1/2 in. Aluminum Conduit Bender and Handle

Excellent tool for bending 1/2" conduit. Milwaukee always makes heavy duty easy to use tools and this one is no exception. The cast aluminum head has markings on one side to guide with angle bends and on the other side it has the offset markings for making bends. The steel tubular handle is both light weight and strong and it has charts on it to help guide you thru all types of bends. The tool is very easy to use and comes with excellent instructions so even the occasional DIY guy can use it and get accurate bends.

Great tool for bending ½” light weight galvanized steel conduit also known as Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT). The bender is 39” long. It has a lightweight aluminum shoe, which is double bolted to a strong metal handle. It has a nice ridged tail for added leverage while using your foot. Unless you have ample experience using the conduit benders I recommend doing some research on its usage for precise cuts and bends. There is a black sticker on the handle that has an Offset Table and other useful information. Good information but a user’s manual would also be nice as the handle will wear over time. The bender is marked on both sides with different alignment reference symbols including 1) Center of Saddle Bend Rim Notches, 2) Star Point, 3) Common Angle Marks, 4) Alignment Arrow, and 5) Stub Height. The 4 most common bends to know are 90 percent Stub-Up, Back to Back, Offset and 3 Point Saddle bends. Okay this starts to sound complicated and if you only want a percentage angle bend you might find that easy enough to accomplish, but this tool can do so much more. There are available calculators that help with a variety of conduit bend solutions. These tools help calculate the loss of conduit length (shrinkage) while bending. Something we might not immediately realize is that depending on the number of bends we make, the distance between end points of the material (conduit tubing) will end up slightly shorter than first measured/cut. This should be accounted for by adding the calculated difference to the original length. There are several good YouTube instructional videos available from seasoned professionals to help with usage and calculations as well as usage guides on the web.

I recently added electric power to new addition to my shop. This conduit bender did the job well. Most of my bends were 90 degrees, however, there were a couple of 45’s and others. The hook/shoe is well made. The degree markings are clear, easy to see and should not wear out. It was easy to step on the pedal, bend the metal with the heavy duty handle. My electrician brother-in-law who helped me with this project also commented on the good quality of these benders.This bender should last for years

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Great control and excellent angle bending alignments.

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This bender is awesome, starting with it's oversized handle which makes griping and controlling the bender much easier, to the raised contrast markings that make reading the bender head a breeze. It has multiple charts on the handle for quick reference and the head has two bolts through it making it impossible to loosen on it's own.