Steel conduit - tips and tricks?

[cliffed]

Yea,I see what you mean,works for me though,but not always..AGREE

 

[Pete999]

Yea,I see what you mean,works for me though,but not always..AGREE

As long as it works for you.

 

[Dillb]

Use a bush spanner to tighten up.

Have you tried to get a bush spanner to fit on a bush these days?

 

[freddo]

Use one of these, they fit properly. Standard bush spanners are designed for British Standard bushes, and don't fit the very thin bushes most places currently sell.

 

[cliffed]

Mines years old,still does the trick.
Seen so many crappy installs using conduit,especially the bubble set.

 

[Pete999]

Mines years old,still does the trick.
Seen so many crappy installs using conduit,especially the bubble set.

Bubble set???????

 

[cliffed]

There you go,it’s so easy

 

[Flanders]

Have you tried to get a bush spanner to fit on a bush these days?

Not just me then , dug mine out the other day from the bottum of my tool box but the bush heads was so thin i could not get a good grip on them .

 

[Pete999]

Not just me then , dug mine out the other day from the bottum of my tool box but the bush heads was so thin i could not get a good grip on them .

You been watching to many iffy movies Mate

 

[Squid]

When I was younger,hated 25mm conduit,skinny little runt,had difficulty bending it,proper nanna.
Been on site recently,sparkies used it everywhere.
Even for external lights which I thought way over the top.
20mm would of sufficed,but hey oh.

Try 32mm conduit.........

 

[Squid]

Also a decent draw tape to pull the cables through.

 

[freddo]

Try 32mm conduit.........

Was doing some the other day, upwards, without extension bar...

 

[Simonslimline]

Was doing some the other day, upwards, without extension bar...
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All about the bandsaw, very handy.

 

[DavidSpark]

Is that a ratchet threader you have on the end of that conduit?

 

[Squid]

I did it with a normal set of stocks and dies, had to tape on some conduit to the handles though and I was a scrawny 21 year old.

 

[freddo]

Is that a ratchet threader you have on the end of that conduit?

Yes, it also has an extension handle to double the length (shown in photo below), will do all steel conduit sizes from 25mm to 2". Got it second hand from ebay, appears to have BT numbers stamped on it, the dies were all in their original wrapping, seemed never to have been used. I've posted a photo before, also have a conduit bender that does up to 2", though it works better on screwed steel pipe.

 

[Pete999]

Always a prob going round external corner,outside,some take out the brick,others,end box,conduit into that,whatever.

Conduit end box would be my preferred method, it worked for me when I was working, and nothing much has change in the reseeding years, knocking bits off the brick corner is not good practice in my book smacks of Cowboyism. Do the job properly first time, have some pride in your craftsmanship, don't turn into a conduit thrower.

 

[Nigel]

Always a prob going round external corner,outside,some take out the brick,others,end box,conduit into that,whatever.

I have seen people chase out the brick. So poor in my opinion.

 

[cliffed]

Try 32mm conduit.........

Never used that ,thank god

 

[telectrix]

View attachment 44226 There you go,it’s so easy

easy my arse. the hard part is getting the reverse bend at exactly 180deg. to the first. couple of degrees out and you end up with a donkey's hind leg.