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Moreover, how do you use a conduit bender for hickeys?

Place the "start" end of the conduit against a wall. Slip the hickey over the other end and line it up with the "bend" mark. If the hickey has a mark that reads "0," line up that mark with the "bend" mark. Pull up on your bender handle until the conduit is vertical.

Also, what is take up in conduit bending? Take up is a amount of conduit length used to figure out where to place the marks on the conduit before the bend. Most hand benders have the take up stamped on the bender or on a sticker – usually on the bender handle.

Also to know is, what is a hickey tool?

Informal any device or gadget; doohickey. a tool used for bending pipe. a coupling for electrical fixtures. Informal a pimple or pustule. Slang a bruise made on the skin from sucking, as in lovemaking.

What do the marks on a conduit bender mean?

The symbols found on the Klein Tools benders are the arrow, the teardrop, the star point and angle markings. These markings are found on various sides of the bender head. The 4 most common bends to know how to make are the 90° Stub-Up, Back to Back, Offset and the 3 Point Saddle bends.