mule tape conduit measuring tapes feeders

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Well question how do you measure your conduit lengths for you feeders ?

How many on a normal project do you have to measure ?

Do you use mule tape ?


Do you use the smaller true tape that greenlee sells ?

Do you vaccum it in or use a fish tape ?

What about any common problems you may have had measuring your conduits pvc underground or overhead conduits ?

Just wondering about how others do there work in the electrical world i find i get a better response on this forum . Take care be safe
 
1. Keep track of the conduit run as you install it.
2. Double check it with a mule tape/jet line.
3. Triple check it with a conduit measuring tape.
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We pull in a true tape along with the drag line. And never let an apprentice right down the numbers on each end. :rolleyes:
 
Anybody have the Klein fish tape with the footage markings on it? In the past I have used to mule tape with the markings, but not in a while. The price I have to pay for being a romex wrangler.
 
StreamlineGT said:
Anybody have the Klein fish tape with the footage markings on it?
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I've heard of those, haven't seen one yet, but it sounds handy.

We use a fishtape to pull in a regular 100' measuring tape or for the longer runs we vacuum in some Greenlee measuring tape #21562. Using measuring tape should be able to save you quite a bit of money, you'll know EXACTLY how much wire you'll need. No chance there will be errors counting conduit lengths and guessing how long the factory 90's are.
 
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ultramegabob said:
one way that I measure conduit is when I pull my pull string or pull rope in, I also pull in my 300' reel tape.
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Well years ago i kinda invented this tool its a time saver and just thought i show it to the forum kinda get some thoughts or comments on what you guys think . Thats why i asked the questions in my post how do you measure your conduits .

The video was just a instruction one its a lot more fun using it out in the field . I kinda make lots of tools for the electrical trade its a hobbie .

Take care
 
ultramegabob said:
what video?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVd1HU3WoJA

This is my video of the tool its kinda a ruff instructional one .Let me know what you think some say its a scam on the way i hold the polyline but it operates on tension of the string between your fingers .

when the string stops the sheave stops . Its as accurate as true tape never fails on any measurement ever .

The sheave is very lite in weight so it can measure a string at 1000 feet and still spin its speed is as fast as any compressor will blow it or a vacuum can suck . It can count up to 1000feet per second so there is no compressor or vacuum that fast . Take care let me know what you think ?
 
I don't think it's a scam- I just think there is way too much margin for error using this tool. One second not keeping pressure on the sheave and your measurements are worthless.

And besides that, you can suck in a mouse with Greenlee true tape attached to it, the same way you sucked in a mouse with regular jet line attached. The end result is the same - poly line installed in conduit.
 
peter d said:
I don't think it's a scam- I just think there is way too much margin for error using this tool. One second not keeping pressure on the sheave and your measurements are worthless.

And besides that, you can suck in a mouse with Greenlee true tape attached to it, the same way you sucked in a mouse with regular jet line attached. The end result is the same - poly line installed in conduit.
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Well yes one would think that there would be error but the tool is also made with rollers that the polyline feeds thur and these add in addition to the pressure on the tension your fingers are applying.

Theres more to it then just a sheave.
Most of the conduits on larger projects have 250 plus conduit runs when we measure we measure while doing or installing polyline this saves thousands of hours in labor so if all it takes is a little tension from your fingers its money in the bank .

Yes it takes a little practice one or two times and your a expert at it .

It really saves on paralled runs as you can measure each run accurately and save on wire.
As before my tool electricans only measured one ot two long runs out of 12 or 16 paralled by example .

Mule tape can cost $345 a roll and more or $75 a roll for smaller true tape
the tool will pay for itself on your first bigg job. Take care
 
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