How To Bend A Box Offset

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[@ughhhh2964]

First mark at 2 inches second mark at 4 1/4. 10 degree bends gives you a 3/8" offset. There you go

[@greysonfrost9262]

Eh takes to much time but good for people who are starting

[@natarito2056]

You are right. My teacher taught me the same and it works. But Dustin's method is my preferred method as it is quicker.

[@robertpreston7]

The difference between measuring then marking and eyeballing is seconds and only a couple minutes at the end of the day. I’ve seen people put their eye balled box offsets next to each other. You can tell it was eyeballed. All my box offsets throughout a building are exactly the same, it’s called craftsmanship.

[@ryandevid3449]

@@robertpreston7it’s called paid by the hour

[@baddonkey75]

​@@ryandevid3449exactly

[@blakewilmot458]

Tutorial so good he had to roll the pipe to hide that he had too much in it 😂

[@NicDoe]

I just stomp on mine if I kick too much

[@moroteseoinage]

Young kid got no business teachin. I’ve forgot more than he’ll ever know.

[@gbpackers38]

⁠@@moroteseoinageLmgdfaoooo 🤣🤣

[@FAZWORTH421]

We're giving that guy Minis.....

[@meep6188]

​@moroteseoinage Don't see you teaching though

[@dustinbucher7164]

Utilize the weld line to keep your two bends inline.

[@imshortnlow4u]

BRO, I never thought about that when I started learning to bend. Good tip 👌

[@danamal2225]

Exactly always told my apprentice’s that

[@dss8345]

That's a legit tip. I've also got a Klein level that works fantastic for bending. No lines to follow on Rigid conduit.

[@RubenGarcia-ib8jv]

I learned in 2 weeks and was on my own, it was commercial so not hard, industrial is a bitch sometimes because threading 😢

[@CatnamedMittens]

Smart

[@potroast1797]

26 years as an electrician and you’re the first person I’ve seen bend a box offset with the benders head on the ground

[@enochhollifield6564]

I was thinking the same thing

[@nolancavanaugh406]

I believe he’s a rezzy electrician 😂

[@stickshaker101]

What about when there's already bends in the pipe?

[@BrokenRRT]

I assume he did that to film it

[@sjmichels31]

It’s closed

[@darianzielinsky96]

"Bite my shiny metal ass" - Bender

[@walter9724]

CLAMPS

[@GageDrums]

BENDER BENDER BENDER

[@Account1746]

New season out now🔥🔥🔥

[@serendipity368]

Glad there's still a furturama community

[@CarlosSanchez-bg4wf]

Lmao 🤣 ha ha ha ha ha ha ha 👍

[@ianbateman8687]

Pick 2 numbers for your first and second bends to make the whole job consistent. I do 2" for the first bend and 7" for the second bend. Little under 10° and its bang on everytime.

[@JD-bd5uu]

I’ve found that putting the conduit flush with the bender ovals the end of the conduit at least half the time, and it won’t go in the connector/ coupling. If you stick the conduit past the bender an inch you don’t have that issue.

[@jeremiahtallant]

I wouldn't be taking any advice from this guy on how to do shit.

[@miguelayala3374]

Facts but I squeeze it back into a circle with my channel locks

[@lucasturner6345]

My journeyman told me 2 fingers between the front of the pipe to the bender for that reason. Saves me all the time

[@patrickbjordahl3239]

Hammerkliens to the rescue 😅

[@sevillain1]

I measure from the tip to the first knuckle of my index. Def saves time

[@williamstyers4264]

I was an industrial electrician for several years and getting a new helper to properly bend box offsets would try the patience of a saint. LOL

[@mattmumford430]

I started like a year ago and it only took me like three tries to get that shit right Still pissed myself off that it took so long cuz once I got it it was simple as hell now that I looked back at it

[@sink009]

As a current industrial electrician, we run rigid for everything that isn’t ran in troughs/cable trays, so box offsets are a thing of the past.

