2nd to getting shocked all the time by 110 volts the other thing I didn't like about being an electrician was drilling through 2 by 4 studs to place either Flex (in los Angeles County) or to install Romex shiethed wireing into homes and busineses. However, the problem is you didn't always know (or don't) in the present) where the nails holding all this together might be. So, you could be seriously injured because a 1 horse power drill hitting a nail is a very fearsome thing and could easily break your hand or arm or worse. So, I really hated when my hand especially was pinned against a wall suddenly by a 1 horsepower drill with a two or 3 foot long Auger going through 2 by 4 Douglas Fire building studs to place either flex cable (los angeles county) or Romex Cable a lot of other locations in California.
3rd biggest problem for me was metal boxes cutting my fingers and hands so the fingers would swell up so much I couldn't play the piano or organ or keyboards. This last thing is why I'm not a full time electrician or retired from doing that today. However, off and on from age 21 and after I might take an electrician job for a short time but not enough to make my fingers or hands all swollen up or pussing from wounds of wires and electrical metal boxes you install in walls to create plug or switch circuits.
So, getting shocked you might die from but not what bothered me the most about being an electician that I was trained to be summers and weekends by my father from 1960 to 1967. And I worked as an electrician when I was in between jobs or owning my own businesses to make money to keep going sometimes. I also worked sometimes as a carpenter or sheet rock person or a roofer at times too but mostly my goal was always to own my own businesses always which I succeeded at starting in my late 20s. However, I started out in college as a computer programmer and computer operator and made a lot of money doing that first until I was about 21 or 22 when I realized I couldn't do what I wanted to in the computer profession and then started moving in the direction of owning my own businesses and becoming an entrepreuneur.
I thought it funny later (like now) that I bought a brand new 1968 Camaro at age 20 in 1968 but I couldn't have afforded it unless I lived rent free at home with my parents. However, I wasn't alone in doing something like this then. Also, I had worked for a year paying for my mother's operation so she could survive because they didn't have health insurance from late 1966 to fall of 1967.
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- Powerful Drills: A 1 HP drill provides significant torque, but high-torque cordless (like >18V) or heavy-duty corded drills are common.
- Auger/Spade Bits: Essential for fast, clean holes in wood; augers are heavy-duty for serious work, while spade bits are good for framing/electrical.
- Impact Drivers: Increasingly popular, especially with hex-shank auger bits (like Milwaukee Shockwave), offering a different drilling action suitable for impact-rated bits.
- Right-Angle Drills: Great for tight spaces, often used with spade bits or augers.
- Cordless vs. Corded: Cordless offers freedom, while corded provides consistent power for many holes.
- Code Compliance: Holes must be centered or offset from edges (typically 1.25") and not exceed 60% of the stud width to maintain structural integrity.
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