Bending 1 ½" and 2" EMT, IMC, and Rigid Conduit
11. Press BEND and rotate the shoe until the bottom of the hook fully
contacts the bottom of the conduit. The conduit should be held firm
but you should still be able to turn it with your hand. The arrow on the
For EMT and IMC Conduit
12. Place your foot on the pressure pedal to bring both rollers into contact
with the conduit.
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Bending 1 ½" and 2" EMT, IMC, and Rigid Conduit
13. Before commencing with the bend, press down on the pressure pedal
pressure pedal rotates and fully engages with the stop, the pressure
rollers are too loose and the height of the rollers need to be raised.
See section below titled "Adjusting the 1 ½" & 2" Pressure Rollers". If
you can apply moderate downward force on the pedal and it does not
fully engage with the stop, then the rollers are adjusted properly.
14. Start the bend by pushing down on the pressure pedal with moderate
pressure. Press and hold the BEND button on the pendant while
maintaining pressure on pedal.
engaged position and the pressure pedal should come into contact with
the stop. Once the pressure rollers are fully engaged, you can remove
your foot from the pressure pedal and continue with the bend.
16. Release the BEND button to stop bending.
17. When the bend is complete, press RETURN to rotate the shoe counter
clockwise so that the conduit loosens from the hook and can be removed
from the bender.
18. After the conduit has been removed, press and hold the RETURN button
start position.
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