Ideal Zoom Fish Tape

[active1]

I had a 100' Ideal gold fish take aka "slinky" but it's MIA now. The kind without the real so you could push one end and hook the wire on the other. Anyway some places list the 100' as discontinued. So is the Zoom fish tape the replacement? Would just a replacement tape have the double ends?


This is what I had:

http://www.idealindustries.com/products/wire_installation/fish_tapes/gold_fish.jsp

Is this the modern version below?
http://www.idealindustries.com/products/wire_installation/fish_tapes/zoom.jsp

 

[RH1]

Is this the modern version below?
http://www.idealindustries.com/products/wire_installation/fish_tapes/zoom.jsp

No. That's just a fiberglass fish tape.

 

[active1]

But it says:
304 Grade Stainless Steel (Cutlery Grade) assures long, rust-free performance

 

[iMuse97]

Those two Ideal items are not the same. I didn't even know Ideal made the first one. I've always bought the Sparks brand.

http://westsidedelivers.com/previewimage.asp?pid=18233&prodtype=product

 

[RH1]

But it says:
304 Grade Stainless Steel (Cutlery Grade) assures long, rust-free performance

Oh! I should have read the description! I just looked and it *looked* like my fiberglass tape. Doh!

 

[e57]

Since it appears to be obsolete - you can probably still find it somewhere:

http://www.mytoolstore.com/ideal/ide01-09.html

Or - Also obsolete: The Klien 50050 - simular, two eylets - but as a replacement tape....
http://www.acetoolonline.com/Klein-50050-Fish-Tape-KleinFlex-Uncased-Coil-50ft-p/kle-50050.htm