I can't stand slobs like this.

[kwired]

I believe under FDA rules, it's acceptable to have some rat hair in the food !! Not a lot, but a few strands that get into 1,000lb of chop meat is acceptable !!

Dont eat ground sage !
https://www.livescience.com/55459-fda-acceptable-food-defects.html

FDA is easy to comply with, other private certification companies are stricter than FDA. They even scrutinize non production areas and non food product storage areas of the plant.

FDA may still apply but unless it is facility processing meat or dairy, you don't see them as involved on a regular basis either.

 

[Dzboyce]

I did a project at a frozen French fry plant. Wasn’t even inside the building. We weren’t allowed to have a wire brush or wire wheel for a grinder on the property.

i grew up on a farm. We raised potatoes, among other crops. We had a potato storage that held 8-10,000 tons of potatoes. After my dad retired, we leased the storage to one of the French fry processors. Protection of the overhead lighting to prevent glass in the raw product was a big deal.

We have a lot of apple orchards where we live. If an apple falls on the ground, it cannot be picked up and put in the bin.

 

[peter d]

I found two 18” Rigid pipe wrenches in a dropped ceiling next to a sprinkler head.
I guess the sprinkler guy was in a hurry to leave. It must have been the last head installed. :lol:

I still I’ll have them. They have come in handy when having to pull a ground rod that won’t drive in a spot.

The proper tool for stubborn ground rods is a sawzall.

 

[jumper]

The proper tool for stubborn ground rods is a sawzall.

One needs a hammer also, gotta hide the cut marks and mushroom the top a little if you want to be believed....not that I have ever done such a thing.:angel:

 

[Craigv]

One needs a hammer also, gotta hide the cut marks and mushroom the top a little if you want to be believed....not that I have ever done such a thing.:angel:

Never had an inspector check for the presence/absence of the serial number. But I'm relatively lucky driving them. Even had a few find a void and need to be pulled up

 

[ggunn]

Don't work at any food processing plants or you will never want to eat anything commercially processed again.

If you have food you will have rats, and everything else that wants to eat it.

Years ago, a friend of mine worked in the snack bar of a drive-in movie. He told me that the first thing they did every evening when they reported to work was to pick all the crickets out of the popcorn bin.

 

[cowboyjwc]

One needs a hammer also, gotta hide the cut marks and mushroom the top a little if you want to be believed....not that I have ever done such a thing.:angel:

and make sure you don't cut off the stamp

 

[kwired]

Years ago, a friend of mine worked in the snack bar of a drive-in movie. He told me that the first thing they did every evening when they reported to work was to pick all the crickets out of the popcorn bin.

Crickets are good, don't you ever watch survival shows?

 

[mtfallsmikey]

I'm one of those chief engineers everyone loves to hate...
I could write a coffee table book on the crap I've found, in addition to the semititious insulation that falls off of a beam/pan. I've laid down the law to all contractors who are doing a remodel in my empty building about that, will be spot checking everyone.

 

[KaBoom!]

The proper tool for stubborn ground rods is a sawzall.

The M12 bandsaw works best. And it should be right there next to you since you used it to cut the 8' rod into 2 4' rods before starting to drive them in. Remember to make the cut on a 45 degree angle to make them sharp.

 

[peter d]

One needs a hammer also, gotta hide the cut marks and mushroom the top a little if you want to be believed....not that I have ever done such a thing.:angel:

I certainly have never done it, and can't ever see doing it in the future.

 

[peter d]

The M12 bandsaw works best. And it should be right there next to you since you used it to cut the 8' rod into 2 4' rods before starting to drive them in. Remember to make the cut on a 45 degree angle to make them sharp.

The M12 bandsaw is one tool that I don't own, I figure I have enough M12 stuff already and don't need yet another tool that I wouldn't use much. That being said, if I were running conduit all the time I would definitely get it.

Now, regarding ground rods in half - that's sheer genius. :lol:

 

[480sparky]

........Now, regarding ground rods in half - that's sheer genius. :lol:

We consider it 'cutting-edge technology'.

 

[KaBoom!]

The M12 bandsaw is one tool that I don't own, I figure I have enough M12 stuff already and don't need yet another tool that I wouldn't use much. That being said, if I were running conduit all the time I would definitely get it.

Now, regarding ground rods in half - that's sheer genius. :lol:

The bandsaw is an awesome tool, and I would have LOVED it when I was doing commercial work. It cuts strut and up to 1-1/4" rigid.

But now that I do mostly resi service and installation work, I don't really need it. If I had to do it over again, I probably wouldn't buy it. The Hackzal can handle my uses.

In the last year (other than ground rods) I could only remember using it to cut old rigid service risers into a few pieces so that it would fit into my van to dispose of.

 

[jeff48356]

It doesn't work that way in the real world. Coming back a second time costs money.

Not for me it doesn't. I don't charge extra for second trips to a jobsite if it means things will be done in the proper order.

 

[Coppersmith]

The bandsaw is an awesome tool, and I would have LOVED it when I was doing commercial work. It cuts strut and up to 1-1/4" rigid.

But now that I do mostly resi service and installation work, I don't really need it. If I had to do it over again, I probably wouldn't buy it. The Hackzal can handle my uses.

In the last year (other than ground rods) I could only remember using it to cut old rigid service risers into a few pieces so that it would fit into my van to dispose of.

I carry a bandsaw in my truck. I definitely don't use it that often, but certain tasks cannot be performed without one. Try cutting all-thread or a 1/4" bolt without messing up the threads with any other tool. Certainly not a Sawzall. Maybe a hacksaw, but iffy and tiring if you're doing several. It also is super for trimming a deadfront cover when you do a gut replacement on an older panel and use a newer larger loadcenter as your parts source. And while not an absolute necessity, it makes running EMT and IMC a lot faster.

 

[K8MHZ]

Not for me it doesn't. I don't charge extra for second trips to a jobsite if it means things will be done in the proper order.

It's costing you money.

 

[qcroanoke]

and make sure you don't cut off the stamp

Or leave what you cut off leaning against the building......

 

[gadfly56]

I carry a bandsaw in my truck. I definitely don't use it that often, but certain tasks cannot be performed without one. Try cutting all-thread or a 1/4" bolt without messing up the threads with any other tool. Certainly not a Sawzall. Maybe a hacksaw, but iffy and tiring if you're doing several. It also is super for trimming a deadfront cover when you do a gut replacement on an older panel and use a newer larger loadcenter as your parts source. And while not an absolute necessity, it makes running EMT and IMC a lot faster.

I never had to run much all-thread so I used a hacksaw. I just made sure I had at lease one good end, then I'd spin a sacrificial nut from the good end over the cut end as a thread chaser. Could get 5 or 6 passes with one nut. Never had a problem.

 

[wwhitney]

Try cutting all-thread or a 1/4" bolt without messing up the threads with any other tool. Certainly not a Sawzall.

If you only have a sawzall and are cutting to length prior to installation, you could use two nuts on the all-thread/bolt jammed together to provide a shoulder for the blade to ride against. And so that if the sawzall jumps it will only jump into the waste side. Plus the nuts chase the threads as they are removed.

Cheers, Wayne