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Understand Saddle Bend Principles

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How to do a 3-Point Saddle Bend with EMT Conduit in 2 Minutes! #hendythesparky #electrician

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What happens here

The video begins with an electrician dad teaching his son how to create a 3-point saddle bend. They discuss the necessity of a 3-point saddle when running conduit over a perpendicular obstacle, such as a deep strut. The dad explains that while the obstacle (deep strut) might be 1 7/8 inches high, he opts for a 3-inch saddle bend to provide ample clearance. He also mentions using the '45, 22.5, 22.5 rule' for these bends, referring to the angles used for each part of the saddle.

Goal: Understand the purpose and basic measurements for a 3-point saddle bend.

Tools and materials

  • Conduit — The material to be bent
  • Deep Strut — The obstacle the conduit needs to clear

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22 right here. >> Yeah. Hey, Dad. How do you do a three-point saddle? Well, three-point saddle, I see the situation you have here. So, you're going to be running conduit and you're going to be running into something perpendicular. First thing you need to do is determine where the center mark is of the conduit. We're going to do is we're going to mark the center of the obstacle in this case. Now, I know that's deep strut. That's inch and 7/8, but I'm going to go like 3 in. So, I'm going to make a threepoint saddle will be 3 in up and over. And we're going to use the 4522 1/2 rule. Okay. So, first thing we're

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