MDShunk

This is a cover plate with rollers, for one-man pulling. Anyone ever try something like this? Slick as snot.

knothole

I'm not familar with anything like that, but pretty neat. Cost?

MDShunk

About 20 bucks. As soon as I figure out or remember where it came from, I'll post that too.

Speedy Petey

Holy crow, that is cool!
Has about a bazillion holes to fit any box it looks like.

Do post the link Marc.

MDShunk

I'm still trying to figure it out. I should keep better track of this stuff.

JohnJ0906

That looks like a lot of help!

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frank

Never seen one before. How does it work? Sounds interesting.


Frank

MDShunk

Just screws onto the front of the box, temporarily. The rollers guide the conductors into the conduit, and prevent hard snags. Pretty nice for guys who normally work by themselves.

Frank, do you use much conduit in the UK? or is everything mostly all cable wiring methods?

frenchelectrican

Dang MD!!!

now that is cool gimzo better than one of my old stuff i have kinda a modifed smurf tube but the thing you have that far much better than i can think of

Merci, Marc

frank

Now that's what I call clever! Snagging cable when drawing conduit cables is guaranteed. But this little gizmo is a great idea.

Conduit is used a great deal here Marc. We don't use the sort that you do though. The conduit is drawn steel. Heavy stuff and seamless. All ends are threaded into couplers or boxes or whatever. The use of the push and screw with a fixing screw type you have is not allowed. Used to be some years ago. Think the trade name was 'Fit-Fibo'.So if you cut a piece of conduit you have to re-thread the end about 1 inch so you can either add a piece or make off into some box. Black enamel painted is the most common but where wet or moist conditions prevail the a galvanised option can be used. Generally 3/4 " (20mm) or 1" (25mm) is the size most used.


http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Ind...dex/index.html





This site may give you an insight.

Frank

JohnJ0906

Frank, we also use conduit like that. "rigid" and "intermediate" metal conduits are threaded like that. "EMT", or electrical metallic tubing, is the stuff you are refering to, and it IS used a great deal when a metal conduit is called for.

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frank

Thanks John

I have only ever seen the push to fit with the screw head collar in the US. I have often wondered about the integrity of conduit of this type in certain industrial conditions. Perhaps the conduits I have seen are only used in dry locations and in domestic or semi commercial locations. I try to stick my nose into everything I come across when in the USA. I shall delve deeper next time. Which by the way will be September.


Frank

MDShunk

Okay, got it figured out where you all can get these if you want them. You have to buy them in 10 packs, so if you don't want 10, you'll have to take orders from 9 buddies at work.

Mountain Electrician

Looks like a great tool! I checked the website, and it looks like they have started selling them as singles now.

http://www.garvindirect.com/productD...oductID_E_315#

MDShunk

Save that link, because I notice they also sell metal toggle switch lock adaptors. Those things are hard to come by, and their price ($1.49) is fantastic. The last time I needed some, I had to get the one's Square D sells for their manual motor starters, even though I was just using them on toggle switches, and they were almost 6 bucks each and took almost a month to get. They were being used in a horse barn just to keep the switches from accidentally getting bumped on or off.

curranelectric

I've seen it on ebay ...