The day I stopped using my fish tape in a straight line

Was running coax through an office building in downtown Austin last month and hit a dead end after 40 feet. Spent 20 minutes yanking and pulling before a senior guy walked over and showed me to snake it in a slow zigzag through the drop ceiling. Turns out straight pulls catch every random screw and clamp. Now I wiggle it side to side on every long run and it saves me about 15 minutes per job. Anyone else have a small trick like that that cut your install time down?

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charlie26917d ago

That "slow zigzag" trick is gold for sure. I started doing the same thing after fighting a run where my tape kept hanging on the edge of a ceiling tile grid. Now I also give the tape a little twist as I push it, seems to help it slide past those random screws and clips without catching.

mila39517d ago

charlie269 your twist trick is interesting, might have to steal that. I just use the zigzag and hope for the best.

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