[@tynj4173]

Surprisingly that was one of the only things I got right off the bat when I started as a helper. Not much else came too easy

[@johntrauger68]

@@sink009 With the proper straps box offsets are not necessary. If if I have to.

[@lewchishelltaya5745]

Fantastic work! Everyone is gonna love how that looks behind the drywall!

[@wwoodward58]

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[@wwoodward58]

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[@wwoodward58]

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[@wwoodward58]

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[@wwoodward58]

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[@misterJonathan]

It all depends on how the conduit is strapped to the wall, though. In my experience, a box offset is only required if the pipe is up against the wall, with one-hole straps. But if you use push clips or minis, the pipe is kept about 1/4" off the wall, so you can run the pipe straight into the box without any offset.

[@meep6188]

1 holes and flush to wall look better. So if it's surface mounted pipe, using minis will make it so ugly

[@FunnyAnchorman]

No! Dont leave it flush with the end! Thats how you egg the end of the pipe! Start it a couple inches back or put a coupling on the end of it.

[@abigailj5689]

or realize after the fact that you made a mistake and use your channel locks to fix it.

[@ericmadican-cl3ff]

Absolutely correct. In the UK, we call it a dog leg. I use a Record Unibend Electrical Conduit Bender with vice. I start my bend 6" from the end so I don't flatten the tube as we fix by threading the end also as I am working at waste height I can look down it like looking down the barrel of a rifle to keep my bend true and then sight it to a straight edge to check its parallel.

[@zierlyn]

I was taught to (and have since always) put the connector on first before bending. The screw is the perfect indicator of the top of the bend, no need to try and eyeball the bend to make sure the offset isn't getting skewed sideways. Screw the connector on. Handle down, put the conduit in the bender with the screw pointing straight up. Pull down a bit to make the first bend. Slide the conduit forward 4ish inches with the screw pointing straight down. Make another bend by pulling down a bit. Done.

[@bird289]

So just just jam into the connector...problem solved

[@Gravedigger933]

I've been bending conduit since I was 14, I'm 34 now and not once have I egged the conduit by doing this.

[@garyholt1960]

I've been a master electrician since 1978. We use an automatic offset bender which makes the bending exactly for every box we install. Simple, cheap and exact fit. Don't waste your time getting your conduit bend the wrong way. Pay the extra money for this small offset bender.

[@mikkiv222]

If you know what your doing you don't get it wrong haha go back to collage master

[@tynj4173]

@@mikkiv222 If you get paid by the job it saves valuable seconds it’s an obvious buy

[@georgeobrien8]

Crazy you've been a master for so long?!?!

[@Tactical-Black]

As my father told me never to start your bend at the beginning of the pipe as it oval the tip making it hard to go into connectors "especially the ones that are precise" we go about an inch in, then after we barely kick the pupe we position the bender face where the first bend ends and barly kick again This has worked for me for over 35 years And you can get precise bendes using marks or the way I explained and practice to speed up bending without marking and wasting time

[@kenbrown2808]

if your bender ovals the pipe, you have been abusing your bender.

[@donh6416]

Same for me. Bender shoes aren't always round. They can leave unwanted flat spots.

[@kenbrown2808]

@@donh6416 that's why you don't let the rebar boys use it.

[@sweethomefarm1]

Wow! Ive re-sided houses for 20 years and ive never seen an electrician give so much attention to detail! One o my let peeves is that i take my time and make all mybsiding straight and level and along comes the other trades, electrician, gas man, or cable guy and they put their pipes in all off level and crooked. Way to go friend. It is good to see such pride in your work.

[@Kmecha84]

I feel your pain. I'm an auto mechanic and I constantly fix things behind other techs. Pride seems to be a rarity these days

[@phyrpit]

Anyone insisting on marking twice then bending has never had to bend a lot of box offsets in one day or at the same time then had someone ask why you are taking so long. Do one big job and you wont be marking anymore you will just get a feel for how it should be. The only time its really worth taking the time to mark is when you are running several conduits into the same box and you want it to look the same because they are side by side.

