Help needed to bend rigid conduit for light hanger

[fry_school101]

Does anyone have the benders/ threaders needed to make a light stand? It looks like I need 1/2 rigid (not EMT) conduit to support 6 evergrow fixtures.

[smallreef]

I've got a bender but I think it will only do EMT conduit...not the thick stuff...

[John Ford]

3/4 emt bender will bend 1/2" rigid.

I don't have either though. I do through work but they've got stiff about people using them outside of work

[fry_school101]

I think it is going to need to be the heavy stuff for that amount of weight. I want to do something like this image only with a leg on each end. 

 

[YHSublime]

Bending is not the only option, you can also just buy fittings readily avaliable at Home Depot to throw a few 90 degree angles on there, and use metal PVC pipe painted black. Check out Brad908's old build.

[dave w]

i have a heavy duty hydraulic pipe bender that you can come use anytime.  i live in fairfax station.  just let me know if you are interested.

[howaboutme]

I used the fittings too and painted it black. I think it looks better than a bent pipe.

[camelcruiser]

I would go the 3/4 emt handbender route...the less fittings and the better....and prefab bends usually are a bit more expensive.

[camelcruiser]

Where in Arlington are you at? I might be working near you and could help out if I am.

[fry_school101]

Bending is not the only option, you can also just buy fittings readily avaliable at Home Depot to throw a few 90 degree angles on there, and use metal PVC pipe painted black. Check out Brad908's old build.

That looks like it would work, but I'd rather avoid piecing it together with 2' sections which means I will need to get the pipes cut and threaded. I've seen the threading machine at HD. Does anyone have experience trying to get them to cut and thread? 

 

i have a heavy duty hydraulic pipe bender that you can come use anytime.  i live in fairfax station.  just let me know if you are interested.

Thanks

 

I used the fittings too and painted it black. I think it looks better than a bent pipe.

Did you build yours out of short sections like Brad908?

 

I would go the 3/4 emt handbender route...the less fittings and the better....and prefab bends usually are a bit more expensive.

 

 

Where in Arlington are you at? I might be working near you and could help out if I am.

I'm in Clarendon. Do you work with conduit?

[AlanM]

I know this isn't what you asked for, but you might check into getting some lengths and fittings of 80/20 from ebay.  It's T-Slot extruded aluminum and is sold by the manufacturer as kind of their outlet on ebay. 

 

http://www.ebay.com/usr/8020inc

 

You can even get it in black, and I think it looks really nice.

[howaboutme]

I built mine with this:

 

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Allied-Tube-Conduit-1-1-4-in-x-10-ft-Electric-Metallic-Tube-Conduit-101576/100400410

 

and this:

 

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Halex-1-2-in-Inside-Corner-EMT-Pull-Elbow-14605/100121305

 

amongst other things...It's EMT and it's rigid. I was confused why you said you wanted rigid (but not EMT), unless HD is mislabeling things. I'm not an electrician to know the difference but that EMT is rock solid. I sawed it and then it's just slip into the fittings. There is a tap screw that makes the connection tight, no need for creating threads.

 

My opinion is it looks better then bending pipe but that's just aesthetics. I guess it's harder work since you have to do more cuts.

[camelcruiser]

Yup I work in Arlington, I'm an electrician PM me maybe we can work out a time.

[fry_school101]

That would be great. Sending a pm

 

 

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