TOOLS USED IN THIS EPISODE LINKED BELOW!! If you're about to start your career as an electrician but don't have a clue what tools you need, feel free to consult this list. In this video I talk about all of the tools that I deem necessary to start your career with. There will be endless tools that you will buy through the years but these are the basics that every apprentice electrician needs. In order as they appear, I also time-stamped each tool so you can find them easier. If you'd like to buy them I've put links to each tool on Amazon below so you can order them if you'd prefer: First up is to get a good pouch. You'll need a two-sided pouch with a hammer loop and a tape chain. One side of the bag should have storage for your hand tools, the other side should have multiple pouches for storing staples, screws, wirenuts, pens/pencils, markers, and a tape measure. You'll want a separate hammer loop (one thing I forgot to mention in the video...a hammer!) that hangs behind you from the belt. Its a lot easier to have a hammer hanging from behind you than off to the sides smacking into your legs all day. (0:56) Klein 10" flat-head screw driver with a 3/8" tip. (1:12) - https://amzn.to/2TASZqe Klein long-shaft 6-in-1 multitool (1:31) - https://amzn.to/2KrhPok Stanley Sheetrock Saw (2:33) - https://amzn.to/2DPQBrf Klein Lineman's Pliers (2:58) - https://amzn.to/2S78Nj0 Klein Side-cutting Pliers (3:30) - https://amzn.to/2KoODyl Klein Small Wire-Strippers (4:12) - https://amzn.to/2DCpPSf Klein Large Wire-Stripper/Crimper/Bolt-Cutter Combo Tool (4:38) - https://amzn.to/2BochIn Klein Needle-Nose/Stripper Combo Tool (5:38) - https://amzn.to/2DQPEyU Fluke T5-600 Multi-meter (6:23) - https://amzn.to/2DQPKXi Klein #2 Square (Robertson) Driver (7:39) - https://amzn.to/2DSZ78Z Klein ¼” – 9/16” Nut Drivers (more specifically 3/8”, 11/32”, 7/16”, and ½”) [your 6-in-1 will come with a ¼” and 5/16” so you don’t need to get these] (8:26) - https://amzn.to/2DRnofl Klein Mini terminating screwdrivers (Philips and Flathead) (9:42) - https://amzn.to/2S3Mb31 Husky Utility Knife (10:01) - https://amzn.to/2QZBiiw 25’ Stanley FAT MAX tape measure (10:52) - https://amzn.to/2S72D2C A pack of Sharpie Markers (12:13) - https://amzn.to/2S7GlgT Non-Contact Voltage Tester (12:55) - https://amzn.to/2S8MZUo ¼” Masonry Bits (14:16) - https://amzn.to/2qXE6kV Bosch ¼” to 1 ¼” Paddle/Spade Bits (14:11) - https://amzn.to/2qZzevO ¼” and 5/16” Drill Drivers (14:56) - https://amzn.to/2S74kgu Drill extensions with Philips, flat, square, and torx tips (buy a whole kit of various tips separately) (15:10) - https://amzn.to/2Ktnb2I GFI plug tester (15:40) - https://amzn.to/2DRoR5B Headlamp (15:55) - https://amzn.to/2FyaFA7 1 1/8 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQcVyh1LGwo

Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB3jUEyCLRbCw7QED0vnXYg/join ⚡?SPONSOR: PENN ALUMINUM?⚡ https://www.pennconduit.com/ In this day and age, the bending of conduit for branch circuitry seems to be going to the wayside in lieu of different wiring methods such as MC cable. However, it’s still a viable way to install branch circuitry and can be found on many jobsites. In today’s episode of Electrician U, Dustin walks us through how to get your conduit into a junction/device box by bending a box offset. ?⚡️MEMBERSHIP⚡️? JOIN ELECTRICIAN U - become a member and get: FREE Continuing Education every year FREE Practice Exams FREE Monthly Video Courses FREE Weekly Live Instructor-Led Classes FREE Monthly Educational Newsletter Premium Members-Only Content Private Discord Channel Monthly Members-Only Discord Chats Sign up here --- https://www.electricianu.com/electrician-u-membership/ ??MUSIC AND VIDEO:?? https://www.facebook.com/descantmv ?✍️ART AND ILLUSTRATION:✍️? https://www.daverussoart.com Before we get into offset bending basics, let’s take a moment to talk about aluminum conduit. Today’s sponsor- Penn Aluminum Conduit & EMT- makes some of the best aluminum conduit on the market. But why choose aluminum EMT over steel EMT? Well, it’s considerably lighter therefore it takes less labor to install and reduces wear and tear on your field staff hauling conduit around. Next, it’s much easier to bend than steel, again, making it less strenuous for your staff to install and using less labor. It’s also cheaper than steel currently, so it helps on the bottom line. Penn Aluminum has even engineered a coating for the inside of the conduit called Blue Lightning that helps with wire pulling and eliminates the snagging most often associated with aluminum conduit. Well worth it to try! A box offset is no different than a standard offset (which has been covered in previous videos), it is just a much smaller version specifically for the conduit to enter a junction or device box. The height of the offset is somewhere between 3/8” to ½”. Some would ask why even bother with an offset that small? Aesthetics is the answer! If you did not bend a box offset when installing conduit into your junction box, you would be left with a sloping piece of conduit entering the box and the installation would look like an amateur did it! The actual action of bending the offset is the same as a standard minus the measuring and marking. The minimal height of the offset won’t allow any marking of the two bending points as the bender shoe is too large. To start, put the conduit into the bender shoe lining up the end of the conduit close to or flush with the bender shoe. Apply minimal pressure and bend ever so slightly. Then, just like a normal offset, flip the conduit over 180 degrees. The trick here is to slide the conduit forward so that the bender shoe is almost up against the first bend you made. Now, bend about the same amount that you did on the first one and voila, you are done. As with conduit bending in general, bending box offsets do take practice since there is no marking required (or possible). When first starting out, you will bend them either too much or not enough and will dog leg the bend if you do not flop the conduit over 180 degrees. You just must learn to eyeball the amounts of bends needed and you will get the hang of it in no time at all! The goal of a box offset is to have the conduit enter the box as straight as the conduit leading up to it (on the same plane) just with a 3/8”-1/2” gap! We hope this has been helpful in understanding how to bend a box offset in conduit. Is there a topic you would like to see discussed here on Electrician U? Leave us a comment in the comments section and let us know. Please continue to follow Dustin and Electrician U as we are constantly updating our content to assist our followers in becoming the best electricians that they can be. #electrician #electrical #electricity #how #to #bend #a #box #offset #in #conduit ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDG-OTVj13g