Greenlee / A Textron Company 6 4455BoeingDr.•Rockford,IL61109-2988USA•815-397-7070
1818 Mechanical Bender
8. RotatetheratchethandletotheUPposition.This
willautomaticallymovethebendcontrolhandle
totheRELEASEposition.Thenrotatetheratchet
handledowntothebendingposition,andapply
bendpressureuntilthelockpawlreleases.Aclick
willbemade,thenrotatetheratchethandletothe
UPposition.Theshoeandsegmentmayberotated
to remove the bent conduit.
Bend control handle in release position.
Instructions for Bending:
1-1/4"– 2" EMT
1. Rotatetheratchetsegmentcounterclockwiseto
LOADposition.Thefrictionbuttonwillpopout
and retain the segment from rotating in the bend
direction.
Forhandle,use5'lengthof1-1/4"rigidconduit;
retainwithsetscrew.
Note: The ratchet handle must be rotated to the UP
position to release the lock and drive pawls from the
segment. The segment may require a small amount of
clockwise rotation to release the lock pawl.
2. Selectthecorrectbendingshoe(sizeandtypeof
conduitismarkedontheshoe).
3. Placethebendingshoeonthepivotshaftandalign
thedrivepinonthesegmentwiththeholeinthe
shoe.Snapspringcliponpivotshaft.
4. Placesteelrollerinlinewiththeforwardholeand
outboard support. Insert the roller pin to retain the
roller.
5. Positionthefollowbarasshown.
6. Placetheconduitinthebenderasshown,andalign
bendingmarkwiththefrontedgeofthehook.
Instructions for Bending (cont’d)
5
3
1
Do not leave the ratchet handle in the
UPpositionwhenthebenderisnotin
use.AhandleleftintheUPposition
could fall unexpectedly.