[@Brrrap743]

Multishot bending

[@buzzlightyear586]

You are correct sir

[@roosterqmoney]

Your box offsets by feel should look pretty uniform without marking anything. Time wise you are better off bending 10 for five connectors and picking the best five then using the other five elsewhere or just cutting them off

[@SteveWhiteDallas]

If you put the bender handle on the ground with the bender in the air, you can look down the pipe toward where you want the bend (with the conduit resting on your shoulder) and your bends will come out perfect because you can see it before you bend.

[@WrvrUgoThrUR]

It’s the little things that make all the difference. And I love when people take pride not only in the work itself but in the aesthetics of it. Well done.

[@janus4002]

And none will ever see it once the wall is closed up. But it just makes you feel good inside and pride in your work.

[@ratbagley]

​@@janus4002conduit goes outside the wall, not inside. Maybe you have it confused with Romex.

[@MF-hd1tq]

Job well done 😮😅 This is probably the worst video and advice for a box offset I have seen. The Electrician

[@jefferylittleton1005]

@@ratbagley lots of conduit goes inside the walls.

[@danawagner5301]

The NEC code book actually says,"all work will be done in a neat, workman like manner". Those who don't pay attention to small details generally make the overall project look like shit.

[@charliesmith4392]

Wish I had this guy on my Base job when I needed the help really bad but didn't want to impose on the blessing of getting the job from a great man and tried to learn alone!!!!

[@sonofagreatsouthernland]

The art of working with steel conduit. Good place for apprentices to start.

[@thundertwonk2250]

"you could barely see any movement on that" bro moved the earth

[@tedpanes1865]

I like to stand the bender up on the end of the handle and twerk the pipe up then down. If you're doing 10 or 20 offsets a day, you don't have to move up and down so much.

[@battfieldsniper1]

i do 2 10s. on the old blue bender... grab the end...go till it touches the floor... flip it over put the arm on the bend and do the same thing.. perfect offset for a 1900 boxx..... of it i gotta do 20/30 of em i just grab my apparentaces. box offset bender all you do is just step on it and done (i was told its a detroit bender) dont know the true name boss gave it to me 17yrs ago

[@johnhowe6178]

​@@battfieldsniper1yes, someone else who knows about the auto box offset bender. I've been using mine for decades. My dad gave it to me when I was an Apprentice.

[@battfieldsniper1]

@@johnhowe6178 best thing iv ever owned doing electrical tbh

[@Builder9094]

As an architect I appreciate this level of dedication from so many tradesmen/women. I love walking into an electric room and seeing who really cares about their craft, especially these days when the Clients don't want to pay for quality work. You are appreciated- thank you!

[@shidfard]

That's a good way to egg your conduit

[@yyz2go2112]

Yep, stick at least 3/4" past end of bender

[@joeforcier9902]

Yup I was like wtf

[@djsnowman06]

Yessir lmao

[@gyadro]

Agreed

[@MrJeffcoley1]

Just checking the replies for all the KZbin experts to tell this guy he’s wrong

[@navvet4518]

Greenlee makes an offset bender. It works well. It takes less than 5 seconds.

[@johnmcmahon5595]

They're expensive but worth every penny.

[@navvet4518]

@@johnmcmahon5595 The perfect offset every time.

[@K31swiss]

I traded an old table saw for mine.

[@kkarllwt]

Used, the 1/2 one as about $150. BUT, your only cost is cost of money because they never lose value. I have both the 1/2 and 3/4 ones. You may save a half hour a day using one if you are doing a surface wiring job

[@danielllanos653]

Right at the tip you get them egged pipes

[@lordartos8222]

Yep.. i give 2 finger widths

[@aleckrug1554]

Put more pressure on the heel

[@msim28]

Work with the bender facing up. Use your palm as a guide for spacing and learn your pull down kick based on experience. Will be accurate and consistent every time. And FAST!

