Gardner Bender B2000 Series E Cyclone Bender - Manual (Page 2)

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During pipe bending, stand behind the frame handle.
Keep hands, clothing and control cord away from the
bending shoe and rollers.
Do not locate the bender on damp or wet surfaces. Do
not stand on wet surfaces while operating the bender.
To prevent damage to the bending shoe, do not allow
the clamping jaws to strike the upper roller support arm
when the shoe is rotating. Position the roller housing
against the frame stop. See Figure 1.
Select an operating area large enough to permit
loading pipe section and bending without striking
objects or personnel.
To avoid possible injury, do not place fingers under the
bottom edge of the bending shoe. See Figure 2.
Do not attempt to bend conduit or pipe other than 1 ⁄ 2 "
through 2" IMC, EMT, rigid steel or aluminum. Bending
other materials will damage the bender and void the
warranty.
! WARNING ! WARNING
Operation
Bending 1 ⁄
2
", 3 ⁄
4
" and 1" IMC, EMT and
rigid conduit.
1. Position the bender in a level dry area large enough
to permit loading and unloading various lengths of
conduit. Plug power cord into a 115 volt outlet.
Position the frame, either horizontally or vertically,
by pulling the spring loaded pin on the side of the
bender frame. See Figure 1.
2. Identify the type (IMC, EMT or Rigid) and size
conduit to be bent.
3. Locate the markings that indicate which grooves are
used for specific materials, and which grooves are
used for specific size conduit. See Figure 2.
To avoid damaging the rollers and roller housing, always
place the roller housing against the frame stop prior to
rotating the shoe.
4. Push the roller housing against the frame stop.
See Figure 2. Rotate the shoe to bring the required
grooves (EMT, IMC or Rigid) facing toward the
operator. To activate the shoe, hold the pendant
toggle switch in “Return” and press the override
button until the zero light goes out. The shoe will
rotate and stop in the load position. The zero light
will come on.
5. The upper urethane roller and support arm (figure 3)
is used for bending 1 ⁄
2
" through 1" conduit . One of
the top three shoe grooves will be used, depending
on conduit size.
NOTE: All operations referring to “toward the operator” are viewed from the lifting handle end of the
bender frame.
Upper Roller
Support Arm
Positioning Pin
Vertical Position
Figure 1
Figure 2
Roller
Housing
Frame
Stop
Material Idetifier
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