You will usually end up with vise marks which cannot be removed - if you are clever and have pride you try to make sure you grip the conduit in the vise where you know a saddle is going to be used
Perdantic, yes. Looks good though.I have not used black enamel for a good while, and the wholesalers here would have to order it if I wanted it. We use galv when required. When we did used to use enamaled, it was rare for the coating to flake, but it was easy to mark if you where not careful. You should carry a tin of black paint as a matter of course
We had some crap PVC conduit for a job we where doing once, every bend you pulled the conduit would split or buckle. We had to have the rep out before they would replace the lot. It was the wholesaler going cheapo on us for the quote. Always stick to MT conduit - it is sturdy and wipe clean. MITA stuff has a matt finsih and marks to easy with dirty hands.
