world's most overdone job light....

[Fulthrotl]

what to do when the customer changes their mind, and doesn't
want the nice CFL fixtures you purchased? simple. create the
worlds most expensive job lights..... but they don't get hot, and
will be much easier to deal with in an attic. they will light up a
10 x 20 foot area nicely.... work with me on this... i am trying
to feel better about these $125 work lights.....

 

[wireguru]

did you get stuck with alot of those? want to sell some at a big loss?

 

[TOOL_5150]

"when life gives you lemons......"


I think its pretty cool. I probably would have done the stand a little different and probably put a gfi in the bell box as well.

~Matt

 

[TOOL_5150]

did you get stuck with alot of those? want to sell some at a big loss?

Yeah... I will second that

~Matt

 

[wireguru]

Yeah... I will second that

~Matt

my post = dibs! and hes only like 40min away from me, i can run down there, pick them up and stop at Freds for tacos and coronas :smile:

 

[TOOL_5150]

AHh yeah im not driving to huntington beach.. thats for sure... but id pay for shipping.

~Matt

 

[peter d]

What is the base made of?

Looks like one of those expensive all weather cords from HD.

 

[TOOL_5150]

What is the base made of?

Looks like one of those expensive all weather cords from HD.

Looks like one of the ridgid cords.. cant really tell if its the regular one or the super flexible one. I have 5 of the super flexible cords, great cable but the connector with the light is kind of lame at holding in plugs.

~Matt

 

[LarryFine]

What is the base made of?

Looks like EMT to me - and well done, too! :smile:

 

[ramsy]

my post = dibs! and hes only like 40min away from me, i can run down there, pick them up and stop at Freds for tacos and coronas :smile:

Close to me too. Was that a sidewinder that made those 9" 180? bends?

 

[iwire]

Looks like EMT to me - and well done, too! :smile:

I bet IMC or RMC, I doubt he is counting on a connector to hold it to the box. :smile:

 

[steelersman]

what to do when the customer changes their mind, and doesn't
want the nice CFL fixtures you purchased? simple. create the
worlds most expensive job lights..... but they don't get hot, and
will be much easier to deal with in an attic. they will light up a
10 x 20 foot area nicely.... work with me on this... i am trying
to feel better about these $125 work lights.....

I was going to say just simply return them is what i'd do.

 

[Fulthrotl]

Close to me too. Was that a sidewinder that made those 9" 180? bends?

it was the rigid bender for 7/8" copper tube... it'll do emt if you eat your
wheaties, and it makes a nice tight bend that comes in handy on occasion
for control work... conveyors and such. a smidge below minimum radius
allowable. don't tell nobody. shh.

the cord was a rigid #14 on sale at home desperate, and as it was a buck
more than 25' of sjo and a cord cap.....

totally off the subject, but worth mentioning, when trying to pull wire
thru stuff that looks like this, are the stainless steel fish tapes. they
are about $20 bucks more than a carbon steel tape, and they are
amazing at going around corners. friend of mine tried one, and took all
the tapes off his truck and replaced them with SS tapes, they are that
good.

we had to snoodle an existing 3/4" conduit with 7 90's, and a kick, about
80' long, and he says... watch this.... and i am saying, yea, right....
and snoodle away he went. it flew thru the pipe....

 

[electricguy]

it was the rigid bender for 7/8" copper tube... it'll do emt if you eat your
wheaties, and it makes a nice tight bend that comes in handy on occasion
for control work... conveyors and such. a smidge below minimum radius
allowable. don't tell nobody. shh.

the cord was a rigid #14 on sale at home desperate, and as it was a buck
more than 25' of sjo and a cord cap.....

totally off the subject, but worth mentioning, when trying to pull wire
thru stuff that looks like this, are the stainless steel fish tapes. they
are about $20 bucks more than a carbon steel tape, and they are
amazing at going around corners. friend of mine tried one, and took all
the tapes off his truck and replaced them with SS tapes, they are that
good.

we had to snoodle an existing 3/4" conduit with 7 90's, and a kick, about
80' long, and he says... watch this.... and i am saying, yea, right....
and snoodle away he went. it flew thru the pipe....

Gee in Canada we are only allowed 3, 90's in a run of pipe as per the CEC
or did i read this post wrong.

 

[wallyworld]

Gee in Canada we are only allowed 3, 90's in a run of pipe as per the CEC
or did i read this post wrong.

What you're allowed and what gets done are 2 different things

 

[GUNNING]

Snoodle?? Whats a snoodle?

 

[SmithBuilt]

Snoodle?? Whats a snoodle?

What ever it is I don't think it's good for pulling wire!

 

[LarryFine]

Snoodle?? Whats a snoodle?

I think it's a cross between a snake and a noodle.

That's as far as I'm willing to venture.


Hey! I just noticed I broke 11K!

 

[Fulthrotl]

Snoodle?? Whats a snoodle?

snoodling is what you do when you have a 3/4" pipe 80' long with
7 90's, and a kick.

sorta like packing a marshmallow into a piggybank, but not as
much fun.

and to the other post, we are allowed 4 90 degree bends in a conduit.
we didn't run it. we just had to live with it. as for the job light,
it has 5 90 degree bends in 3' of 1/2" emt, thank you.

you also snoodle when you have to get a 1 1/2" flex down a 2 1/2"
steel stud wall with 4" batts of fiberglass in the wall, stapled to
one of the sheets of drywall, to prevent you from getting anything thru
the wall.

clear now?

 

[Power Tech]

What you're allowed and what gets done are 2 different things

Welcom to the US. We are allowed 4 90*s max NEC.