I'll have to try that! Sounds like about the right thing. marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Vogel" <jvo...@vogent.net> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 7:56 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Gotta Have
>I just use an old chain saw file. Lots of those around here. About a > foot long, pointed on one end. Going through a wall, I drill the hole > about the same size as the cat5, jam the pointed end of the file in the > end of the cat5, then push through the hole. Works great! I did have to > learn to keep a few extra files in the truck though. I seem to have a > difficult time keeping track of them. > > John > > Marlon K. Schafer wrote: >> At a welding shop. I took a hunk of cat5 cable in and found a welding >> rod >> that JUST fit inside it. (pull the outer insulation out .5" or so) >> >> I had to grind a point on both ends and also "rough" up the wire so that >> it >> would "stick" inside the cable better. Took a few tries to get right but >> now that I have it nailed down it's soooooo cool. I don't have to drill >> a >> bigger hole. I don't have to fight with the drill flutes to find the >> hole >> in the end of the drill bit. It doesn't take two people (one to pull the >> other to feed the wire) etc. >> >> I've also got an 18" one that works great in trailer house floors. Drill >> the hole in the floor, poke the rod/wire through the insulation below, go >> down, find the rod, wiggle it a bit to enlarge the hole, pull the cat 5 >> down >> and off you go. >> >> laters, >> marlon >> >> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
