Nice work, retired 8 years ago after 30 years in Trade, while I always notice a nice pipe job wherever I go, the only bummer is that for the most part, only Electricians will appreciate it.
I'm in Fire Suppression work but I enjoyed the fine Craftsmanship. Went to Boces for Electrical back in HS though. Looking to refresh some skills but this was beyond what was taught. Great demonstration.
I'm an electrician and my father is a retired plumber. It usually takes an extra 10 minutes to get through an open building because we are walking around looking at the work.
This is simply beautiful. It amazes me that they only pushing college and they would never encourage kids to develop a skill. No matter who you are in life, no matter how rich you are- you will always need an electrician, plumber, mechanic, iron worker, welder the list goes on and on.
That REALLY depends on the degree. Girl called into Dave Ramsey with $120K in student loan debt, barely makes over 20K a year. I beat that with 3 months experience in Electrical contract work.
Jiggy C. So true. I have a kid and I am going to encourage him to get into the trade. Yes he is going to learn how to read and of course learn his mathematics well. Including all the necessary subjects that he will have to learn. However I am going to take the supposed "college" savings and invest it in his training of either being a plumber, welder, electrician, AV installer, carpenter etc
First off I agree that no matter what, we will always need more people in the trade in the future. Rather focus a child in a trade, find out what makes them tick, what are they passionate about. That way, whether it be an electrician or a programmer they will give it their 110%. *Also, college and learning a trade goes hand in hand. High school can teach you fundamentals but in order to not kill someone there is quite a bit of knowledge / studying that comes into play. In my opinion, it all falls under "Continuous Education" and the most important factor is, is it something you enjoy. -27 y.o College Student - Commercial & Industrial Electrician / father of 2y.o daughter.
Nice work man. You are a great teacher. it is unfortunate that more people do not get training like this in the field. A lot of people who bend pipe do it by trial and error with a few tips. Kudos For sharing your knowledge.
I am new as a electrician ( 5 years residential / new homes ) now moving into commercial / industrial electrical . I really appreciate this video . Its not easy having to do a total job/ life change in life at 46 , now 51 . There is a lot to learn .
This is awesome. I'm an apprentice electrician new to commercial field where EMT is used a lot more than in residential so when it comes to EMT I might as well be a first year. This video is clear and easy to follow thanks man.
Shadon, you make it look too easy. I'm an electrician for the US Navy and have always wanted to get proficient at bending conduit. I hope you keep putting out some more videos on the quality work that you do. Thank you very much.
One if best online tutorials that I watched as of yet on this subject . There are people that like to talk the talk and then here is pure experience that walks the walk 👍👍👍
Great job. I always look at conduits when ever i go into a shop or big box store. Some of the best I've seen was in the subway tunnels In NY. Been doing it for 40 years and I love nice work.
Beautiful pipe work! Very good instructions too. Jim from Do-Rite said you had great videos on pipe bending and he was right. Gonna watch the rest now. Thanks!
Hi Stan, You make it look easy! It makes a difference when you do it all the time too. Nice work! I love the look of nicely bent and placed conduit! Take Care, Reid
I do some electric in oil burner installations, and gas as well, a piece of conduit here and there is all I typically do, service switch, co2 detector with 2x4 boxes, boiler work I get to wall mount conduit with hardware's of all sorts, into concrete with hammer drills, I learned nice and neat, skills as a kid, each and every job better than yesterdays, always evolve and learn , strive to do better than the last job. alwayspeople in the know want to hire guys like in this video, that's gorgeous work, that's what I try for each and every job, a great job looks artistic naturally. A MASTER PIECE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Really well put together video Stan. Especially enjoyed you coming into frame from the bottom of the setup, as you ascended on the scissor lift. First thing that came to mind was; "Third floor, power tools, hand saws, wrenches, etc." lmao Cheers.
Nice. It has been 40 years since I ran conduit, and then I had a hydraulic Greenlee bender. I was also using rigid pipe. Never used a hickey much at all. Remembered there were formulas but not how to apply them. Never knew about the star and the notch on the hand bender. ...and of course all the nomenclature has long left my vocabulary. Thanks.
Very very nice work Stan. Practice makes conduit work nearly perfect. I did not get that much practice as a maintenance electrician and we had very little conduit on submarine which is where I learned all about the work after school. No doubt EMT is nice stuff. Dan Bentler
Month old apprentice in NC, this helps alot because I couldn't understand most terms used by electricians. I finally know what a kick is "your term offset" but everything I can pick up helps
Wow. I was an electrician for 10 years before getting in with Square D Field Services. I always struggled with conduit. This method would have saved me so much time.
