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Wall plate for wire bundle
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| Topic: | Wall plate for wire bundle This thread has 10 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Friday February 18, 2005 at 15:01 |
mrtristan Select Member |
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What do you guys use for a wall plate when you have a gazillion wires coming out of a wall (ie: speaker and control wires for multiple audio zones, or video bundle coming out of the ceiling for a projector)?? In the past I've just taken a blank plate and drilled a hole through it with a hole saw. Sometimes it ends up cracking and becomes a big waste of time....sooo....it would be hugely appreciated if someone could recommend a company that sells these things. Someone in Canada would be a bonus..
Thanks!
Tristan
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| Post 2 made on Friday February 18, 2005 at 15:06 |
oex Super Member |
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We use Leviton cable plates and remote the union. The plates are kinda rubbery and they dont crack.
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| Post 3 made on Friday February 18, 2005 at 15:08 |
phil Founding Member |
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I use Direct connct nose plates. They come in single and double gang, 4 or 5 colors. See www.directconnecthome.com I get them from Big Dog Distributing, they are also available from Throckmorton.
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| Post 4 made on Friday February 18, 2005 at 16:17 |
ericstac Long Time Member |
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I use direct connects and midliteproducts.com
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| Post 5 made on Friday February 18, 2005 at 22:11 |
djnorm Founding Member |
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Leviton "unbreakable nylon" plates drill well...
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| Post 6 made on Friday February 18, 2005 at 23:29 |
mr2channel Select Member |
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direct conntected double gang cover, works great. Don't waste your time/money on the single gang version, too small of an opening  2-Gang Bulk Wire Plate – DCS2GBWP
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| OP | Post 7 made on Saturday February 19, 2005 at 07:22 |
mrtristan Select Member |
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those directconnect plates look great...just wish there was something like it that was readily available - surprised leviton or onq doesn't make one. did find a distributor west of canada but i'll have to set up an account first. worthwhile i guess...
thanks for the tips!
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| Post 8 made on Saturday February 19, 2005 at 07:43 |
flcusat Senior Member |
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DirectConnect double and single gang plates. Notice that to put the screws at the bottom part is a pain in the neck when you have a lot of cable coming out of the plate
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| Post 9 made on Saturday February 19, 2005 at 13:50 |
310 plasma pro Long Time Member |
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i use the hole saw trick as well but what i do is instead of using a blank wallplate i use a coax plate take off the f-81 and use the hole as a pilot. one more trick to try is putting a 2x4 under the wallplate so the hole saw wont slip
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| Post 10 made on Sunday February 20, 2005 at 20:28 |
visicontrol Long Time Member |
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Believe it or not, I know many integrators that us an outdoor dryer vent. I know it sound cheesy, however it works great and looks good. Make sure it is not the one with the vented swinging doors, but the type that has the solid hood that jets out about 1". If not, Liberty makes custom plate with rubber gromets, as large as you want, but you don't have the hood to hide the cables when you look down at the plate.
Good luck.
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| Post 11 made on Tuesday February 22, 2005 at 07:46 |
jritch Long Time Member |
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Instead of a hole saw, try a step drill. I have one that goes up to 1 7/8" and you never crack or spin the plate while drilling it.
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