[@whiskeybentiron-works4648]

Greenlee little kicker mounted to my roller cart is a lot quicker and exactly the same every time 👍

[@sparkyfister]

And completely unnecessary

[@tynj4173]

@@sparkyfister Something that saves as much time as those things do isn’t useless

[@sparkyfister]

@@tynj4173 how much time does it take you to bend a box offset???

[@tynj4173]

@@sparkyfister I can do one pretty fast, but a tool that gets it done in literally like 5 seconds is unbeatable

[@FeedFastRTR]

Thank you so much! I was going to search for a video just like this one. I just had a steel building installed on my homestead, and I will be running my electricity, and I've never run conduit with small box offsets. I don't like my work to look like Cr*p😊. I have subscribed, and I look forward to seeing more of your work. In the town I will be living in, they allow owner builders, so I'm learning as I build. Stay safe and God bless

[@seanmichael1426]

Always take up1-2 to avoid crimping end of conduit, especially if it's company bender!

[@johnhowe6178]

And god help you if you are using a company half inch bender

[@sparksalot4950]

Box offset bender .....simple and looks professional every time !

[@chachasfly]

Measure at 2 inches and 5 inches from the end of the pipe. That’s for your box offset. Once you get up to 1 1/4 in pipe you can do 5in and 11 inch marks for your offset

[@PlasmaCrale]

Unnecessary

[@sparkyfister]

If you need two measurements for an offset, you are not efficiently using your time.

[@lm5085]

Too far back. Looks like shit. Put a gitting on the end and go right up on it. That flip around and find the bend point and level it off. No measuring. All the same. And looking like they should. And no cutting the conduit because you went that far back.

[@lm5085]

Your too far back. To make it look good and as the offset name implies. Box offset should be closer to the connector not further back.

[@gbjoo8]

Fun to see how it was done in the old days, so glad that we moved on soany years ago

[@mybetterhalf6373]

On our next video~ How to tie you shoes....🤣🤣🤣

[@-MrRichBiker1967]

Bro I love how simple you made that, ty... people are whipping out the ruler for a box set.

[@roberttepley3020]

Just bow it in if your gonna oval the end anyhow. Do not bend flush to end.

[@joesutherland7306]

Watch starting at the very end, 2" back gives me the look I like, but if you go to the very end depending on the bender or the quality of the conduit, you can flatten the conduit just enough to egg it so it won't fit in the connector. Rigid benders are the best in my opinion. I still have and use my 1/2, 3/4, and 1" rigids after 40 yrs of use. Still right on!

[@davidlerner23]

Bend it over your shoulder and put your hand on the bender right behind the pipe and bend. As soon as the pipe hits your hand flip 180 and redo. Perfect every time

[@pfsantos007]

Appreciate skilled workers who take pride in their work. From an office guy who brings donuts to site and still gets smart a$$ remarks. 😅

[@J.RO.]

Damn I bet I have bent 10,000 box offsets in my life time, done beautiful work....⚡⚡⚡

[@kevint1910]

you want a bit sticking out of the toe if you can afford it so the conduit stays round at the tip , use mostly foot pressure and the toe needs to be snug to the inside of the first bend when you make the second then you flip back to the first bend to correct any warp you induced up past your work.

[@draaks1]

Had to do a shitload of stubs with box offsets on a job and the newer guy I was with refused to believe a box offset bender was a real thing till I brought it in to use lol. Kept telling me he knew it was a prank like wire stretchers lol.

[@lordartos8222]

My journeyman tried to get me with the wire stretcher when i started. I wasnt having it

[@TheTyberZann]

This brings back almost PTSD levels of stress running conduit as a new electrician...by the end of my tenure Id stick my rare earth magnet upgraded level to the end and bend it bit by bit until it's level on the end. I can tell you forced that offset in a little bit. I remember refinishing hundreds of pieces of conduit once because my superintendent didn't like the offsets. Cudos for making content though, we need more tradesman.

