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Fulthrotl

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electricalperson said:
buy one for me and ill tlel you if you need it or not :)
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or i could buy one for me and tell you if you need one or not..... hm. a
simple solution.... i'll flip a coin....... bummer, dood.... you lost... :roll:
guess i gotta buy one and let you know how it works out.... wonder if
it is any good for lassoing the possum that runs along my back fence....:wink:
 
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The best fishing sticks you can buy are at the Blue Box. They ae actually chimny sweep rods. They are about 4 feet in length, have theaded ends, and are thicker than the fishing sticks that most electricians are familiar with. You can put 5 or 6 of these things together with hardly any bend. They're also cheap at less than $5 each (central Texas price)
 
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did anybody ever use the wire python? its a piece of ball chain with a heavy magnet on it and you use a tool on the outside of the wall to pull it down to the hole. i have one and i like it but personally i think its just as easy to shove a snake down and catch it
 
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electricalperson said:
did anybody ever use the wire python? its a piece of ball chain with a heavy magnet on it and you use a tool on the outside of the wall to pull it down to the hole. i have one and i like it but personally i think its just as easy to shove a snake down and catch it
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That works really well when dealing with insulated walls, especially blown-in insulation. The name I have heard it referred to is "Magna-Pul".
 
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quogueelectric said:
Fish sticks and I used to use a training crossbow untill I loaned it out to a few morons who almost blinded themselves with it. I used it to get across known asbestos areas of a ceiling.I used it for years and treated it as if it were a 357 mag.Moron would to borrow this and then would climb up a ladder and shoot it into a duct 4 feet away so the bolt would bounce back off the duct and hit him in the face. He would come down the ladder screamming MY EYE!!! MY EYE!!!!!!and holding his hand over his eye with blood running down his face. It only hit him in the face but this person should not procreate. He is stuck on stupid. I could hit a 4 sq box 100'away on a reg basis.
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OH MY, oh my, oh my. Hardest I have laughed in awhile. I am printing that one for the workboard, no doubt:grin:

Still laughing, that's just grand!!!!!!:D
 
Fulthrotl

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quogueelectric said:
He was trying to aim over the duct but he shot low and the BOLT (term for crossbow little arrow) hit the duct and bounced straight back into his face. When I used to use it on a regular basis I could shoot 50' across a V in the bar joist into the sheetrock on the opposite side of an office. I would often have the helper go to the next acess hole shine a flashlight until I could get a bead then have him skedattle when I said fire in the hole. Pull my mc cable across with little to no disruption to the office people. Keep in mind that this was I think a barret training crossbow not the real mcoy. I got too much crap from coworkers so I eventually gave up on it. I would not hesitate to purchase another one though if I had a known or questionable asbestos area to limit my exposure. People are not intimidated by fishsticks or 1/2"pvc.
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s'funny.... i was talking to my neighbor today, who's a retired tin knocker.....
and he was talking about some electrician he saw once shooting string
with a crossbow.... i think you are famous, dude.
:D
 
Fulthrotl

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ok... a taste test.....

ok... a taste test.....

Fulthrotl said:
or i could buy one for me and tell you if you need one or not..... hm. a
simple solution.... i'll flip a coin....... bummer, dood.... you lost... :roll:
guess i gotta buy one and let you know how it works out.... wonder if
it is any good for lassoing the possum that runs along my back fence....:wink:
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it showed up today.... first impressions:

the thing is impeccably made. everything is CNC machined aluminum,
anodized. nice case, everything done right.

once it's zeroed to the laser beam, you can hit within 4 or 5 inches
at 60 feet.

it shoots a pretty flat trajectory.

with a full co2 cartridge, going for elevation in the front yard,
it went across the street, over a 40' tall tree in the neighbors front yard,
over their 2 story house, and into the backyard of the house on the
street behind us.

imagine a .50 caliber barrett crossbred with a dental floss
dispenser.... you get the idea.....

you don't need to use any more dynamite, butch. this'll do just fine.:D
greenlee, eat your cable casting heart out....... this things got stones.

the possum on the back fence will never know what hit him.
 
cschmid

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Fulthrotl said:
it showed up today.... first impressions:

the thing is impeccably made. everything is CNC machined aluminum,
anodized. nice case, everything done right.

once it's zeroed to the laser beam, you can hit within 4 or 5 inches
at 60 feet.

it shoots a pretty flat trajectory.

with a full co2 cartridge, going for elevation in the front yard,
it went across the street, over a 40' tall tree in the neighbors front yard,
over their 2 story house, and into the backyard of the house on the
street behind us.

imagine a .50 caliber barrett crossbred with a dental floss
dispenser.... you get the idea.....

you don't need to use any more dynamite, butch. this'll do just fine.:D
greenlee, eat your cable casting heart out....... this things got stones.

the possum on the back fence will never know what hit him.
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LMAO Can you get some footage of this event..Possum is going to educational classes now..
 
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