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All specifications are nominal and may change as design improvements occur. Greenlee Textron Inc. shall not be liable for damages resulting from misapplication or misuse of its products. KEEP THIS MANUAL Additional copies of this manual are available upon request at no charge.
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® SITE-RITE Hand Benders Bending — Handle Up LINE OF SIGHT APPLY FOOT ARROW PRESSURE HERE 45° 90° 60° 45° 30° 22-1/2° 10° FLOOR LINE 1. Mark the conduit. 2. Insert the conduit into the bender so that the arrow is aligned with the bending mark.
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3. See the Deduct length shown on the bender. Subtract the Deduct length from Mark A and make a new mark. This is Mark B. 4. Align Mark B with the arrow on the bender and bend the conduit to 90°. Greenlee / A Textron Company GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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® SITE-RITE Hand Benders Correcting Overbends If a stub-up is accidentally overbent, place the open end of the bender handle over the conduit and manipulate to desired angle. Back-to-Back 90° Stubs MARK FINISH LINE MARK 1. Make the first 90° stub. 2.
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“10”. Read to the right to find the Center-to- Center distance under 45° x 45°. The number shown is 14".) 2. Mark the conduit as shown. 3. See the bending instructions. Greenlee / A Textron Company GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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® SITE-RITE Hand Benders Working Toward an Obstruction When working toward an obstruction, the conduit will appear to “shrink.” To compensate for shrinkage, use the shrink per inch of offset as shown in the Offset Table, Column 3 or the Shrink Amount shown in the Greenlee Speed Guide for Offsets.
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Like an offset, a saddle is used to avoid an obstruction. In this case, three bends are used. The first and last bends are of the same degree; the center bend is twice the number of degrees of the other two bends. See the illustrations. Greenlee / A Textron Company GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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® SITE-RITE Hand Benders 3-Bend Saddles (cont’d) Table for 45° Saddles (applies to any size conduit) Saddle Place center Mark “A” Place Marks “B” & “C” Depth ahead of actual center by each way from center 1" 3/16" 2-1/2" 2" 3/8"...
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• An ISO 9001 Company Greenlee Textron Inc. is a subsidiary of Textron Inc. GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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