just showed up) that was my mistake.

[@jmic069]

22 years into a life sentence working construction and hard. I train 1 hour at the gym EVERYDAY and have a few knee and shoulder problems. (while most people train their gut) at 48 yrs.I know my limit and I work smarter now. We not only need strong tradesman we need smart tradesman I help out as many people trying to get into the trade as I can they are our future. We dont need more waiters or pizza delivery people.

[@NCLUSA]

Jason M the young guys today are into cell phones and skinny jeans, hard work would kill them .

[@jmic069]

lol

[@jmic069]

skinny jeans and their underwear showing!

[@NCLUSA]

Josh S The big money is in the hard work, I worked for one company for over 15 years and made scale wage (sometimes over 42 dollars an hour) Wives and children are expensive.

[@MrRODSTER426]

Where did that 9" number come from just before you did the kick?

[@bpowda84]

MrRODSTER426 I was wondering the same thing

[@zanelile2991]

Good job man, I enjoy bending & installing conduit. IBEW # 595

[@curvninja9731]

how you get the nine inch when you were measuring the offsets 3:15

[@pookatkilla4572]

CuRv Ninja did he ever reply to you?

[@anthonydanna1701]

Late, but it seems the 9" is the distance of the second pipe to the unistrut. He has a 2" spacing between pipes, so each progressive pipe (moving away from the unistrut) needs to be kicked 2" higher, 2" further back on the pipe.

[@baronwhosaskin621]

I'm a 2 year Apprentice learning the trade. I've seen some good bends but that's good shit

[@uberLejoe]

3 year* :)

[@gregberban9273]

Those are very basic bends, that wasn't his first rodeo, I started in 1981 , still going strong.

[@mikegeer5185]

A Masterpiece! Great video. Thank you.

[@hockeyman2274]

Good video - this guys knows what he is doing

[@timmckinley1235]

Nothing better than running conduit!!