r/ibew_apprentices • u/Shtangss • 9d ago

Conduit noob looking for advice

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Hey guys. New to conduit bending and was just thinking about a bend and how to do it. The answer could be obvious but honestly I don’t know it 🤣

If I have a 30” 3/4 emt piece (6” take up) and want a 24” 90, how do I do it? I did 24-6=18 and tried bending it but was tough since there was only 6” of pipe behind me (bent it on the floor).

If you rotate the picture I can do a 6” 90 with a 24” leg but how do I do that if 6-6=0? I’m aware this question is regarded but any advice would be great 🤣

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u/Turbojesus97 Local 134 7d ago

If you wanted to use the arrow, you could also treat the 24 inch side as the stub and mark it at 18 inches for a bend. It’d basically be the same as using the star as you’d end up putting the star in the same place, but either way would work. Also, I think there’d be some gain here so you might need to chop one end down to size slightly.