Anyone Used a Maxis Marksman

[texassparky]

Has anyone used a Maxis Marksman ? If so is it as fast and as easy as it looks in the video?

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac281/texassparky/MaxisMarksman.jpg


http://www.maxis-tools.com/product/marksman/

[jeremysterling]

Has anyone used a Maxis Marksman ? If so is it as fast and as easy as it looks in the video?

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums


http://www.maxis-tools.com/product/marksman/

The company I work for awarded these as a monthly safety tool award. Unfortunately, I did not get one. I am envious of those that did. This is a nice layout tool. My friend uses his with speed and precision.

[ohmhead]

Well its a good tool we have them at work any tool which saves time labor and cost on a job is worth having .

I just wish that some of the old ways we do our electrical would change .

[texassparky]

I bought a few today after one of my distribution guys went on and on about it, he had me watch the video and swears by it. So I told him I would get a couple to try out.

Sounds like they maybe ok then from ya'lls experiences.

[ohmhead]

I bought a few today after one of my distribution guys went on and on about it, he had me watch the video and swears by it. So I told him I would get a couple to try out.

Sounds like they maybe ok then from ya'lls experiences.

Well when we layout a panel we use a metal square and a metal punch to make each center ive got a square with holes drilled in it for layouts but this is easy to use and our company has a few we use it eveyday and it takes up no room to carry around .

Meaning it gos in the pocket !

But i must amit i use it with my square on large distribution panels .
Now if were cutting holes with a knockout set we use it but scrib cross hairs for KO cups with a metal cutter blade no pencils used then we line up cups on cross hairs great to have.

[texassparky]

But i must amit i use it with my square on large distribution panels .
Now if were cutting holes with a knockout set we use it but scrib cross hairs for KO cups with a metal cutter blade no pencils used then we line up cups on cross hairs great to have.

No pencil huh ? I dont allow sharpies on any pipe or any cans, but never heard of no pencils.

But thats the deal we are doing a hospital so lots of cans lots of KO's.

[ohmhead]

No pencil huh ? I dont allow sharpies on any pipe or any cans, but never heard of no pencils.

But thats the deal we are doing a hospital so lots of cans lots of KO's.

Well its not that we dont use a pencil but we found that a metal punch or a metal scribe is a very accurate point or line to use or measure from .

I also use a iron workers marker or scribe to color the cross hairs when cutting with K O s to line up the cutter cups marks .

Even when we bend or layout large pipe we use a fine pencil i never use a regular magic marker or a fine point sharpie we use a fine point pencil this keeps the error down you can be off by 1/4 of a inch with a wide mark in some work its a matter of being exactly on target like stainless steel cans or equipment and such .

Its kinda a practice that we been doing from years of field work and just like to pass it on to anyone who bends lots of conduit or installs lots of cans . take care

[texassparky]

Appreciate the info. I am always open and willing to learn how other people do the samethings I do. Sometimes there are better ways sometimes there aren't. thanks for the info.

BTW, that ductbank in your Avatar, what were you feeding with that, I have done some big ductbanks but nothing with that many conduits.

[ohmhead]

Appreciate the info. I am always open and willing to learn how other people do the samethings I do. Sometimes there are better ways sometimes there aren't. thanks for the info.

BTW, that ductbank in your Avatar, what were you feeding with that, I have done some big ductbanks but nothing with that many conduits.

Well this duck bank was the orange county convention center it was feeding 6 large electrical rooms in different parts of the convention center here in orlando .
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt195/stringking/image0-1.jpg

[texassparky]

Looks good, lots of concrete to cover that big old bad boy !

[electricalperson]

i use a speed square and folding ruler forthis. i might get a combo square instead and use that