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Specific Instruction

TAKE UP – This first thing you need to learn before bending a 90. Take up is a amount of
conduit length used to figure out where to place the marks on the conduit before the bend. Most
hand benders have the take up stamped on the bender or on a sticker – usually on the bender
handle. Find this first.

STUB – A stub is the length you need for the conduit to reach and is measured from the
back of the bend or backside of the conduit.

LEG – The remaining length of conduit minus the stub.


5 Steps to Bend a 90 Degree Using
1/2 Inch EMT Conduit
#1 – Measure how long you need the stub up length.
 Use a stub up length of 8 inches (8″). Using the table above we know the take up for
1/2 inch EMT is 5 inches.
#2 – Subtract the take up from the stub up length and mark the conduit.
 Stub length (8″) minus take up (5″) equals 3″. Measure 3″ from the end of the conduit
and place a mark.
#3 – Insert the conduit into the bender hook and align the arrow on the bender with the mark on
the conduit.

#4 – Place one foot on the conduit and the other foot onto the bender foot (by placing your foot
on the conduit you’ll prevent the conduit from slipping on the floor).

Hold the handle firmly and apply pressure with your foot on the bender. Bend the conduit slightly
past 90 degrees to compensate for spring back—a small but crucial detail that ensures
accuracy.

#5 – Now check the bend with a level to make sure it’s plumb (perfectly vertical). If you’re
conduit bend isn’t quite plumb, you can take the end of the bender handle and insert it over the
stub. You’ll need to either push or pull the handle depending on which way you need the stub to
bend to make it plumb.

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