Stan, this brought back good memories of bending and laying conduit with my dad almost 45 years ago. The only time I ever got to see him was if I helped him on a job site - it was worth it. I laughed out loud on that great shot at the end when you rode the scissors lift into the frame!
Well done sir .. this is where the guys have a lot of trouble.. but is easy to practice with a hand bender..once one master the hand bender is easy to move to the major league ..greenlee 881,
Great video Stan... brings back memories of my early days testing and commissioning protection and control systems in hydroelectric power stations, not that I did any conduit work, that was all done before we got too involved.
I don't know if people realize how hard it is to make these bends match as perfect as he did and as easy as it looks. Ive been in the trade for 13 years, started when I was 18 as a green ass helper that couldn't use a screwdriver (needless to say I've came a long way.) I still to this day get excited when I line up bends perfect the first time without having to tweek them a little. Awesome work man, loved the video!!
I could say you are one of the expert in conduit bending, I suggest that you should make a Book and as well as eBook of Conduit Bending Techniques 101.
I'm finally running pipe on the walls in my garage, and realizing how long it's been since I did the one other conduit install I ever did, so figured to review with someone who actually knows what he's doing, lol! That rack offset came out very elegantly, btw.
Right on man mad respect... Just sitting here studying the electrical field on a Friday night. Next go unistrut crazy. Maybe some unique conditions and preferences from electricians.
I believe those are kicks my friend. It might take a minute but I like to slap a level the end and measure and make sure it's perfect. I love a good raceway. And I can only love it if I do it perfect, because good electricians are perfectionist!
I always called a single bend of a 90 a KICK.. an offset would consist of 2 bends.. your work looks great.text book installation except for the to seal on top of the panel... Good and fast.
You just saved me some time. I would use a level and not the benders flat foot. Don't know why I didn't think of it. 16 years in the trade. Running thousands of feet of 3/4 right now. Will try 2maro
Only an expert can make things look ridiculously easy, outstanding effort.
Nice work, retired 8 years ago after 30 years in Trade, while I always notice a nice pipe job wherever I go, the only bummer is that for the most part, only Electricians will appreciate it.
@Dan R. Too true. But someone who can recognize craftsmanship and workmanship will definitely see it here.
I enjoy seeing nice neat plumbing and electrical pipe work
Agreed.
I'm in Fire Suppression work but I enjoyed the fine Craftsmanship. Went to Boces for Electrical back in HS though. Looking to refresh some skills but this was beyond what was taught. Great demonstration.
I'm an electrician and my father is a retired plumber. It usually takes an extra 10 minutes to get through an open building because we are walking around looking at the work.
This is simply beautiful. It amazes me that they only pushing college and they would never encourage kids to develop a skill. No matter who you are in life, no matter how rich you are- you will always need an electrician, plumber, mechanic, iron worker, welder the list goes on and on.
khariinaction it's because colleges probabaly make more money from 4 year degrees .
That REALLY depends on the degree. Girl called into Dave Ramsey with $120K in student loan debt, barely makes over 20K a year. I beat that with 3 months experience in Electrical contract work.
Jiggy C. So true. I have a kid and I am going to encourage him to get into the trade. Yes he is going to learn how to read and of course learn his mathematics well. Including all the necessary subjects that he will have to learn. However I am going to take the supposed "college" savings and invest it in his training of either being a plumber, welder, electrician, AV installer, carpenter etc
First off I agree that no matter what, we will always need more people in the trade in the future. Rather focus a child in a trade, find out what makes them tick, what are they passionate about. That way, whether it be an electrician or a programmer they will give it their 110%.
*Also, college and learning a trade goes hand in hand. High school can teach you fundamentals but in order to not kill someone there is quite a bit of knowledge / studying that comes into play.
In my opinion, it all falls under "Continuous Education" and the most important factor is, is it something you enjoy.
-27 y.o College Student - Commercial & Industrial Electrician / father of 2y.o daughter.
dont forget to encourage him to not only be a skilled worker but a shrewd skilled tradesman who knows his worth and isnt afraid to run his own work!
Nice work man. You are a great teacher. it is unfortunate that more people do not get training like this in the field. A lot of people who bend pipe do it by trial and error with a few tips. Kudos For sharing your knowledge.
THAT was mesmerising. I've pretty much just started in the industry and now I have something to aim for! Thanks for this. 👍🏻
Im retired but sure miss building those racks, nothing more satisfying than a good pipe job.
That is what she said
lol good pipe job. I hear ya. Been single for 5 years now.
If every company had a guy like you the world would be a better place!
I am new as a electrician ( 5 years residential / new homes ) now moving into commercial / industrial electrical . I really appreciate this video . Its not easy having to do a total job/ life change in life at 46 , now 51 . There is a lot to learn .
