Greenlee 555 Instruction Manual page 17

Special Bending Information (cont'd)
Offsets: (Controlling the end of the second bend)
LENGTH TO END OF SECOND BEND
1. Go to the following Bending Information Chart which is for the size and type of conduit you are to bend.
2. Look down the ANGLE column until you come to the angle you want to bend.
3. Look at the numbers in the row preceded by Z and pick the one that is directly under the height (H) you want.
4. Subtract this Z dimension from the desired length.
5. Place your first mark this distance from the end of the conduit.
6. Look at the numbers in the row preceded by L1 and pick the one that is directly under the height (H) you want.
7. Place a second mark this distance from your first mark.
8. Make your first bend after placing the front edge of the hook on the first mark and your second bend after
placing the front edge of the hook on the second mark.
3 Bend Saddles:
LENGTH TO CENTER
HEIGHT
1. Go to the following Bending Information Chart which is for the size and type of conduit you are to bend.
2. Look down the ANGLE column until you come to the angle you want to bend.
3. Look at the numbers in the row preceded by Z and pick the one that is directly under the height (H) you want.
4. Subtract this Z dimension from the desired length.
5. Place your first mark this distance from the end of the conduit.
6. Look at the numbers in the row preceded by L1 and pick the one that is directly under the height (H) you want.
7. Place a second mark this distance from your first mark.
8. Look at the numbers in the row preceded by L2 and pick the one that is directly under the height (H) you want.
9. Place a third mark this distance from your second mark.
10. Make your first bend after placing the front edge of the shoe hook on the first mark and your second bend after
placing the front edge of the shoe hook on the second mark. Remember to make the second bend double the
angle of the first bend. Make your third bend after placing the front edge of the shoe hook on the third mark.
Greenlee Textron / Subsidiary of Textron Inc.
555 Electric Bender
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ANGLE
LENGTH – Z
L1
BENDING
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LENGTH – Z
L1
BENDING
MARK 1
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MARK 2
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BENDING BENDING
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