hdwarner Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 help me please i have a production bending job and i have no experience with this typ of operation i have a 48 inch piece of 1/2 emt conduit i need to bend at the middle 180 degrees with a 4.5 inch radius but it must be robust i need to make about 200 pieces for the first run and hopefully many afterward will one of those hossfeld machines you guys talk about work for this i can make dies i am a machinist thanks chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Hale Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Most hardware stores carry a bender for emt. I have always called them a hickey not sure what the real name is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Electrical supply houses, the ones you get the emt from have benders. I don't know about the radius. Most benders need a die for the specific size material and the specific size bend your doing. A little practice is needed due to spring back, etc. There has been talk about making wooden dies for short runs (small amounts) of bends. If you know a machinist, making the dies should not be a problem (hint - hint) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLOB Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 I have a tubing bender from these guys Pipe Bending Machine (not this model bender, mine won't do 180 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdwarner Posted April 27, 2008 Author Share Posted April 27, 2008 all right ,THANKS SLOB. i can work this in my job i have to do made a hand bender this weekend and i had no idea a piece of conduit was so hard to bend i need a 5 foot pipe as leverage looks like a very nice tool i can rapidly bang out some parts my client has assuerd me of other needs for this type of operation also so i am going forward thanks again, and THANKYOU GLENN for this site chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Did anyone notice? The question was ask at Today, 04:15 PM and by Today, 07:20 PM (3 hours later) hdwarner had the information he needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rthibeau Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 ask and ye shall find...answers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinetar Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 This is the one I have. Very handy.Pipe Bending Machinery | Tube Bender | Hossfeld No. 2 Tube & Pipe Bender | Fencing, Racks, Shelving, Cars & More Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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