Matching knock-outs with your conduits

[The electron man]

anybody have any tips of the best way to make sure all your knock-out line up with your conduits when you have a lot of conduits like seen in the picture below ?

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Looks like you can tell us your secret if you did this work.

 

[infinity]

You make sure that all of the spacing between the conduits is the same and that the heights are consistent. Then just take a square and lay them out on the box. If you can layout 4 you can layout 40.

 

[The electron man]

Looks like you can tell us your secret if you did this work.

I wish hahaha

 

[infinity]

I wish hahaha

It all comes down to accurate measurements and your ability to transfer them to the box. IMO since black sharpie all over the outside of a pull box looks terrible I always used blue tape. Yes the connectors are loose to help slide this on to the EMT that's why the set screws aren't all pointing straight down.

Some examples:

 

[rambojoe]

anybody have any tips of the best way to make sure all your knock-out line up with your conduits when you have a lot of conduits like seen in the picture below ?View attachment 2575504

Why on earth would someone steal a pic of my work then ask advice on how to do it?

 

[OldBroadcastTech]

Outstanding work

But if you make it up, then slide it onto the conduit, how do you tighten the setscrews in the middle rows ?

 

[infinity]

Box ratchet.

 

[LarryFine]

anybody have any tips of the best way to make sure all your knock-out line up with your conduits when you have a lot of conduits like seen in the picture below ?

Start at the box.

 

[rambojoe]

Outstanding work

But if you make it up, then slide it onto the conduit, how do you tighten the setscrews in the middle rows ?

One at a time.

 

[The electron man]

Start at the box.

Good point, but not always possible

 

[infinity]

Good point, but not always possible

Yeah especially if there is more than one box in the run.

 

[LarryFine]

Hey, you guys don't pay me enough to sole every problem.

 

[electrofelon]

I would add that the Milwaukee punch with the cross hairs on the dies is real nice.