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Introduce Offset Bending and Setup Manual Bender

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What happens here

The video begins with the apprentice son attempting to fit a straight piece of 1/2" EMT conduit into an electrical box, illustrating the need for an offset bend. The father, a master electrician, explains that conduit offsets can be created in two ways: using a manual bender or a 'little kicker' (a specialized offset bender). For the initial demonstration on 1/2" EMT conduit, he instructs the son to use the manual bender. The son is directed to pick up the manual bender and place the end of the conduit at the very end of the bender's 'shoe', ensuring that no part of the conduit extends beyond the shoe.

Goal: Understand the purpose of conduit offsets and correctly position the conduit in the manual bender.

Tools and materials

  • Manual Conduit Bender — Bending the EMT conduit
  • 1/2" EMT Conduit — The material being bent to create the offset
  • Electrical Box — Demonstrating the fit of the conduit offset

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push mount more. >> I can't get this pipe in this box. Hey, Dad. How do you do an offset? >> Come on. You can do two ways. You got the little kicker and you got the manual bender, right? >> Okay. >> This is tiny conduit. So, let's use the manual bender. So, pick it up. Put the end of the conduit at the very end of that shoe. >> End of the shoe. >> End of the shoe. And make sure nothing is sticking out. >> Nothing's sticking out. I got it. >> Okay. Now, you're going to stand up and all you're going to do is literally put the tiniest bit of weight to step on it.

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