Non-Standard uses for EMT

[engineer2]

Not my picture, but I have this setup for ladder storage in my shed.

 

[rattle_snake]

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8195003&postcount=750

 

[Firstram]

Sounds like a nice cheap way to knock all your front teeth out.

I have friends with air boats, they routinely build the engine stands out of EMT. Triangulation is an amazing thing!

 

[Jagmandave]

I used some short sections as braces for this engine going across the country.....still have to put the top on the box of course.

Flatten the ends, drill holes for the bolts, bend as needed.....done.

 

[Mattlt]

Has anyone figured out a cheap way to swage or compress conduit so you can fit one piece inside another? Such as a tent pole. Same principle as a tailpipe expander, just a little smaller diameter.

 

[raddksn]

I built this gate for my deck using 1" square tube for the frame and 1/2" EMT for the pickets. I shot it with self-etching primer, hen used Rustoleum satin black for the top coat. It's been there 6 years now and the paint is still there. No peeling at all.

Nicely done!

 

[Firebrick43]

I have friends with air boats, they routinely build the engine stands out of EMT. Triangulation is an amazing thing!

Are you sure they are not using ridgid conduit? Much thicker wall. Having fabricated and welded several homebuilt fuselages I am familiar with triangulated truss designs. Problem is emt is so thin and made out of crappy steel with low specs. Ridgid or even intermediate conduit is not any better steel but it’s thickness would over come its material properties.

 

[nadogail]

2" EMT makes great fence posts.

 

[Lumpy102]

Built my sailboat winter cover for our 33 ft boat out of 3/4 EMT and Framemaker clamps. Pretty slick, and it packs away neatly for summer. Framemaker has a few different clamps for Tee and X joints, held with 1/4 bolts. Also ordered non marking chair feet from amazon that fit the EMT well

 

[nsula_country]

I have curtain rods made out of emt painted black.

We do too.

Used 1/2" floor flanges on wall, 1/2" pull corners for 90* and EMT for rod. Looks awesome and cheap.

CT

 

[Provincial]

My Model A Ford has been sitting so long that the tires needed replacing. The problem is that if you work from the outside rim of the wheel, it scratches up the paint. I always work from the back side of the rim. Back when I used it for an everyday driver (1969-75) I kept destroying hub caps. They stay on the wheel, and got beat up when working the tires on and off.

I decided to make a fixture to hold the rim up off the floor. This does two things: saves the hubcap and keeps the rim supported while level. I determined that 3/4 EMT was a close match to the radius of the rim, so I rolled two rings, one for the rim and a larger one for a wider support base. I used scrap angle and square tube to connect everything, and sprayed Plasti-Dip on the rim support ring.

It works very well. The Plasti-Dip didn't hold up well, but the large contact area and smooth surface pretty much keeps the paint from damage. It makes it much easier to work the tires on and off, since the wheel doesn't flop around and pivot on the hubcap.

 

[Richard D]

You drove a Model A every day for six years? You sir are my hero. And the tool for changing tires is pretty slick as well.

 

[BFBOB]

I used 1" EMT bent into a round-cornered rectangle to make the frame for a stretcher for our dog after he'd had a stroke. Sewed canvas over it for the surface, made it easy to take him to the vet.

Yep, he recovered with physical therapy, had nearly another year of happy life

 

[Provincial]

You drove a Model A every day for six years? You sir are my hero. And the tool for changing tires is pretty slick as well.

Actually, my brother and I went partners on a 1929 Model A Roadster Pickup when I was 14, and I drove it to school for three years before I started driving the Sport Coupe. So I drove a Model A daily for nine years, plus rode in one daily for another two.

Then there are the road trips, like driving my brother's 29 Tudor from upstate New York back to Oregon when he finished college. That one took six days.

 

[MP&C]

So I was asked to make new legs for one of those vintage kitchen stools, has some rust issues to contend with.... the closest replacement we found to the size tubing required happened to be 3/4 EMT..





The lower joggle was easy enough, but had to modify some dies for the press brake for the upper roll detail.





The front portion of the lower die has a crown so it will push in on the leg for clearance to the seat corner. The upper die also has a similar crown to add same curve to the roll for easier insertion to the seat corner. It might just work.




















Test fit:

Adding countersunk holes in the press brake:











Test fit...





Chrome powder coat used for a brighter finish..










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[pizza]

impressive, MP&C

 

[jwith68]

About 5 years back, I use 1-1/4" EMT for railings on the mezzanine and stairs in my machine shed. Works well, still happy with them!

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5562493&postcount=30

Sorry about using PhotoSuckit - live and learn, I suppose.

 

[snorky18]

...Then there are the road trips, like driving my brother's 29 Tudor from upstate New York back to Oregon when he finished college. That one took six days.

Took six days... and how many quarts of oil?

 

[Provincial]

I think only one quart. The engine was in good shape.

 

[Slednut]

I made this small trike for kids, the seat frame is 1/2 inch EMT.

BTW the girl riding the trike is a little too big for it.