This is awesome. I'm an apprentice electrician new to commercial field where EMT is used a lot more than in residential so when it comes to EMT I might as well be a first year. This video is clear and easy to follow thanks man.
That was awesome! Might be mundane to you, but I enjoyed the heck out of it!! Thanks!
to keep from confusing people, those were kicks not offsets.
Thank you, that was driving me crazy too
You guys would probably hate some of my other terms then :)
I know I was waiting for the second bend hahaha, looks clean tho no level needed ._. takes skill
Yea I am glad somebody cought that
Jerrod Planck I said the same thing
It's strangely satisfying to see such beautifully installed conduit. This is the mark of a craftsman and a professional.
Shadon, you make it look too easy. I'm an electrician for the US Navy and have always wanted to get proficient at bending conduit. I hope you keep putting out some more videos on the quality work that you do. Thank you very much.
One if best online tutorials that I watched as of yet on this subject . There are people that like to talk the talk and then here is pure experience that walks the walk 👍👍👍
Thanks Stan! What you've done is a work of art. No sweat. Why you make it so easy! I'm learning from you. Love these pipes just beautiful ❤️thanks.
Great job. I always look at conduits when ever i go into a shop or big box store. Some of the best I've seen was in the subway tunnels In NY. Been doing it for 40 years and I love nice work.
They are a thing of beauty, Stan.
Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful pipe work! Very good instructions too. Jim from Do-Rite said you had great videos on pipe bending and he was right. Gonna watch the rest now. Thanks!
Hi Stan,
You make it look easy! It makes a difference when you do it all the time too. Nice work! I love the look of nicely bent and placed conduit!
Take Care,
Reid
Nice clean job Stan. You made it look easy and taught us a thing or two, Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the great tips. I've done a few of these now and they work well and look great!
I do some electric in oil burner installations, and gas as well, a piece of conduit here and there is all I typically do, service switch, co2 detector with 2x4 boxes, boiler work I get to wall mount conduit with hardware's of all sorts, into concrete with hammer drills, I learned nice and neat, skills as a kid, each and every job better than yesterdays, always evolve and learn , strive to do better than the last job. alwayspeople in the know want to hire guys like in this video, that's gorgeous work, that's what I try for each and every job, a great job looks artistic naturally. A MASTER PIECE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Perfect timing for me as I'm getting ready to run some circuits in my shop!
Bravo! A beautiful installation of EMT. I enjoyed when you used the skyjack to slide into the shot :)
As a first year sparky I gotta say the final product is amazing. Good video, good instruction. know anybody that has scrap I can practice on? Haha
Really well put together video Stan. Especially enjoyed you coming into frame from the bottom of the setup, as you ascended on the scissor lift. First thing that came to mind was; "Third floor, power tools, hand saws, wrenches, etc." lmao Cheers.
Oh wow those are beautiful bends! Excellent tips; he makes it look easy!
Outstanding work Stan! You make it look easy.
All the best!
Mike
I've pulled many thousand feet of wire in pre installed pipe, and never really understood the secret to bending. Your work is awesome.
Love the shot of your head coming into the frame on the scissor lift!
All the best,
Tom
Beautiful work on those bends!
Nice.
It has been 40 years since I ran conduit, and then I had a hydraulic Greenlee bender. I was also using rigid pipe. Never used a hickey much at all. Remembered there were formulas but not how to apply them. Never knew about the star and the notch on the hand bender.
...and of course all the nomenclature has long left my vocabulary.
Thanks.
Loved the video Stan. Keep more of these coming
Great video Stan! Many thanks! You make it look very easy!
Very very nice work Stan. Practice makes conduit work nearly perfect. I did not get that much practice as a maintenance electrician and we had very little conduit on submarine which is where I learned all about the work after school.
No doubt EMT is nice stuff.
Dan Bentler
Those are not offsets...they are 90's with a kick.
Exactly
@@wizardwrecks8492 Semantics!
Thank you exactly!
Thank you he confused me for a sec
Nithy degré kick
Great video. Loved every second of it.
A Masterpiece! Great video. Thank you.
Beautiful work!! You are definitely and master when it come to bending Conduit
That was awesome Sir, i really enjoyed that and you made it look so simple!!
Thanks you make things easy ... Keep posting we need your knowledge.
Good stuff for when I start doing some of the wiring in my new shop, thanks!
The right tools in experienced/knowledgeable hands = makes it look so simple to do MAGIC and the results are nice and neat!!
A MASTER DE-MYSTIFYING WHAT "SOME OF US" HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED: HOW DID THEY DO THAT? EXCELLENT JOB! THANKS FOR SHARING.
That is amazing! Great job, Sir.
