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Which do you use and why?
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Both....each has it's best features....fiber works better in flex or tight bent conduit. Steel curls better in walls and LONG conduit runs.
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Nylon/plastic fish tapes exclusively. Steel is too heavy, a pain in the rear to feed out/reel back in, prone to rust, and if for some reason you come into contact with an energized circuit, steel isn't the best material to be holding.
The downsides of plastic is it isn't as rugged as a steel tape, and the tapes are much more expensive.
That all said, I use my tapes primarily for 1/2" to 3/4" conduit no more than 75' in length and (hopefully) no more than four quarter bends in the run.
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Originally posted by KLD:
Both....each has it's best features....fiber works better in flex or tight bent conduit. Steel curls better in walls and LONG conduit runs. x2 Both, also. They are different tools, designed for different jobs. As an analogy - that would be the same as asking : "Screwdrivers : slot-head or phillips?". Each is designed with a specific intent of use, so you should carry both. The two I use are both made by Ideal : 1. 240' 1/8" stainless-steel, hence no stain and very difficult to rust - impossible, with proper care. It also has a lead. 2. 200' S-class fiberglass with lead.
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Right now I only have a steel, but I'd like a fiberglass for the reasons listed. For flex or when someone has put a lot of bends in a conduit I use a vacum quite a bit.
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Both, and never use a steel fish tape in one of those reel things. Buy a length of fish tape and cut it up into lengths for what you need to do.
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Originally posted by hbiss:
Both, and never use a steel fish tape in one of those reel things. Buy a length of fish tape and cut it up into lengths for what you need to do.
-Hal 10-4 on that! I bought the reel and removed the casing. I now carry it with "cable straps" on the outside... much, much easier to service/clean/oil/etc.
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I now carry it with "cable straps" on the outside.
Coiling them up us an art. Once you learn how you won't need anything to keep it coiled.
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I use a 2-3' piece of 3/4" or 1" Greenfield (Electical Metallic Flexible Conduit) to hold my steel snakes. The snakes uncoil easily, they keep their shape and they store nicely.
1/4" steel for ceilings and 1/8" steel or fiberglass for conduit. For long conduit runs, jetline (compressed air and nylon shots) or an industrial vacuum with sponge.
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I use a 2-3' piece of 3/4" or 1" Greenfield (Electical Metallic Flexible Conduit) to hold my steel snakes.
Yeah, I do that with my 1/4" ones.
-Hal
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