How to Bend Pipe and Learn all of the Calculations for all Conduit bends!

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  • Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
  • If you're interested in learning how to bend electrical conduit like a pro, then this video is for you!
    Never Cut Corners and Never Say "Good Enough".
    Start with pipe bending calculations and pipe bending basics. Its' not just how to bend pipe, it is the foundation for all pipe or electrical conduit bending you need to ben pipe the right way.
    Don't be lazy and watch the video till the end, In over 8 minuets you will be smarter than you were 8 minuets ago and a better pipe bender, GUARANTEED!!!
    Lots of stuff you need to know!
    You'll also learn some Pipe Bending Calculations to remember that will help with all bends.

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  • @thasniperwolf
    @thasniperwolf 8 місяців тому +26

    As an electrician apprentice who has a conduit bending test coming up soon, this has been more informative than what I've learned at school.

    • @peteeny1265
      @peteeny1265 8 місяців тому +2

      Local 26?

    • @thasniperwolf
      @thasniperwolf 7 місяців тому

      @peteeny1265 yes sir.

    • @mq-r3apz291
      @mq-r3apz291 2 місяці тому +1

      do u get paid while being a student? If so, imma start sooner than planned

    • @thasniperwolf
      @thasniperwolf 2 місяці тому

      @mq-r3apz291 yes you get paid on school days. Only if you fail a test is when you will not get paid for the day in class.

    • @mq-r3apz291
      @mq-r3apz291 2 місяці тому

      @@thasniperwolf Does it outpay the price of school? I cant go too long without making money. Neither do I wanna work 2 jobs. School and a jobs is like working 2 jobs except I only get paid for one job lol. Or does it depend on how much apprentinship- i get to have?

  • @thatsthewayitis1
    @thatsthewayitis1 Місяць тому +1

    I WANT TO THANK YOU for showing what is meant by "parallel to the line" because some feel that youre supposed to bend down TO the line... and others are saying you bend so its parallel to the line.
    I almost feel that some benders DO want you to bend TO the line as apposed to parallel, causing the confusion

  • @MichaelF-j3r
    @MichaelF-j3r 13 днів тому +1

    low voltage tech. with a reference from a buddy talked my way into a job interview for journeyman electrician position on monday afternoon. it is currently saturday 9pm. never bent pipe in my life. he said theyre only looking for experienced people who know what theyre doing at this particular jobsite. i told him let me come in and take the test. think i got a shot? im studying my ass off tonight 😅

    • @DrMakigero
      @DrMakigero 9 днів тому

      @@MichaelF-j3r good Luck with that buddy

  • @mitchf.6990
    @mitchf.6990 9 місяців тому +2

    One of the most informative videos for this on UA-cam. Nice! Thanks!

  • @MezPlague
    @MezPlague 11 місяців тому +1

    Got a midterm tomorrow this video has been very helpful thank you sir

  • @TheTubejunky
    @TheTubejunky 2 роки тому +12

    I hate pipe bending! Like you said "the satisfaction of making it all come together is nice". I will agree!

    • @StarvingElectrician
      @StarvingElectrician  2 роки тому +1

      Pipe bending and trouble shooting are my favorites. I love the challenge

  • @DGTubbs
    @DGTubbs 6 місяців тому

    MAN that was pretty...AND FAST!!! Dude just snatched those bends and was perfect with it. It's nice to have a professional instructing the class! 😁

  • @Penguin545
    @Penguin545 11 місяців тому +1

    Couple points, those notches that you pointed out are actually the center of bend for different angles. For example, my Milwaukee bender has three of them, and as per the instructions on the handle, the first notch is a center of a bend for a 30, then 45, then 60 degree bend if memory serves. On this particular Klein bender the star dictates the back of a bend when viewed from above, looking down with the pipe on the ground and the bender handle vertical, it happens to line up with the notch, but that is not true on every bender.
    Furthermore, shrinkage only affects the pipe downstream of the bend- the first end of the pipe is inside the coupling and is a fixed point.
    Concerning shrinkage, whatever the first bend is going into the saddle will dictate what shrinkage you use. For example, in this video, you used a 22.5° bend, so the shrinkage would be 3/16 per inch of rise if you used a 30° bend then the shrinkage would be 1/4 in. per inch of rise, etc.
    Another point to mention is, it’s more common practice when doing a three bend saddles to use the push through method, bending the first bend first, and then the center bend second and then the third bend last- doing so ensures leverage, if your saddle were near the end of the pipe instead of in the center as shown in this video.

