Just realized I was bending conduit all wrong for 4 years

I used to bend my 90s by pulling hard on the bender handle until it felt right. Last month I was on a job in Portland and another electrician showed me how to line up the arrow mark on the bender with the conduit mark. Turned out I was overbending by about 10 degrees every time. Feeling dumb but also glad to finally get consistent bends. Has anyone else had a basic skill click way later than it should have?

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nina1471d ago

I read a post once where a master electrician said most people go years before someone finally shows them the right way to bend conduit. It's wild how much a Simple trick like lining up the arrow can save time and material. At least you caught it now instead of 10 years in.

willow_garcia19h agoRising Star

@nina147 that trick saved me so many bad bends after I finally learned it!