I was nervous because it was over a zoom call but it didn't matter because I held that confidence and just put everything out there. I can't wait to get started! I'm out of local 640
Yeah, I bet. I would probably have a little nervous about that too. Right on man! It feels like not too long ago I was in your shoes and just about to start. It will come quick!
17, and thought about going into the army but I’m expecting a child soon so I figured why not look into the trades. Definitely going to apply to my local ibew next year, love the videos man!!
Dang man Congrats! im 19 in 5 days, when i was 17 i did a little over 6 months of residential electrical with my dad, starting out with no experience. I loved it, it didnt feel like working at the end of the day from the satisfaction of the "magical" shit you just did and the money haha. cant imagine having a kid anytime soon, too much to handle when im still tryna figure my life out. Glad too see your motivation to be great dad as mine wasnt and made me at 17 lmao. Goodluck!
I am 70 . 15 years in Avionics and flying here and there along with automotive mechanic then finally 25 years maritime surveillance flying.The trades were plans B and C never failed me when Pilot jobs were scarce.Go for the trades !
Right on man! It’s one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life and I think you’ll feel the same way! Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about anything along the way. ⚡️
22:30 I have a baby pair of channels that I use for the same thing. I lost my pair for a while and it was such a pain to do 1/2emt without them. Had to beat the rings tight with a chisel… I mean screwdriver.
Channellock is a name brand. Those pliers you displayed are tongue-and-groove pliers and there are various companies that make them (Knipex mentioned) and Channellock makes other types of pliers.
That’s true! Everybody I’ve ever worked with just calls tongue and groove/ water pump pliers “channel locks”. Much like many people also call lineman’s pliers “Kleins” even though it’s also just a brand name. It’s just what I’ve become accustomed to saying, but you’re correct that it’s technically just a brand name. Thanks for watching! ⚡️
Thanks for the tips. I just got accepted to local 369’s apprenticeship and they gave me a tool list. Good to know that there may be future purchases, which isn’t bad since I love tools.
Hey I’m starting my apprenticeship in a week at local 369, and was curious if I can get the tool list before hand. Idk if they give out a list this year or not, and I don’t want to show up empty handed
@@IKisuay just ask the office and they should provide one. It's pretty basic for an apprentice. They used to sell kits, but I would advise against the Klein kit. About the only thing I have kept using from it is the lineman's pliers. Everything else in that kit is on the cheap side.
Thanks Meghan! I’m really glad to hear that my channel can be useful for you! I’m assuming that you’re from Portland too? And no kidding, Stumptown is what’s up! Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions on anything 👍🏼
Nice video! I'm an electrician but I like to see what other guys are using. I like the tip about the automatic wire strippers for luminarie mc. I use my razor knife and strip it how you would with Romex. Also the magnetic ball stud finder. I just use my level or a bar magnet I keep in my pouches to keep random screws together. For wrenches you should check out the husky 4 in 1 ratchet wrench. Comes with 2 wrenches but 8 sizes between them.
Using the wire stripper to shorten screws wow I'm pathetic about to be 40 didn't know this trick.I don't deserve to be called a man! AMAZING VIDEO Thank You!
Cutting screws with your strippers messes up the strippers in my experience. I like to use a heavy duty pair of strippers to cut screws so the light weight strippers don't get messed up.
I definitely messed up my strippers for a while cutting screws. It's weird though because they eventually started working fine again and now I haven't had any issues cutting screws. I was a little scared to do it again though after they got messed up the first time.
So weird to see your pliers (Linemen’s/Klein’s) not being a everyday carry. I’m IBEW Local 3 3rd Second apprentice, and it would def be ranked number 1 on the list. Most old school journeymen don’t use strippers to strip wire, just their pliers, not to mention it’s the only thing we use to splice the wires. What do you guys use to splice? Also, our Local doesn’t supply tools, wish that they did. We have a tool list we have to buy/own for our first day starting as a apprentice.
Oh wow. See, that seems strange to me 😂 I guess it’s really just what you were taught. I actually did carry around my lineman’s pliers every day for about a year and I really enjoyed using them. Eventually though, I decided try using my diagonal cutters, needle nose, and strippers more. And what I’ve personally found is that it’s nice not having the extra weight of the lineman’s pliers on my person at all times and that I can do almost everything that I could have done with my linesman’s with my other tools I carry. There are definitely some situations where my lineman’s pliers come in handy. For splicing I generally just use wire nuts. There have been quite a few times recently where I had to crimp on some fork terminals to wires so I used the build in crimper on my linesman’s. Worked like a charm. That’s a bummer that they don’t supply free tools. Something I’ve learned after making these videos is that every local is pretty different as far as what they provide. I guess we’re pretty fortunate here to have the tools provided.
