Gardner Bender Hand Bend Guide - Manual (Page 10)

Recommended Angle Bends
per Offset Depths
Offset Angle Distance Conduit
Depth
of Bend Between Shortens
1" (2,5 cm) 10˚ 6" (15 cm) 1 ⁄
16
" (2 mm)
2" (5 cm) 22 1 ⁄
2
˚ 5 1 ⁄
4
" (13,5 cm) 3 ⁄
8
" (10 mm)
3" (7,5 cm) 30˚ 6" (15 cm) 3 ⁄
4
" (19 mm)
4" (10 cm) 30˚ 8" (20,5 cm) 1" (26 mm)
5" (12,5 cm) 45˚ 7" (18 cm) 1 7 ⁄
8
" (48 mm)
6" (15 cm) 45˚ 8 1 ⁄
2
" (21,5 cm) 2 1 ⁄
4
" (55 mm)
7" (17,5 cm) 45˚ 9 3 ⁄
4
" (25 cm) 2 5 ⁄
8
" (67 mm)
8" (20,5 cm) 45˚ 11 1 ⁄
4
" (28,5 cm) 3" (76 mm)
9" (23 cm) 45˚ 12 1 ⁄
2
" (32 cm) 3 3 ⁄
8
" (86 mm)
10" (25,5 cm) 45˚ 14" (35,5 cm) 3 3 ⁄
4
" (95 mm)
Correcting Overbends
Because it is flexible, EMT
is easy to straighten and
will not break if handled
as follows. Slip the
bender handle over the stub and
pull back the desired degree(s)
from the bend. For larger
conduit sizes, the bender handle
can be replaced by a pipe of
correspondingly larger diameter
or one small enough
to fit inside
the conduit.
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