[@highvoltage1979]

You better get some dam sharpie marker on that conduit so I can read 200 sharpie comments again

[@mikescott3414]

This guy gets it

[@footlongsubzero1128]

Wow. That's the first time I've ever seen a metal pipe bender. Nice job 👌

[@Ephesians-ts8ze]

This is why it’s best to just use stand-off straps when running pipe on the wall IMO. Especially if you’re using compression fittings. No box offsets needed. And you don’t scuff up the wall tightening the compression couplings.

[@Zoe_yard]

Those straps aren’t good everywhere like a school gym etc..

[@Ephesians-ts8ze]

@@Zoe_yard in some situations the one hole straps are better, you’re right. But like I said, where compression fittings are required if you run your pipe flat against the wall you scuff up the wall tightening your couplings and a box offset is almost pointless because you’re gonna have a gap on either side of the coupling because the compression nut holds the pipe off the wall anyway. To me stand-off straps and no box offsets looks better when using comp fittings. To each their own though

[@shidfard]

Rookie mentality

[@Ephesians-ts8ze]

@@shidfard masters license for 20 years now big dog

[@Ephesians-ts8ze]

@@shidfard you were probably in diapers when I got in the trade

[@thegay2pac311]

If im doing a couple side by side i do thumb width off shoe for the first bend. Then make a lil mark at the star for the second bend. Its quick & theirs no difference in the offsets.

[@niccovisconti1712]

I've been on a bender. Back in the 90's. In Tucson. 🎵🎶🎵White lines go away 🎵🎶🎵

[@Trollemharder]

I'm not an electrician, but you just taught me something that could come in handy. TYVM sir

[@PrototypePlatform]

as someone whose been in this industry for a decade now, i can safely say that what you've done here looks worse than leaving it floating. i prefer the floating look.

[@Thekingdomtruth12]

Awesome to see such precision. I tell you most contractors today do a half butt job just to get paid and get out of there! Glad to see that at least someone takes the time to do it right!

[@theBROWNbanditP]

I still mark the pipe, but I use my fingers and thumbs for quick measuring. I put my hand with my thumb in three different "poses" for 1/2, 3/4, and 1" pipe. I always bend box offsets in the air, and it's mainly a muscle memory thing, but it's usually a little shallow of 10 degrees. Not marking it and/or using measurements less than 4" between bends makes it hard to fix/adjust if you miss it. Mine always looks perfect and I don't need to use my tape but it's taken a couple years to perfect box offsets for all the various boxes and pipe sizes. It's amazing how simple it is to perform, but only mastered after countless repetitions.

[@PeterParker-tb7ce]

If you do it a lot , just buy the Greenlee offset bender. This is the easy part. The is making the 90 at the ceiling and then the 90 into the box on the ceiling in one piece on your first try.

[@Edgy01]

Nothing looks more professional than running conduit with the bends just right. It does take some trial and error to learn!

[@williamgunter6801]

I love bending box offsets. So satisfying.😊

[@lutherthemonkey]

I do 2" to 3/4" ridget, or aluminum. This is interesting, thank you for the insight!

[@tylerschroeder3522]

You can bend a box offset or you could just use minis as a support which are the same distance off of the wall as the KO for the pipe. Plus I think they look cleaner for an install

[@danstark462]

If a lot of boxes with conduit runs. You can use the greenlee bender, it's a mold template bender. Result is very tight shaped offsets for the boxes. Perfect.

[@littlehuey5679]

Here’s a video you should do because I have ran in to fixing these , wall surface mounted box in garage with conduit ti the rafters Romeo ran to the conduit then stripped and feed down the conduit to the box , the problem I keep running into is that here is no protection ate the conduit opening where the wire enters and the wire gets cut and shorts ! So you should show how to protect this situation?

