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Nyx
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08-21-2003 08:38 PM ET (US)
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Ferrets. Tie a string to a ferret harness and let them run the maze. They like stuff like that and do it for some companies. Especially if you put a Baby Ruth at the other end of the maze.
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| James L. Brooks
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08-21-2003 09:27 PM ET (US)
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Ferrets be illegal here in California.
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08-21-2003 10:28 PM ET (US)
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08-21-2003 11:12 PM ET (US)
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I love it. See my bit on garage-tech here |
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08-22-2003 12:18 AM ET (US)
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Brilliant.
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| kleenex
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08-22-2003 03:48 AM ET (US)
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i saw something like that on one of those "this old house" type home-improvement shows. . . instead of foam they used a partially-inflated balloon which, to me, seems like it might work out better. . .
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| mike hartley
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08-22-2003 07:14 AM ET (US)
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Why ethernet...what's wrong with WiFi? ;+)
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| Erik V. Olson
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08-22-2003 09:33 AM ET (US)
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Why, Cory, running wires with a vacumn? Why, that sucks!
I've never done that. I have used compressed air to drive a messenger line through an empty conduit -- but that only works with an empty conduit.
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| Wiley Wiggins
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08-22-2003 10:23 AM ET (US)
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Not to mention the even cooler fact that he was helping unwire SF.
I really want to try to go to my neighborhood assoc and convince everybody to chip in a little money and have a community wireless network for my neighborhood.
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08-22-2003 11:30 AM ET (US)
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This "trick" has been standard practice for electricians for years, electrical supply places sell equipment specially designed to do it (foam "mice" designed for different conduit sizes, pull string made for this application, even vacuum devices specifically for sucking string). Most electricians consider low voltage installers ignorant and lacking in professionalism, the fact that this is not a well know "trick" among low voltage installers confirms our beliefs.
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08-22-2003 11:50 AM ET (US)
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Panama, this post was written by a science fiction writer who was linking to a blog by a law professor.
To my knowledge, niether of them claims to be a professional wire installer or electrician.
It's a do-it-yourself tip from one DIY to another.
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08-22-2003 05:07 PM ET (US)
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Smooth-
EXACTLY, that is waht I love about this. Garage-tech could be huge.
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08-23-2003 09:47 PM ET (US)
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This is the standard procedure for utility contractors - I worked construction for a summer "blowing lines" for ComEd in Chicago. A parachute tied to nylo cord is blown down the conduit using an air compressor (we were doing them in 4-inch diameter conduit, 2000 feet long) then the cable is tied to the cord at the other end and the cord is pulled back through with a winch.
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08-25-2003 04:43 PM ET (US)
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Is "conduit" supposed to be a double entendre or something?
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