Bending 1/2 EMT conduit for ball hoop

[marccenter]

Dear CD,

Our team (FRC3548) is building a robot based on Dr Joe's Boom Done design. One thing they did is to use a "gravy spoon" hoop for their ball support mechanism. They used 1/4 rod, soft steel for their design.

I don't have any experience bending 1/4 rod steel. Based on discussions with some folks I am going in the direction of using 1/2 EMT conduit vs the 1/4 rod steel.

So here's a gaggle of questions for CD:

1) Do you think the 1/2 EMT conduit is a satisfactory substitute for the 1/4 rod, soft steel in terms of expected performance?

2) Do you have tips for bending the 1/2 conduit? I went to the store and purchased a 1/2 inch tube bender (Klein) today for this task.


Regards,