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Favorite "fish sticks?"
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Post 31 made on Friday January 31, 2014 at 14:38
Ernie Gilman
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The only tool missing from that Hazard Fraught ad was the 6x9 hole saw.
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Post 32 made on Friday January 31, 2014 at 17:08
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On January 31, 2014 at 14:38, Ernie Gilman said...
The only tool missing from that Hazard Fraught ad was the 6x9 hole saw.

When I did car audio, I thought about making something to cut 6x9 holes, but then I got a body panel saw and gave up.

I paid $50 for mine in the early '90s, but Harbor Fright as them for $19.99 and it looks like the same thing. I have used it A LOT. One of the best tools I have had. I also bought the HF version of the Fein Multi-Master and it more than paid for itself the first time I used it.
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Post 33 made on Saturday February 1, 2014 at 10:21
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On January 30, 2014 at 21:30, FreddyFreeloader said...
+1 LSD Creepzits. No substitute in my mind...unless you're in a situation where you need something stiffer.

That's what she said..........
Post 34 made on Sunday February 2, 2014 at 02:10
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On January 30, 2014 at 15:17, FunHouse Texas said...
I can's stop laughing - thanks for that!!!!

Did you notice all the sale prices are higher than the regular prices??
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Post 35 made on Sunday February 2, 2014 at 18:32
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On January 31, 2014 at 17:08, highfigh said...
When I did car audio, I thought about making something to cut 6x9 holes, but then I got a body panel saw and gave up.

My buddy Russ did car stereo back in the 80s before getting into A/V, both commercial and residential. He was joking with a manufacturer about a 6x9 hole saw once, and he's told me they made up a display unit in the actual 6x9 shape. Obviously, spinning it wouldn't work, but it looked cool.
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Post 36 made on Friday July 8, 2016 at 22:52
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Today I had to go through some conduit the sparky installed for running a line. Glow rods didn't even come close, tried a rg6 with the end rounded off but no go. Must have been a really tight bend in the tube.

Ran down to my local electrical supplier and they had a display with Canfor Polyester fish tapes. The display had a 1" conduit with crazy bends and these fish tapes run through them. Tried it out and bought 1 for myself. Best fish tape I have used for getting around tight bends.

[Link: canforproducts.com]

Replacable leader and can be extended with either regular glow rods or an additional identical fish tape.
Post 37 made on Saturday July 9, 2016 at 00:47
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On January 30, 2014 at 14:39, Hasbeen said...
I don't like LSD for a lot of different reasons.  I think the vast majority of their products are over hyped pieces of garbage that don't last through a couple of uses. (errr..base boarz it kit)

That being said, the only Glow Rods I like are LSD.

The rest of them that I've found are either too stiff, not stiff enough, yada yada yada.

IMO LSD has the best Glow Rods. 

Glow rods and the wet noodle. I have like 1.5 sets of LSD sticks, a couple of the thicker, stiffer ones from a kit I bought at Frys eons ago and a few single 6 foot super flexible sticks that I bought a bunch of at Alarm Center WAY back in the day.

I use the crap out of the wet noodle, mostly the ball chain part.
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Post 38 made on Saturday July 9, 2016 at 09:59
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On July 9, 2016 at 00:47, Richie Rich said...
Glow rods and the wet noodle. I have like 1.5 sets of LSD sticks, a couple of the thicker, stiffer ones from a kit I bought at Frys eons ago and a few single 6 foot super flexible sticks that I bought a bunch of at Alarm Center WAY back in the day.

I use the crap out of the wet noodle, mostly the ball chain part.

I tried the wet noodle and the chain/magnet didn't attract very well, so I went out and bought a piece of chain that's not only stronger, it's heavier and drops into a hole better. I use a small rare earth magnet taped to the tip of a push rod and it doesn't come off, In fact, the chain balls up on the end. I have a flexible wire that does the same as a wet noodle end.

My push rods are a brand that I don't remember because I bought them so long ago and have never needed to replace any of them- got them from Skywalker and now, I see that they only show LSD on their site- I don't like them because the fibers stick out, which has never happened on mine, which are also stiffer, so they don't sag across a wide gap.
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Post 39 made on Saturday July 9, 2016 at 20:30
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On July 8, 2016 at 22:52, iform said...
Today I had to go through some conduit the sparky installed for running a line. Glow rods didn't even come close, tried a rg6 with the end rounded off but no go. Must have been a really tight bend in the tube.

Ran down to my local electrical supplier and they had a display with Canfor Polyester fish tapes. The display had a 1" conduit with crazy bends and these fish tapes run through them. Tried it out and bought 1 for myself. Best fish tape I have used for getting around tight bends.

[Link: canforproducts.com]

Replacable leader and can be extended with either regular glow rods or an additional identical fish tape.

I saw an electrician with one of those things once. Pretty cool - for some reason never picked one up.

For getting through conduit, I've been using a steel fish tape with a wire sleeve ([Link: lsdinc.com]) over the tip (and tape the base of the sleeve onto the fish tape).

I like using those wire sleeves as well for pulling wire through conduit. The rounded plastic tip makes it slide around corners really well, and the sleeve portion which is a couple of feet long is also "slippery" and keeps the initial friction around the corners to a minimum.
Post 40 made on Sunday July 10, 2016 at 10:36
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On July 9, 2016 at 09:59, highfigh said...
I tried the wet noodle and the chain/magnet didn't attract very well, so I went out and bought a piece of chain that's not only stronger, it's heavier and drops into a hole better. I use a small rare earth magnet taped to the tip of a push rod and it doesn't come off, In fact, the chain balls up on the end. I have a flexible wire that does the same as a wet noodle end.

Home Depot carries ball chain in at least a couple of diameters. My favorite is more than 1/8" in diameter. Be sure when you buy it that you check with a magnet to be sure it's steel, not brass.

Somewhere I found some bare aluminum wire, more than 1/16" thick, and used Goop to glue a rare earth magnet to the end. What's cool about this is that it can be bent to go around a corner inside a wall, then grab the chain. I learned one day to put a large carabiner on one end when dropping the chain into a wall.
A good answer is easier with a clear question giving the make and model of everything.
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Post 41 made on Sunday July 10, 2016 at 10:54
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I bought this last week to add to my tool stash, great deal.
[Link: amazon.com]
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