NEC 358
EMT Bending Guide: Take-Up and Gain for 1/2, 3/4 and 1 in Benders, 90s, Offsets, Saddles, Kicks, Multiplier Table and the NEC 358.26 Bend Limit
The numbers a hand bender needs: take-up and gain by bender size, the offset multiplier and shrink table, three- and four-point saddle math, back-to-back and kick bends, the 360 degree rule between pull points, and the mistakes that put a bend in the wrong place.
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Rigid vs EMT Couplings: Threaded, Set-Screw, and Compression — Which Coupling for Which Raceway
EMT set-screw, EMT compression, rigid threaded, and rigid threadless compression couplings: what each joins, why EMT and rigid fittings never interchange (different ODs), and the NEC 344.42 / 358.42 bonding rules.
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EMT Fittings Guide: Set-Screw vs Compression vs Raintight, and What NEC 358 Requires
Set-screw vs compression vs raintight EMT fittings: how each grips, what UL 514B, concrete-tight and raintight mean, and the NEC 358.42, 358.10, 300.4(G) and 250.97 rules that decide which fitting you can use.
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