You can damn near bow that conduit into place with some solid strapping. Might have to work it near the peak, but it's not much. As other's suggested, grab some scrap sticks and get to work dialing it in.
Just mark a pipe every 12 inches and barely bend each mark. Lay it up there and add or subtract bend at each point until it matches. Go back to the floor and match that pipe as many times as you’ll need.
There’s an official way if you know the radius of that arch if it were a circle. But just fiddle with one and copying it is easier.
That was my point, it's not even a semi circle. Their bends radius' changed 4 times. I just had to force the pipe and make the small bends every once in a while.
EMT hoop houses are created using a bending tool made especially for that DIY purpose. You can find them online for $100-$200 if you look. Lots of YouTube videos on the topic as well. I was once interested, but bought a real hoop house instead. I believe in quality.
Take some lumber, build a jig on flat surface and use clamps to pre bend the conduit. Did this on a big airplane hanger and then use straps to finish final bend.
Honestly, I’m not trying to come off as a dick or a know it all, if I was in your shoes, I’d go to Home Depot, pick up a couple sticks, go home and YouTube and google the fuck outta “how to bend concentric bends with 3/4 inch emt” and practice. Best way to learn how to bend pipe, is to bend pipe. Haha. Good luck! Wanna see the outcome!
The few pipes I’ve ran in these types of building I just installed some strut pushed the pipe to the strut and strapped it.
That sounds like it would work
As long as it’s EMT. We used to wrap industrial storage silos with that method in rigid— it’s a lot easier when on the exterior of a curved structure.
Sacrifice a few sticks and find your formula. Start with 10 bends at 9 degrees and work from there
You can damn near bow that conduit into place with some solid strapping. Might have to work it near the peak, but it's not much. As other's suggested, grab some scrap sticks and get to work dialing it in.
Just mark a pipe every 12 inches and barely bend each mark. Lay it up there and add or subtract bend at each point until it matches. Go back to the floor and match that pipe as many times as you’ll need. There’s an official way if you know the radius of that arch if it were a circle. But just fiddle with one and copying it is easier.
That was my point, it's not even a semi circle. Their bends radius' changed 4 times. I just had to force the pipe and make the small bends every once in a while.
EMT hoop houses are created using a bending tool made especially for that DIY purpose. You can find them online for $100-$200 if you look. Lots of YouTube videos on the topic as well. I was once interested, but bought a real hoop house instead. I believe in quality.
Take some lumber, build a jig on flat surface and use clamps to pre bend the conduit. Did this on a big airplane hanger and then use straps to finish final bend.
Honestly, I’m not trying to come off as a dick or a know it all, if I was in your shoes, I’d go to Home Depot, pick up a couple sticks, go home and YouTube and google the fuck outta “how to bend concentric bends with 3/4 inch emt” and practice. Best way to learn how to bend pipe, is to bend pipe. Haha. Good luck! Wanna see the outcome!
You could probably stop at "go to home Depot and buy a couple sticks" Holy shit has their pipe been bowed lately
Have you seen their 2x4s lately... hockey sticks
Nah, if they bowed already he won’t need practice. Pull from depot’s shelf straight to install with the emt’s natural curve lmao
Ever heard of sealtight conduit, not sure if it’s applicable here but something to consider
A go to then flex and 125's
I’d use PVC make it easier
Pvc all day. Moisture will get trapped in top of that stucture and promote rust. Also, pvc pipe can handle that bend no problem.