@@MadElectrician so you don’t pre twist your wires before you make your splice. You let the wire nut twist them for you huh? I hate that. You can’t guarantee a good connection. Specially if there’s 4 or more wires your splicing together. 2 I can understand not using linesman but anymore then that you should def pre twist your wires
Hey Jimmy! Yes, I actually do still pre-twist my wires together, just not with my lineman’s. I’ve become pretty accustomed to doing it with my hands or even with needle nose pliers (since I always have those on me) instead. I agree, it’s a good idea to always pre-twist. 👍🏼
Thank you! I actually plan on putting together a video sooner than later on my sustaining set up. I’ll do a walk through of my tool cart, tool bag choice for sustaining work, and my tool bag for bigger jobs.
I would love to get a Veto tool bag at some point! They’re a bit on the spendy side but from what I hear they’re well worth it! Do you have a veto bag?
@@MadElectrician but surprisingly my favorite is my husky bag , large mouth , i like it better than both Veto, it its sang near my EDC tools hand tools , impact, hammer drill, oscillating tools meter (clamp) fluke, but its just so heavy but when I'm in a government building I rough it out.
What’s the biggest size of mc you cut with your Knipex Cable Shears? I tried with 12/2 Lumin and it barely wanted to cut it. I even put a small dent in the blade.
I noticed you that one of your tape measures the klein tools was in metric. Have you used metric while doing some jobs? And if so how did it go? Was it hard to convert imperial to metric? And with metric did jobs go a little faster?
Hey Nikki! Thanks for watching and the question. Here at local 48 we are given ranks based off of our interview scores, so it’s not so much the score that matters but more so our rank on the list. I imagine that anything above 90 is a great score. Do you know what your rank is on the list or if your local does a ranking system?
Did you pick to be placed in a hospital for your apprenticeship or was that randomly assigned? Seems like a mellow, calm environment to learn the trade.
Hey Alex! It’s definitely an awesome place to learn. It’s like being a service electrician but having a home which is really cool. I didn’t start out at the hospital but I did request to be sent there. I had just finished a job with the company I still work (about a year into my apprenticeship) and they asked if there was any particular job sites that I wanted to work at next. I mentioned the hospital that I’m currently working at now and they were able to make it happen for me. I was super lucky as a first year apprentice to get to decide where I wanted to work. Now, three years later, the big job I was working on at the hospital is over and everyone else who was working on the project got sent out to other jobs. My general foreman kept only two people for sustaining work, and I was fortunate enough to be one of them. ⚡️
You’re absolutely right. It’s actually an older video of mine and I would do things much different now. I’ll probably be making a much more condensed and higher quality version this year. I appreciate the feedback! ⚡️
Absolutely! I do it all of the time. Never done that? The shears cut right through the aluminum sheath (just like they cut through copper or aluminum conductors) and it cuts like butter. Works great 👍🏼
He said you were a really cool dude and that he enjoyed working with you. Right on man! He said you would probably be journeyed out now. Aaron is going into 6th term next month.
In my opinion every apprentice should be rotated through the contractors throughout their apprenticeship. It’s important that everyone have a clear understanding of the “Brotherhood” part of the IBEW. Staying with the same contractor for a whole apprenticeship isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it can expose apprentices to unacceptable and frankly, wormy behavior. I don’t have a problem with guys who stay at the same place for a long time. However, I do think that the rates of worminess increase versus the length of time employed. I know some guys who have worked for the same contractor for years, and they’re absolute solid brothers, but they’re the minority. Apprentices need to be exposed to the true brotherhood behind it all, they need to understand that if we don’t stand up together then we’re done. Nobody is better than anybody else. Yes, some people are dumbasses and some people are dickheads, I get it. But what does brotherhood mean to you?
@@abcdef-kx2qt what are you talking about dude? You high or something? If giving up your integrity and the value of brotherhood is worth it to you, have at it. Not part of what I represent, and if being a contractor-first scab is what you’re saying, then you are what’s wrong with our union. Trampin ain’t easy
@@benjamins7229 : i hate cronyism, brother ! that is wormy. gypsy living is not worth the EFFORT $ RE READ EVERY THING IS SAY FOOL. i am for US not THEM ! BEWARE BE PREPARED ! FURTHERMORE DON'T BE A VOTE BLOCK !
@@abcdef-kx2qt sorry for the misunderstanding brother. I agree. I am 100% for this union and our brotherhood and way of life. Wormy shop hounds and backstabbing rats have no place in our union but they are here. How do we deal with them?? Our way of life is dying, big jobs are getting worse and worse. Incentive pay, no more perdiem, cons across the country are pushing for removal of double time, it’s gotten bad, and more members are being worms. Brotherhood is a rarity in our world today.
Oooo. I’ll definitely have to check those out. One of these days I plan on making a better version of this video without the loud transformer humming in the background.
