GB Mini-Eegor Hydraulic Bender User Manual

The Mini-Eegor™ bender was designed with personal safety in mind. Nevertheless, when a
machine is powered with ten tons of force, certain precautions must be exercised to keep that force under control at
all times.

Fully Assemble All Load-bearing Pins:

Unless all pins are fully engaged in their respective sockets, the resulting misapplied loads can deform and destroy
the bender, with associated danger to attending personnel.

1. All four axles of the compression roller plate assembly must project through, or be flush with, both plates.

2. The top aluminum load arm must be fully seated so that three pins project through it with the chamfered roller
engaging the slot.

3. The U-strap pin must seat on its handle.

Do Not Attempt to Use Damaged Components:

Should any part of the Mini-Eegor™ bender become
damaged for any reason, replace it before resuming
bending operations. Failure to do so may jeopardize other
components and personal safety as well.

Keep Clear of Possible Pinch Points:

Relative motion between bender components could severely
pinch fingers or cut any objects wedged in between.

Use Standard Precautions with Hydraulic Hoses:

Couplings must be fully engaged to permit free flow of oil.
Be alert to avoid developing sharp bends or pinching
of hose.

Bend Only Conduit that Fits Freely into Shoe Grooves:

Oversize pipe that hangs up on the groove edges can
sometimes split a shoe.

Gardner

Bender

IMPORTANT RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONS: Visually inspect all components for shipping damage. If any shipping

damage is found, notify carrier at once. Shipping damage is NOT covered by warranty. The carrier is responsible for
all repair or replacement costs resulting from damage in shipment.

Instruction

Sheet

Mini-Eegor™

Hydraulic Bender

IMPORTANT USER SAFETY AND PROTECTION: In setting up systems to fit your operations, care must be taken

to select the proper components and design to insure appropriate integration with your operations and existing
equipment and that all safety measures have been taken to avoid the risk of personal injury and property damage
from your application or system.

GB ELECTRICAL CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE OR INJURY CAUSED BY UNSAFE USE,
MAINTENANCE OR APPLICATION OF ITS PRODUCTS. Please contact GB Electrical for guidance when you are

in doubt as to the proper safety precautions to be taken in designing and setting up your particular application.

To Protect Your Warranty, Use Only Enerpac Hydraulic Oil

Hydraulic
Coupling

Follow Bar

Load Arm Pins

Hydaulic Cylinder

Rod Eye

Chamfered
Roller

U-strap

Top
Load Arm

Top Compression
Roller Plate

U-strap Pin

Load

Arm Pin

4 Compression
Roller Axles

Bending
Shoe

Mini-Eegor™ Bender

Figure 1

This: Results in this:

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Instructions

Description

The Mini-Eegor™ conduit bender hydraulically bends
Electrical Metallic Tubing (i.e., Thinwall or EMT),
Intermediate Metal Conduit (IMC), Rigid Aluminum and
Rigid Steel Conduit, all with the same shoe, in sizes 1”,
11⁄4”, 11⁄2”, and 2”. Any angle up to and including 90°
can be quickly bent in one set-up. Upon completion of
the operation, the bent pipe is hydraulically stripped
from the bending shoe. The Mini-Eegor™ is available
with a variety of hydraulic pumps, and can be purchased
without the 1” bending capability at a reduced cost.

Operation

1. Select a work location with a reasonably flat surface
and, preferably, free of sand, gravel, or other debris
that might interfere with the bending operation.
(See Figure 2.)

2. Select a bending shoe and follower shoe (or follow
bar), if required, for the size pipe to be bent. Follow
bars are required for 2” IMC and rigid conduit and for
2”, 1

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⁄2” and 11⁄4” EMT. All shoes are identified with
the nominal conduit size marked on the shoe. It is
recommended, particularly when preparing to bend
unfamiliar brands of conduit, to first lay the pipe in
the groove of the shoe and follow bar to ensure that
the pipe fits without hanging up on the edges.

Note that each Mini-Eegor™ bending shoe has two
grooves, one for EMT and the other for IMC and rigid
conduit. The conduit type is engraved in its
corresponding shoe side to indicate the side you will use
when bending EMT, or IMC and rigid conduit. The
appropriate shoe side will make contact with the conduit
during bending. For bending the other type of conduit,
just flip the shoe over.

3. Connect the hydraulic hoses between the pump and
cylinder ports (see Figure 3).

Fully engage the couplers, and then be sure that the
threaded coupler sleeves bottom against their seats.
Failure to fully engage the couplers could result in oil
entrapment in one end of the cylinder which could
seriously over-pressurize the cylinder, resulting in
reduced product life and safety.

4. Lift off the top aluminum load arm and the top plate
of the roller assembly. The bending shoe must
swivel on the pivot pin and rest on the lower roller
plate close to the steel rollers.

5. Extend the cylinder plunger hydraulically until the
lower roller plate approaches the pivot pin closely
enough to support one end of the bending shoe.

6. Engage the bending shoe over the pivot pin (see
Figure 4).

Note: The 1” bending shoe (BZ259) has two pivot

holes. Be sure the pivot pin engages the hole
marked for the type conduit to be bent.
Otherwise, the shoe will not bend a full 90° bend.

Figure 2

Figure 3

Figure 4