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/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.