How do you calculate a conduit offset or saddle bend?

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A journeyman bending EMT works from a multiplier and a shrink allowance, and that arithmetic is where offsets go wrong at the end of a shift. Measuring the obstruction with the T1 Tomahawk puts the figure straight into the app, which applies the multiplier for a 30, 45 or 60 degree bend and hands back the marks. You transfer marks to the pipe rather than recompute them, and the same saved dimension carries into the strut and hanger cut list.

How the bend math gets handled

T1 sends the obstruction dimension to the app
Multiplier applied for 30, 45 and 60 degree bends
Offsets, three-point and four-point saddles
Marks transfer to the EMT with no shrink math
The same dimension feeds the strut cut list

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Offsets, three-point and four-point saddles all come down to a measured distance and a bend multiplier you would otherwise look up or remember wrong. Measure the obstruction, pick the bend type, and the app returns the marks. Then transfer them to the pipe and bend, instead of working the arithmetic out on the deck.