Possibly a poll?

[76nemo]

I had to use a hickey recently and had someone make the remark,..."You still use those things?" Had another guy ask what in the hell is that???? I just had to put a little smidgen in a pipe. I had to laugh. Am I one of the few to pull one out in a flash? You guys still have a couple of sizes in the trucks?

 

[Jim W in Tampa]

No i been throwing them away with knob and tubes.

 

[Sierrasparky]

When we did a lot of PVC coated Rigid in gas stations and plants they were used all the time. I now just do resi. The guy I worked for still does.

 

[76nemo]

No i been throwing them away with knob and tubes.

Just what do you consider a hickey:-?

 

[radiopet]

Just what do you consider a hickey:-?

it is something I tried to obtain on a daily basis in high school...hope this helps

 

[76nemo]

it is something I tried to obtain on a daily basis in high school...hope this helps

No, it gets you out of a kick, not into one:grin:

 

[Sierrasparky]

Where you talking about the mini rigid pipe bender or the little threaded thing you use to hang fixures?

 

[Jim W in Tampa]

Just what do you consider a hickey:-?

http://www.antiquelampsupply.com/product/1780

Part of a light fixture to box connector

What do you call it ?

 

[76nemo]

Where you talking about the mini rigid pipe bender or the little threaded thing you use to hang fixures?

I've also heard them called "little kicks", not the hickey you are referring to. Do I need to post a picture? They are mainly used for concentrical bends.

 

[Sierrasparky]

i think nemo was thinking of a hickey pipe bender..

 

[76nemo]

http://www.antiquelampsupply.com/product/1780

Part of a light fixture to box connector

What do you call it ?

Do you want me to snap a pic?

 

[Jim W in Tampa]

I've also heard them called "little kicks", not the hickey you are referring to. Do I need to post a picture? They are mainly used for concentrical bends.

yes please post picture
http://home.howstuffworks.com/how-to-do-home-electrical-repairs6.htm

here is another 2 nd pic down

 

[76nemo]

yes please post picturehttp://home.howstuffworks.com/how-to-do-home-electrical-repairs6.htm

here is another 2 nd pic down

Are you serious? You best give me fifteen minutes to do so..........

Hang on unless someone beats me. You owe me a cold one

 

[cadpoint]

I've hicked before and I will again ...

Frankly take some large cast pipe fitting and cut open out 1/3 of the fitting, grind and fit to suit.
Rotate opening to about 30? +- off bottom of a welded 1" steel pipe about 12 inches long, grips optional.
Makes a great wire bender!

Oh wait, a hickie, add a 4' steel pipe ...

 

[Jim W in Tampa]

Are you serious? You best give me fifteen minutes to do so..........

Hang on unless someone beats me. You owe me a cold one

Will settle for pic in morning

 

[Sierrasparky]

http://www.gardnerbender.com/pdf/products/Conduit_bending.pdf page 30

 

[quogueelectric]

Use em when you need em. If you do rigid pipe you need one.

 

[Jim W in Tampa]

http://www.gardnerbender.com/pdf/products/Conduit_bending.pdf page 30

Sorry but no i dont own one of them.On my way to big orange

 

[480sparky]

Hickey Pix:

Fixture hickey:

Sorry but no i dont own one of them.On my way to big orange

I doubt they'll have them.....

 

[mdshunk]

I have them, but I don't carry them. They're handy for fixing stub-ups that the concrete guys got all out of whack. The hickey is really the only way this lightweight can put a box offset in RMC.