On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:20:34 -0800 (PST), Brent
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On Dec 10, 7:49 pm, Paul wrote:
A guy at work sent me a link to a neat magnetic tool for fishing wires
in walls and even under carpet, don't remember the brand name. I'll try
to remember to forward the link from my work PC and post it here.

Paul

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That sounds like my greenlee FISH STIX.

they are in the cable fishing family of tools but unlike a fish tape
you can PUSH it over and through open areas.

Basically its 4' lengths of fishing rod with threaded ends and a hook
or basket at the end that will easily let you push a cable out up to
24'

they save HOURS working up in drop ceilings

Drop ceilings were MADE for remote control trucks!!!
I have an old BAHA buggy with the body taken off that I run in
reverse across suspendend ceilings tied to a fish line.. If it gets
stuck I jerk it back a bit and take another run at it. When it drops
through the hole at the other end I tie my network cable to it and
real in the fishline. For heavier cables I pull a pull rope through
with the fishline, then use that to pull the heavy cable.

I was hoping it would give me the excuse to buy a real good 4X4 with
proportional control, but the old garage sale find has done the job
well enough that I've been satisfied not spending the extra.

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