mideerslayer

If bending 3/4" emt conduit, how far down the pipe do I set the mark to set the bend.

I am taking 10' pieces and cutting them at 6' for the sides and using the 4' pieces for the frt and back cross rails.

So how far down the 6' pieces to I go to start the bend


Thanks

Rich

SirLasVegas

are you doing a roof rack? why not just buy the pre-bent 90 degree angles ?

mideerslayer

Well they are $5 a piece or I can have a friend use his conduit bender and bend them for free.

I might do the elbows though because of strength, so I will have to think about it

mtparker97

i built mine out of conduit too and used the lowes conduit bender. all i did was just read the instructions on there. im sure if you google it the answer will pop up somewhere too.

mideerslayer

I just watched a video on youtube I think I will just by the pre-bent ones, I am afraid I will screw it up and end up having to buy more pipe. Trying to get 8 perfect bends the first time is asking a lot

Thanks for the input

mtparker97

not all of mine was perfect but its just conduit. didnt take but a little tweaking to get them "twisted" straight to line up. even with them a little messed up your going to have the parts that connect the bottom to the top will hold them back into place. its just conduit not DOM. but i also welded mine together too. i too looked at them prebent ones but adds up for trying to make a cheap roof rack.

SeaBass's 99 Sport

I'm building mine today and tomorrow. Using a bender. I can post pics when I'm done.

mideerslayer

please do amd if you are using 3/4" conduit can you please let me know how far down you went ,where the bend started

Thanks

Rich

Cujo

i built one using 3/4" 6'x4' i think it was 3" or 3 1/2" but not sure i cant remember.i screwed up the first one.so really im no help.

Gee oh Dee

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Dan91

From where you want the bend to end: 5" extra for 1/2, EMT 6" for 3/4. It won'tbe terrible getting the bend to line up correctly, though I highly suggest a little torpedo level, a square, and working on a durable level floor. I hate conduit bending lol (apprentice electrician.)