Textron Greenlee 1818 - Bending 1-1;4 to 2 EMT

Greenlee / A Textron Company 6 4455BoeingDr.•Rockford,IL61109-2988USA•815-397-7070
1818 Mechanical Bender
8. RotatetheratchethandletotheUPposition.This
willautomaticallymovethebendcontrolhandle
totheRELEASEposition.Thenrotatetheratchet
handledowntothebendingposition,andapply
bendpressureuntilthelockpawlreleases.Aclick
willbemade,thenrotatetheratchethandletothe
UPposition.Theshoeandsegmentmayberotated
to remove the bent conduit.
Bend control handle in release position.
Instructions for Bending:
1-1/4"– 2" EMT
1. Rotatetheratchetsegmentcounterclockwiseto
LOADposition.Thefrictionbuttonwillpopout
and retain the segment from rotating in the bend
direction.
 Forhandle,use5'lengthof1-1/4"rigidconduit;
retainwithsetscrew.
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. Selectthecorrectbendingshoe(sizeandtypeof
conduitismarkedontheshoe).
3. Placethebendingshoeonthepivotshaftandalign
thedrivepinonthesegmentwiththeholeinthe
shoe.Snapspringcliponpivotshaft.
4. Placesteelrollerinlinewiththeforwardholeand
outboard support. Insert the roller pin to retain the
roller.
5. Positionthefollowbarasshown.
6. Placetheconduitinthebenderasshown,andalign
bendingmarkwiththefrontedgeofthehook.
Instructions for Bending (cont’d)
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Do not leave the ratchet handle in the
UPpositionwhenthebenderisnotin
use.AhandleleftintheUPposition
could fall unexpectedly.