Electrical Workshop Pipe Bending Vocabulary

Two 90 degree bends in one conduit, usually with both stubs turned up on the same plane forming a "U"

• Electrical Metallic Tubing

• Hand Benders

• Back to Back

• Leg Length

Conduit made to protect conductors and cables, also known as thinwall. Manufactured in 10' lengths, in sizes ranging from 1/2" to 4". EMT sizes 1/2", 3/4", 1" and 1 1/4" can be bent using a hand bender

• Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT)

• Electrical Metallic Plumbing (EMP)

• Electrical Manufactured Piping (EMP)

• hand bender

Benders having a full shoe that the pipe is formed around. Used for hand bending EMT, IMC, and Rigid pipe.

• Hand Break

• Pipe fitting

• Hand Benders

• Foot Pipe

Gain

• The amount of pipe gained (saved) by bending on a radius and not at right angles.

• The amount of pipe cut (chopped off) by bending on a radius and not at right angles.

• The amount of pipe lost (waste) by bending on a radius and not at right angles.

• What Mr. Ware does every day that ends in Y

A bend of less than 90 degrees placed in a conduit to change direction.

• Kick

• Bend

• Header

• Tap

The longest part of a ninety degree bend

• Wing Span

• Arm Length

• Leg Length

• Run away

Any radius bend in a conduit that changes the direction of the pipe ninety degrees.

• 180 degree bend

• 360 degree bend

• 45 degree bend

• 90 degree bend

What does O. D. stand for (conduit related)?

• Over Dose

• Outside Diameter of pipe

• Outside Degree of pipe

• Off Diameter

Two identical bends placed in a conduit to change direction or elevation of the pipe run.

• Diagonal Positioning

• Off Task

• Onset

• Offset

The relative size of the bent portion of a pipe.

• Angled Dimension

• Diameter

• Radius

• Bend Center