  • @jodywade5617
    @jodywade5617 4 місяці тому

    Thanks Brother, you just educated on a plumber on how to bend emt, always admired watching sparky's in the red iron.

  • @troyb2208
    @troyb2208 Рік тому +7

    Definitely helpful! Could you do a video on offsets, box offsets, kicks etc? Difference between a forward 90 and a stub 90, back to back 90's?

  • @LMAOOMW2YBH
    @LMAOOMW2YBH 3 місяці тому

    Great video man ! learned more than school

  • @brayancruz2232
    @brayancruz2232 6 місяців тому

    awsome video, thank you for making this a very funny and educational video. this is going to help me out a lot for the group project I have tomorrow

  • @crookeddonald4761
    @crookeddonald4761 2 роки тому +27

    As a handyman who dabbles in electrical work, what I would do is unscrew that piece of channel, run the conduit against the wall underneath it. Screw the channel back over the pipe and take a sledge and bash both ends of the unistrut until it conformed around the pipe. No bender or calculations needed! 👍

    • @StarvingElectrician
      @StarvingElectrician  2 роки тому +5

      LMFAO!!!!!! shhhhhhh me tooooo!

    • @crookeddonald4761
      @crookeddonald4761 2 роки тому

      @@StarvingElectrician haha I thought you would appreciate that comment. 😁. Appreciate your channel and your style my man. And of course a love of tacos! and Guys Im not actually a handyman. Save your rants lol.

    • @anru2774
      @anru2774 9 місяців тому

      In the real world that channel or unistrut will have pipes on it or would be a J box. I'd love to see someone remove them just to run a conduit pipe that can just jump over it but then again... if your getting paid by the hour....😂😂

    • @focused0002
      @focused0002 6 місяців тому

      @@StarvingElectrician 🤣

    • @Money-yj4wg
      @Money-yj4wg 6 місяців тому

      Appreciate your channel!

  • @johnnyvegas2015
    @johnnyvegas2015 2 роки тому +2

    Well explained, thank you 🙏

  • @vince6829
    @vince6829 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the lesson. Much appreciated.

  • @scagman4462
    @scagman4462 Рік тому

    Great video, thanks for the help!

  • @amrettl.jackson-graham4629
    @amrettl.jackson-graham4629 Рік тому +1

    Hello Mr. SE; Can you please do a four points bend and a more of a complex bend using 15, 221/2, 45, and 60° bends so that people can relate to?? I really appreciate your videos and thank you!!!!!

  • @Nstruction
    @Nstruction 9 місяців тому +1

    Dude you meet at the bar, and he starts talking math, and you are like-WTF-LOL Great Vid!!!

  • @bashirali7357
    @bashirali7357 Рік тому

    Thank sir , your videos are very helpful

  • @sloanmcmullen5990
    @sloanmcmullen5990 3 місяці тому

    thank you so much my school sucks at teaching this

  • @dbconstruction7892
    @dbconstruction7892 2 роки тому +7

    I'm obviously not as smart as your average viewer. I hope in the future you could do this video again more slowly with more visuals. I was trying to capture what you were saying but the numbers and the angles were coming at me too fast. But I do enjoy your posts and eagerly await them every week. Please keep on doing what you're doing. And have a taco and a beer for me!

  • @davidpotter5752
    @davidpotter5752 Рік тому

    Great video. Thankyou

  • @keithpomella9953
    @keithpomella9953 3 місяці тому

    I may have missed this, but What about The height going over the obstacle.

  • @paulramirez1774
    @paulramirez1774 9 місяців тому +1

    I like the Hat. Rams House!!