[@jamesd4013]

TradesMEN are the strong backbone of EVERY society. Thanks!

[@sink009]

Gonna be honest, the moment we got the tabletop offset bender in my old shop, there was no going back. Stick the conduit in, one pull, both bends done perfectly and exactly the same every time. I’ll never go back.

[@mrmegaman1985]

14 years as an Electrician… NOBODY has ever told me how much EXACTLY to bend for a box offset.🤷‍♂️ It’s always will be “just a little bit “

[@cookieboss904]

Well i did a garage and just bought these little brackets that held my conduit. Now it might be Crazy but no bendibg needed just holding the pipe of the wall crazy right.

[@ljtr2112]

I agree about the offset.. but straight in looks better than what you’ve put in

[@danawagner5301]

Im a 23 year journeyman electrician. I never put my pipe flush with the shoe. As often as not it will egg your pipe and make it hard to insert into your connector. Unfortunately many "electricians" dont even use box offsets these days. They use a one hole strap to force the pipe to the wall. It is good to see someone trying to be a craftsman, so please don't take my comments as negative.

[@jasonburris1675]

I have an offset bender from Greenlee. Sometimes it still just easy to bend them with the pipe bender

[@Simple-yx9kn]

All the comments "uh but my way is right" "nuh uh my way is right". The only wrong way is the way that doesn't work is what I was taught by a very knowledgeable Forman I use t to have, smartest advice I've ever gotten

[@tschaderdstrom2145]

For as often as you'd have to do that, wouldn't a ton of time be saved by having the j box redesigned to be flatter to the wall side?

[@thomasschwarting5108]

Often wondered how that was done so neatly!

[@brettkovak6344]

I’ve got to say as a carpenter I like the way you think keep your conduit tied to the wall those are all the little details that make all the difference!p

[@010falcon]

I am so happy that we do things differently here, the colonists making things difficult. Greetings from Europe.

[@dirtworxphotography245]

Is there a way to get the conduit to come out of the box on the front for a light fixure. I found an old light from outside and it was connected by conduit there was no junction box.

[@benfurbank]

Does it honestly look better?! I don't think so I say just keep it at spaced parallel all the way to the next junction.

[@DrSpas]

Practice it over and over again with bone pile, looking and pating attention how you do it each time, until it's perfect. Once you nail it, hit it exactly the same until you're consistent. If you paid attention you'll know how YOU bend a box offset. Also, I find small bends more difficult on the ground, try flipping it over handle down

[@kaipoijamile1157]

I find evening out the emt on the edge of the bender warps the entry point making it a pain to put the connector on. More so 1” emt than anything other size

[@RandallChase1]

More things I never knew I needed to know, but now that I know I will share it.

[@tahwnikcufos]

This only matters if it's strapped right to the wall... most boxes go to other boxes - are you going to do that everywhere?

[@deplorable_2024]

For DIY folks that have little/no experience with a bender, you can buy offset conduit connectors for metal boxes. Cost a little more but if you don’t need a large number it might be worth considering.

[@andrewhafey1909]

I do conduit on a semi regular basis (low-volt doing 1/2, 3/4 and 1"), instead of buying the end set screw connector, i just buy the offsets. Bending is cheaper, but takes more time since you've got to put a connector on the box anyways.

[@chichard86]

Greenlee makes a 1/2 and a 3/4 box offset bender. I always leave a 1-2 inch tail so that the conduit end doesn’t become out of round.

[@Mnevseravno-j6v]

I do my marks at 3 and 7 usually. The more space between the marks, the less sensitive you have to be to get it spot on so it helps a lot.

[@Arc-501]

Invested in a box set bender one of the best purchases ever.

[@codysteinha]

Omg! Kory? From Lowes?! Glad to see your 10⁰ bends are getting closer to 10⁰.

