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Oversized Brush Strips for Cable Passthrough
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Post 1 made on Monday April 1, 2019 at 15:38
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I have a trunk of LV wires coming into a rack closet from the far top left and then running down the back wall. I would like to create a 4” wide trough for these wires from floor to ceiling, and trim this out with brush strip.

The idea is to be able to pull any wire from the bundle at any height, and to allow the unused wires to simple remain tucked away behind the brush.

Anyone use a suitable brush strip for this sort of application?

Here is roughly the sort of thing I’m looking for:

[Link: m.grainger.com]
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Post 2 made on Monday April 1, 2019 at 15:53
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Not a brush plate but here’s what we have used for a similar application:

[Link: cableorganizer.com]

Maybe better than a brush as the “fingers” hold the wire as opposed to a brush that would not support the wire weight.
Post 3 made on Monday April 1, 2019 at 16:01
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Lol. Was just about to copy from same site. Many types available.
Post 4 made on Monday April 1, 2019 at 16:13
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On April 1, 2019 at 15:53, mwstorch said...
Not a brush plate but here’s what we have used for a similar application:

[Link: cableorganizer.com]

Maybe better than a brush as the “fingers” hold the wire as opposed to a brush that would not support the wire weight.

Wow, only $600 for one lol
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Post 5 made on Monday April 1, 2019 at 16:55
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24' of 4x4 duct for under $100.
(Site has lots of size options.)

[Link: cabletiesandmore.com]
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Post 6 made on Monday April 1, 2019 at 17:35
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I suppose you could make channel out of ABS or King starboard and route out a channel to inset brush you already found. But 8ft sheet of plastic is not economical for this project. I would go with ready made as others suggested.
Post 7 made on Monday April 1, 2019 at 17:46
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I don't know of any boxed products for the application. You can Kustom build it with door sweeps like this [Link: amazon.com]

Search amazon for "door sweep" or "door bottom sweep" for tons of color/length options.
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Post 8 made on Monday April 1, 2019 at 17:50
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You could build the trough so that these 2U brush panels could be mounted.

[Link: pennelcomonline.com]

One thing to think about is getting at the wire behind the brush. Using these brush panels for example...once you route cable through you make it impossible to take the cover off and get at wire. The "finger duct" that the other guys linked to has a top-front cap that comes off even after cables have been routed.
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Post 9 made on Monday April 1, 2019 at 22:36
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OP | Post 10 made on Tuesday April 2, 2019 at 04:33
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Thanks for the suggestions. I think I will order a couple of those door sweeps and see how that works out.

Some of those other suggestions might be suitable for other projects.
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Post 11 made on Tuesday April 2, 2019 at 10:02
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On April 1, 2019 at 17:35, thecapnredfish said...
I suppose you could make channel out of ABS or King starboard and route out a channel to inset brush you already found. But 8ft sheet of plastic is not economical for this project. I would go with ready made as others suggested.

No, but plastic distributors usually have cutoffs that are sold by the pound.
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Post 12 made on Tuesday April 2, 2019 at 10:04
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Post 13 made on Tuesday April 2, 2019 at 10:48
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On April 1, 2019 at 22:36, iform said...

Damn that’s sexy...
Post 14 made on Wednesday April 3, 2019 at 12:45
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On April 1, 2019 at 16:13, tomciara said...
Wow, only $600 for one lol

We wired up a half dozen retail stores using a couple of panduct sizes back in the late 80s. They're perfect for the job.

I see these all the time in professional data racks. They DO NOT cost $600 for one piece! I cannot imagine why those are priced that ridiculously. I will say that whoever gathered that information has not seriously shopped for the items!

The brush product has a couple of major drawbacks. First, it actually uses horsehair, so it might attract critters. Second, like any actual broom type of material, if you push it sideways and leave it that way, it will eventually stay that way. Then won't have a brush, but a mess of horsehairs consisting of straight sections and bent sections. The Panduct doesn't bend, so it always looks the same.
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Post 15 made on Saturday January 1, 2022 at 17:23
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On April 1, 2019 at 22:36, iform said...

Any updates on this product? Presently we use a structured wiring can 42" then put a few 2 gang rings above to get wires to rack, however present job has way too many to deal with.  The "cable trench" system looks nice and my supplier has a few in stock but I was seeing if anybody had any positive or negative ideas about it.


I may have my friend with a water jet table make something similar to this that I found on the web or contact the USA office to see price for the 44102 which would mount on 16" on center studs above structured wiring can:

[Link: icotek.com]

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