  • @MrThirtyFour
    @MrThirtyFour 9 місяців тому

    Thanks for all the info..cheers

  • @VictorIbarra-m3k
    @VictorIbarra-m3k 7 місяців тому

    Hey so in reference to your shrink table you had on your blackboard, does it apply to sizes 1/2, 3/4, and 1” EMT ?? + ?

  • @VictorGonzalez-ir1qc
    @VictorGonzalez-ir1qc Рік тому

    THANK U VERY MUCH.

  • @GBlaque
    @GBlaque 8 місяців тому

    I still don’t know how to decide what degree of bend to use for the height of the obstacle/ offset. Is it something you just know? Like I use 10 degrees for my box offsets on a flat surface. Other than that, it’s pretty much trial and error. I’m an apprentice.

  • @vickrudd9820
    @vickrudd9820 9 місяців тому

    Thanks

  • @deas1anguy
    @deas1anguy Рік тому

    Hello sir, quick question how come the 22.5 multiplier is 2.5 instead of 2.6? Everything else is the same multiplier when doing offset but only 22.5 is different….

  • @susanadams4480
    @susanadams4480 6 місяців тому +2

    For the math babies, the "multiplier" is the slope of the angle.

  • @zhumusic-ng9tr
    @zhumusic-ng9tr 9 місяців тому

    So do we use rise or height. Ypu only mentioned lenght of the obstruction. These videos piss me off

  • @jordanhenshaw
    @jordanhenshaw Місяць тому

    He’s doing correctly, he’s just a toothpick.

  • @mrromantimothy
    @mrromantimothy 11 місяців тому

    I can Wing a saddle over that, it would be a four point saddle bend to allow for strapping to the unistrut but I can use a tape measure just so I can show you what I'm doing ,
    I don't know if you're going to cuz I haven't seen the video yet but don't put any marks on your conduit with a sharpie, I've never done any multipliers or anything I just pencil mark my saddle on the conduit and allow for the shrinkage. You got to know your notches though I'm going to make a video because I can show so many shortcuts and tricks, to avoid adding bones to the Bone pile, I can bend conduit, just like the man who taught me, I was the best until I trained a bunch of guys that are out there, bending it, better than Beckham I just went up north to Oakland off the couch and bent 300 ft of half inch conduit without a mistake, every whitch Way and every kind of v
    Bend you can imagine, even a shepherd's hook offset

    • @generissui2737
      @generissui2737 5 місяців тому

      @mrromantimothy have you made the video yet?

    • @mrromantimothy
      @mrromantimothy 5 місяців тому

      @@generissui2737 nope but I'm still bending pipe yesterday I bent a beautiful round saddle over a half inch pipe and offset 90s I even got to do a shepherd's bow 200 ft of half inch pipe and not one mistake.

    • @mrromantimothy
      @mrromantimothy 5 місяців тому

      @@generissui2737 I'm kind of still looking to find a gardner Bender so I can show the difference between a star Bender it's handle position

  • @martf1061
    @martf1061 Рік тому

    5:15
    Why 3" saddle, when the strut only is 1-5/8" thick ??
    2" saddle would be perfect, but 3" ... 🤨🤔

  • @cw5657
    @cw5657 3 місяці тому

    “22 and a half times three is seven and a half” wtf

  • @sgtfreyday
    @sgtfreyday 3 місяці тому

    An obstacle? Should have duct taped a plumber to the wall as a real life example.

  • @LifeLess1999
    @LifeLess1999 6 місяців тому

    so weird

  • @redsoxfox
    @redsoxfox 7 місяців тому +1

    Wow people are pretty awful at demonstrating conduit bending on youtube

    • @xnorc4lxgaming889
      @xnorc4lxgaming889 6 місяців тому +1

      @@redsoxfox please explain if he is?

    • @generalkenobi2848
      @generalkenobi2848 6 місяців тому

      Wow what a constructive comment this can really help the channel improve

  • @davidpotter5752
    @davidpotter5752 Рік тому

    Great video. Thankyou