This is an amazing work of contractor art!
Month old apprentice in NC, this helps alot because I couldn't understand most terms used by electricians. I finally know what a kick is "your term offset" but everything I can pick up helps
after 30 years of bending conduit myself, I still enjoy watching others do it.
Great vid - like to see more like this - hands on skills needed for professionals
Nice work Stan. And a great explanation video.
Wow. I was an electrician for 10 years before getting in with Square D Field Services. I always struggled with conduit. This method would have saved me so much time.
Wow look like a smooth and organic shape! Beautiful job.
I don't know how I got here, but I enjoyed the heck out of this video. I work in software, this will have no effect on my life.
VERY interesting. I've often wondered how that was done. Thanks!
Nice job Stan, install looks very neat.
Used this technique today turned out mint!!. I got all kinds of compliments on my work!!
Glad it helped!
Hey Stan - Great Job !
Hope you can make more hands on videos like this .
Another good video Stan, thank you!
Man you know your bends man .. Sweet work there !
Stan, this brought back good memories of bending and laying conduit with my dad almost 45 years ago. The only time I ever got to see him was if I helped him on a job site - it was worth it. I laughed out loud on that great shot at the end when you rode the scissors lift into the frame!
With the eye contact lol
Great video Stan, not many good ones out there on you tube.
Well done sir .. this is where the guys have a lot of trouble.. but is easy to practice with a hand bender..once one master the hand bender is easy to move to the major league ..greenlee 881,
Great video Stan... brings back memories of my early days testing and commissioning protection and control systems in hydroelectric power stations, not that I did any conduit work, that was all done before we got too involved.
I don't know if people realize how hard it is to make these bends match as perfect as he did and as easy as it looks. Ive been in the trade for 13 years, started when I was 18 as a green ass helper that couldn't use a screwdriver (needless to say I've came a long way.) I still to this day get excited when I line up bends perfect the first time without having to tweek them a little. Awesome work man, loved the video!!
Nice work Stan pride of workmanship !!
Great video - thanks for the explanation!
That was great video!! Thnx a lot Stan. Similar videos are welcomed!! Thump UP!!
Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing.
Nice job, hadn't seen that type of bender in Scotland lovely work. 👍👍
Brilliant work, I bet you sleep proudly at night!
my wife says it looks like a work of art
Yes. Industrial art. Thanks Stan
That's why they get paid the big bucks!
Steve Allen that's done in 1" 1/4".
It's really ain't nothing once you het the hang of it
Memphis Tenn might be better if you *get* the hang of it
I could say you are one of the expert in conduit bending, I suggest that you should make a Book and as well as eBook of Conduit Bending Techniques 101.
great stuff tanks for the video very helpful.
Awesome video, helped a lot
🤘🏻🇨🇦
Thats so very industrially beautiful.
Thanks for the knowledge Stan.
I'm finally running pipe on the walls in my garage, and realizing how long it's been since I did the one other conduit install I ever did, so figured to review with someone who actually knows what he's doing, lol! That rack offset came out very elegantly, btw.
Holy cow your good. I'm taking a electrician class I wish I get to be as good as you
Thanks Stan I had no clue how to do that!
Damn. this guy is good. Im gona learn alot from his videos.
Good video - this guys knows what he is doing
Much appreciated sir. You are amazing
I love learning something new. Thank you. - Annie
thank you so much for share this tutorial, not many profesionals share their skills
Nice KICKS MANNNN. Love your layout!
very cool! Thanks for a great video.
That looks really clean and good...nice..
Right on man mad respect... Just sitting here studying the electrical field on a Friday night. Next go unistrut crazy. Maybe some unique conditions and preferences from electricians.
Nice art work and a job site beauty! Very nicely constructed!
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That looks great!
I believe those are kicks my friend. It might take a minute but I like to slap a level the end and measure and make sure it's perfect. I love a good raceway. And I can only love it if I do it perfect, because good electricians are perfectionist!
Excellent. Good tips and nice job
I always called a single bend of a 90 a KICK.. an offset would consist of 2 bends.. your work looks great.text book installation except for the to seal on top of the panel... Good and fast.
That's what I came here to say. I was surprised that I only found your comment. I would have figured chat would have been flooded with this comment.
Thanks for the tutorial. Good job .
Looks great Stan
A true work of beauty.
Interesting saddle spacing Stan, in the UK for steel conduit we usually work on 1 meter (3ft) as a min spacing
You just saved me some time. I would use a level and not the benders flat foot. Don't know why I didn't think of it. 16 years in the trade. Running thousands of feet of 3/4 right now. Will try 2maro
Nothing better than running conduit!!
Great work, no sharpie marks. And never on knees. Always use a bending table to put conduit on