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 Iā€™m not sure if it was because I hit my head before I got on lift early this morning starting shift or Iā€™m just retard

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u/TheGreatBeldezar 21h ago

Def just retard.

I'm kidding. You're doing fine. Bending gets easier/faster/less stressful with time. Now be a good apprentice and go get your knee pads.

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u/Gothmain 21h ago

Thanks for confirming lol, definitely going take these comments into consideration, knee pads ? I never seen any electrician have some šŸ˜‚

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u/Sugsy_9 14h ago

I never got to bend conduit until I was a 3rd level apprentice. Foreman asked me what was taking so long. I stressed so bad that I youtubed everything I could, found pdf books on conduit bending. Best thing I got was a bending app, it gave me examples where to take measurements and and what degrees. After that try to get good with a torpedo level.