electrofelon
Senior Member
- Location
- Cherry Valley NY, Seattle, WA
Ok if anyone want to make a million dollars, simply make a good old work box for MC. What are you guys using? I have always used 2x3 metal boxes with ears and mc clamps, and madison bars if installed in drywall. Two problems with this: #1 slow, have to ground the box and its a real pain to get to the back of the 3.5 inch deep ones. #2, Do northwest supply houses really not have boxes with MC clamps??????? The guy at stoneway said "nope dont have them, not even really sure what you are talking about.......
Here is how to make the million, I would do it but Im just too busy. The perfect box would have the following: be nonmetallic, have two ports that have an integral snap in fitting sort of like the arlington 38ast. this port would be in the back corner and/or low profile so that the box can be angled and inserted into the cutout easily. common with the fitting would be a ground screw and a bonding jumper to the device screw. The cutout would be rectangular. The box would have wings like your typical nm old work box but it would be able to accept wall material thicknesses up to 1.5 inches
Here is how to make the million, I would do it but Im just too busy. The perfect box would have the following: be nonmetallic, have two ports that have an integral snap in fitting sort of like the arlington 38ast. this port would be in the back corner and/or low profile so that the box can be angled and inserted into the cutout easily. common with the fitting would be a ground screw and a bonding jumper to the device screw. The cutout would be rectangular. The box would have wings like your typical nm old work box but it would be able to accept wall material thicknesses up to 1.5 inches