Took me 2 years to realize I was bending conduit all wrong

I was at a supply house in Tucson picking up fittings and this old timer watched me grab a hand bender. He goes "you're gonna fight that 3/4 all day with your foot placement like that." I had been stepping on the wrong side the whole time, trying to bend with my toe instead of my heel. Has anyone else had that moment where a random guy just calls you out and you realize you been goofing for years?

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the_hugo25d ago

Man, that exact thing happened to me about five years back. Some foreman on a job site watched me struggle with a 1/2 inch bender for ten minutes before he walked over and showed me I was putting my weight all wrong on the back of the shoe. I felt like a complete fool but that little tip saved me so much grief on every bend after that. It's wild how something that small can make the whole job flow smooth instead of fighting the pipe. Props to that old timer for speaking up, most guys just let you keep messing up.

felixb2525d ago

Why do old timers always hold back until they see you really struggling? I swear some guys get a kick out of watching you fight it before stepping in. But yeah those little adjustments are gold once you finally get them.