[@fierrofierro5721]

1st mark at 2in and 2nd mark at 6in, 10 degrees and you got a perfect box offset

[@Everythingisgoingtobealright]

It’s so much harder than it looks. Bent pipe for the first time and all my bends started off with a little kink. Any advice? Cheap bender?

[@davep6977]

unless if you're goin to use mini's (mineralac) supports. A zero 1/2 or a 1 for 3/4. They equal the ko to wall amount

[@ronaldarchibald2506]

Bend them in the air free hand on emt. Typically with rigid were mounting on 7/8 strut so usually not needed but once in awhile we get a wall mount 3/4 rigid and bend it same as i do emt. I cannot recall ever having a bunch of them where i needed to use a mechanical bender to get repeatability. Every job seems like less and less rigid is being used. Materials cost i guess and every penny counts.

[@signman71]

Believe I remember a offset bender on the job site, if you have a boss that puts money back in the business for tools that make shit much faster. Bending EMT or rigid is an art, in my opinion.

[@Sparky513]

I do 2" back 1st mark then 6" back 2nd mark and do 10° bends and it looks pretty good and I cam keep it consistent and matching when I have multiple pipes. I bend a lot of pipe and if I'm not matching other pipes going into say and 8×8 or 12×12 yada yada then I aint marking shyt lol. But I put up probably 500-1000ft of pipe a week depending what's going on, half a billion dollar job site, been there 2 years, still ain't finished but 2 of the 4 food production lines are up and running. I do emt, ridged, and stainless 3/4-3"

[@Sparky513]

Ps: turn the bender upside down and bend to the 10° mark instead of using your foot, so much easier and faster btw You'll be able to bend these in 15-20 seconds

[@svera6446]

thats exactly how i learned in ‘96-kudo’s brother

[@robertehatten4847]

If it’s inside of a wall I never did offset bends. Only on exposed work you need offset bends. The reason is you can only have 4 each 90 degree bends before you need to put another box. The offset is counted as 2 each 45 degree bends equal to a 90 degree bend. Inspectors will catch you on your bends. They make a tool for offset bends which will save you time.

[@joegarrick2760]

Not being an electrical contractor, can someone explain why I would care about a box offset that's inside my wall and will never be seen? Is there some kind of function that's impeded by not having one, or is it purely cosmetic?

[@JHorvathCinema]

2 and 2 for half inch emt, or pony up for offset bender and smile every time you use it

[@paulzeev]

This is ok if your only making one offset for one box .but I would recommend to mark lines if your doing several boxes so that all the bends look even.

[@imdeplorable2241]

With me, it became a "feel." I could feel how much bend I just put into the EMT. It's just repetition, I guess. With rigid conduit, I always used a hickey, sometimes two hickies, depending. And, manual Chicago benders, too.

[@dumb730]

Starting at the end of the pipe will cause the pipe to oval and flatten. I typically start about 2” back from the end. You can always cut it off if you want it tighter to the end.

[@jasperdodge6312]

I do mine in the air starting at 4", but if it's on a full stick and there's a low ceiling I might give that a shot, and not sweat hitting a ceiling tile or whatever

[@SlowA5F]

Don’t they have a bender made to do the bend on conduit for the boxes?

[@correctednews1463]

The diffence between an offset for the box and just straight in is that the offset looks professional.

[@TheEvil._.Grimace]

It always depends on where my run is and the framing. If there's 3ft to support the EMT and I can go straight into the box, I will do that whenever I can without the box offset. The less bends the better for the wire pull. Just my take. Also, when you put a strap on it, you have 3ft to do that, so the EMT will be flat on the wall and be symmetrical and Clean in the run, so your gap is at the connector where your offset would be. 😀

[@haimause9797]

Thanks for keeping it simple.

[@PeachesAndCreamedCorn]

Bless his heart. You see where he had to rotate it and put a dog in it to get it to go in the connector