Alwayslearningelec
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Is that a type of bender? What's different/special about it?
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Alwayslearningelec
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On another note ...sure this is pretty stupid question. Guys ever put a bender on a lift And bend while up in air? I know the answer is no as it's pretty dangerous and also not enough room.
LarryFine
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Glad we could help.
Alwayslearningelec
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lol..got it. Thought so. Trying to think of anything to speed up install time.Glad we could help.
Alwayslearningelec
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Rambo I was trying to PM you but it's blocked.
PaulMmn
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I didn't take the kiss personally-- but I appreciate that some jobs should NOT be done 'the hard way.'
Strathead
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Always, there are many ways to skin the cat. I will through out a couple of concepts and you can then assess them with your designers and crews. Check out Gripple or Caddy for aircraft cable hung tray, IF you have a clear path from floor to tray as in it isn't over anything. You can assemble everything on the ground in like 20 ft or 3 ft sections and then lift it up and bolt it together. There are videos. Or you can, ( at take on Larry's suggestion) have aa many people as you want hanging strut, that doesn't in any wany need to be linear. Once a certain amount is done, you can have crews working as little as 25' feet apart of possible 35' or 40' on straight sections and the can assemble 20, 30 or 4 foot lengths of conduit and then once the crew in front of them is done, you just slide the assembled conduit together. Call your Caddy rep, your Orbit rep, SP Products rep, etc. See what products they have that your Engineer can approve. Immediately I think of the SCH72 Caddy strut strap, that alone will save you 5 minutes per conduit per strut, all say long over a 3 piece strut strap.
brantmacga
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You should pre-fab this. Our pre-fab shop built stuff like this all the time, and installers would place them with a duct lift.
Alwayslearningelec
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Can you explain a littlre more. I have another huge job with mnay banks of conduits. Don't understand( or how it would save time) how you prefab runs like this.
Strathead
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There is saving time and there is saving time. Your initial question is about time spent in the facility installing the rough in. I can't imagine that you don't see how you aren't saving time at the facility doing installation, so I will assume your question is the other. That is a lot harder to quantify. Prefab, may or may not actually save time, but it should save money if planned well. In this type scenario though, it is hard to quantify because each situation is unique, layout, experience, available facilities and equipment, complexity of the installation, all make a difference. At times is may not save money, or time, other times it may slay the estimate.
Fred B
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They do make one designed to be mounted on a lift for smaller up to 1" EMT.
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Eddie702
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Sounds like you have enough work for multiple crews
Need to sit 2-3 of your best guys down and come up with a plan.
Need to sit 2-3 of your best guys down and come up with a plan.
PaulMmn
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And don't leave out the guy who always has strange ideas-- one of them might be the gem you need!
LarryFine
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Dsg319
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I always have said. If you want to be lazy, live got to be smart.