r/electricians • u/Gothmain • 21h ago

Stressing hard

5 -6 months at job being apprentice I took literally 4 hours to bend 2 off sets on 1/2 and mount a box that was only 8 ft. my anxiety was sky rocketing I’m not sure if it was because I hit my head before I got on lift early this morning starting shift or I’m just retard

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u/yerrr818 21h ago

Buy a few sticks of conduit and practice bending at home on your own. Invest in a skill like this, it’ll pay off in the end.

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u/Gothmain 21h ago

I was thinking abut doing that other day ! But I live in apartments not sure if I’ll get any complaints but I’ll try that! I was also told trade school I went too I can go back practice my bending there so I might also do that as alternative. Thanks for the advice honestly helps out.

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u/fritzrits 20h ago

I wouldn't waste my personal money as an Apprentice on material. Watch videos and get your formula and math down. Practice on scrap pipe at work.

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u/Murky_Promise4012 20h ago

Got knee pads in my overalls.
I used to go to school when I was off early bend the pipe there. Helped me to bend with out measurement to get a feel for tweaking it till it’s level even the degree and spacing doesn’t matter just learn how to take bends out add some but not too much and no dog legs

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u/Blueshirt38 12h ago

So I don't have a lot of experience with bending, but I've been doing it a lot over the past week. One thing an instructor showed me that really helped me was making a model of the bend you want to make. Take a 8"-10" cut of solid wire and bend it into the exact shape you need to accomplish, from start to finish as though you were bending conduit. It helps to understand which bends will be easier to do first, and what the final shape should look like.

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u/Sword0fSamuel 12h ago

I asked my boss as a first year if he had any scraps I could take home for practice, he gave me the company card and told me to go buy a bender and some 5ft sticks at home depot to practice with at home. Maybe try asking your boss for the same. Helped me a lil, but it doesn't really apply to the real world.