ECN Electrical Forum - Discussion Forums for Electricians, Inspectors and Related Professionals
ECN Shout Chat
ShoutChat
Recent Posts
Increasing demand factors in residential
by gfretwell - 03/28/24 12:43 AM
Portable generator question
by Steve Miller - 03/19/24 08:50 PM
Do we need grounding?
by NORCAL - 03/19/24 05:11 PM
240V only in a home and NEC?
by dsk - 03/19/24 06:33 AM
Cordless Tools: The Obvious Question
by renosteinke - 03/14/24 08:05 PM
New in the Gallery:
This is a new one
This is a new one
by timmp, September 24
Few pics I found
Few pics I found
by timmp, August 15
Who's Online Now
0 members (), 260 guests, and 20 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 830
S
Member
Can 1" IMC be bent with a 1" EMT bender. I just need 2 45's on a piece of 1" IMC. Hate to buy a rigid bender just for that one piece of pipe. I don't normally run rigid or IMC.
Thanks

Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 7,381
Likes: 7
Member
IF 1" fits in the bender....give it a shot. Alternatives to buying..., rental shop or possibly another EC is the area that may help you.

Back in the day, a few alternatives to having the proper bender ranged from trees, to truck tires, to bumpers.



John
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 984
Likes: 1
G
Member
The O.D. is different. It may be possible but it would be better to use the right tool. You don't want to crinkle the IMC and end up buying a new length if it doesn't work. Try it on some scrap IMC first to see if you've got the right touch to make it presentable. You're also going to be busting a gut trying to bend IMC with an EMT bender due to the thicker and stronger walls.

Can you buy a pair of factory 45s and insert them in the run?

What about the old 'buy a 1" IMC bender, use it once, clean it up, return it and get your money back' trick? Put a cloth over the IMC so it doesn't scratch the shoe, do a careful job keeping it clean and you should be able to take it back.


Ghost307
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 5,445
Likes: 2
Cat Servant
Member
Benders are sized for EMT; the rigid and IMC that they bend is one size smaller.

So, you would need a 1-1/4 bender to even fit the pipe in the shoe.

I'd order the 46's and splice them in. For one piece and two bends, this is easily the cheapest way.

Otherwise, United Rentals has entered the electrical equipment rental market.

A larger contractor might be willing to bend the pipe, for a fee.

I've often made SMALL bends using a Harbor Freight hydraulic bender. Bending a 45 in IMC ought to be just barely possible. It's time consuming, and you're likely to scrap some pieces before you get it right.

The old 'return trick?' Personally, I consider it to be dishonest. Most supply houses won't play along in any case, with 'no tool return' policies posted.


Link Copied to Clipboard
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5