Can you get Buchanan wire nuts?

[Buck Parrish]

Remember the red ones that came 500 to a bag. Do any of y'all still get those?

 

[tthh]

Ideal has owned Buchanan for a long time and it seems like more things that might have been labeled Buchanan are now just labeled Ideal. Not sure if this is one of those. Pretty sure you can find these even at the big orange store.

 

[Buck Parrish]

It seems they have changed the style a bit. I like the ones with out the big wings .
Like pictured below ;
I like the old style better. But I have been unable to find them.

 

[Little Bill]

It seems they have changed the style a bit. I like the ones with out the big wings .
Like pictured below ;
I like the old style better. But I have been unable to find them.

I threw away a bunch of those as no one likes or uses them here. I prefer the 3M wirenuts, either the tan/red or yellow red, or Ideal tans.

 

[curt swartz]

It seems they have changed the style a bit. I like the ones with out the big wings .
Like pictured below ;
I like the old style better. But I have been unable to find them.

Your attachment is an Ideal Wingnut. Not a new design. It, the yellow, gray (no longer offered) and blue were the original wing connectors that everyone else copied. They have been around for well over 50 years. Its a standard item on my truck.

Not a fan of the Buchanan connectors but none of the wholesalers I deal with have stocked them anyway. Have only seen them on DIY work.

Zoro shows they have the Buchanan connectors if no one local has them.

Buchanan Twist On Wire Connector, 22-8 AWG, PK100 B2-1 | Zoro

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[letgomywago]

The 3m 2 color ones will be easier to use in my option than the Buchanan. Atleast the newer buchanan ones don't need lineman pliers to install and remove.

 

[jmellc]

The Buchanans, B2's, were the standard red wire nut when I started in the 1970's. They were still widely used when I came back to the trade in 1995. They went through a time that their quality suffered a lot. Threads pulling out, shell cracking, etc. I talked to an Ideal rep at a supply house who said they corrected that when they bought out Buchanan. I really like the 3M's that Little Bill mentioned. High quality, easy to use. I bought them when I could afford them, bought Ideal wingnuts otherwise.

Last EC I worked for, the job superintendent was forever telling us all how stupid and incompetent we all were. He went one day for supplies and brought us back several boxes of the Ideal chunky reds, the original wire nut, 76B. I asked why he got those, that nobody used them any more. He went past a supply house and got them at Big Blue. He also bought BR breakers for work in a Siemens panel. Breakers were not multi listed. I had to remind him that the job wouldn't pass inspection that way. He grudgingly agreed. He was a real jackass.

 

[Buck Parrish]

The Buchanans, B2's, were the standard red wire nut when I started in the 1970's. They were still widely used when I came back to the trade in 1995. They went through a time that their quality suffered a lot. Threads pulling out, shell cracking, etc. I talked to an Ideal rep at a supply house who said they corrected that when they bought out Buchanan. I really like the 3M's that Little Bill mentioned. High quality, easy to use. I bought them when I could afford them, bought Ideal wingnuts otherwise.

Last EC I worked for, the job superintendent was forever telling us all how stupid and incompetent we all were. He went one day for supplies and brought us back several boxes of the Ideal chunky reds, the original wire nut, 76B. I asked why he got those, that nobody used them any more. He went past a supply house and got them at Big Blue. He also bought BR breakers for work in a Siemens panel. Breakers were not multi listed. I had to remind him that the job wouldn't pass inspection that way. He grudgingly agreed. He was a real jackass.

I probably know the guy if that was in Durham.

 

[Dsg319]

I threw away a bunch of those as no one likes or uses them here. I prefer the 3M wirenuts, either the tan/red or yellow red, or Ideal tans.

Or the blue/oranges. I believe they will fit up to 4 number 12s and save a ton of room.

 

[LarryFine]

He went one day for supplies and brought us back several boxes of the Ideal chunky reds, the original wire nut, 76B.

I grew up on the black ones, but I can only find pics of them in red.

 

[Little Bill]

Or the blue/oranges. I believe they will fit up to 4 number 12s and save a ton of room.

Yep, I forgot to mention the blue/orange as I use them a lot on smaller wire.

 

[tthh]

Personally I like the Ideal ones better especially since you can get a better grip twisting them or use the pliers with open jaw to catch the ears and twist the last turn or two.

 

[farmantenna]

those are the ones that you twist and twist and twist and give up and hope they're tight.

 

[jmellc]

I probably know the guy if that was in Durham.

I'll PM you his name and company. You may or may not have heard of them.

 

[jmellc]

I grew up on the black ones, but I can only find pics of them in red.

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These don't give much coverage, are listed for 4 #12 but 4 are hard to get in. Only good thing I've seen about these is heat resistance. Good for connections in a stove or oven if you can't get the black heat proof type.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

The Buchanans were not hard plastic but rather soft plastic. I used them for many years. I like them because they took up less space in the box. I guess the 3 of us in this thread, who like the Buch's, all used the same supply company and Buchanans were what they carried

 

[Besoeker3]

We called them at Scruits.
That's the British for you !

 

[Rick 0920]

Anybody remember the 3M ScotchLoks? I worked on a big hotel in Disney World in the early 80's. We would take a compressed air bottle and launch them through a stick of 1/2" EMT out into the lake. Those things would travel!

 

[rc/retired]

Anybody remember the 3M ScotchLoks? I worked on a big hotel in Disney World in the early 80's. We would take a compressed air bottle and launch them through a stick of 1/2" EMT out into the lake. Those things would travel!

I do. We would shave the little ears off of the red ones and blow them through a 1/2" copper pipe.
Ah, back when we could have fun on a job site.

Ron

 

[jmellc]

The Buchanans were not hard plastic but rather soft plastic. I used them for many years. I like them because they took up less space in the box. I guess the 3 of us in this thread, who like the Buch's, all used the same supply company and Buchanans were what they carried

Most all suppliers sold them that I recall. In this area, Electric Supply, Mayer, Hunt, CED. Later, some started carrying the 3M skirted ones. They were superior, still are. CES carries Ideal brand and some house brand or other.