On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:36:51 +0100, Andy Hall wrote:

On 2008-06-28 22:08:34 +0100, PCPaul said:

On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:07:15 +0100, Andy Hall wrote:

Well... it is possible. For a shortish run, it is viable to get the
spindle moulding work done with tooling using profile knives. There
are dozens of standard ones (you might find one that is the same) and
then most larger suppliers will organise knives based on a sample or a
drawing on graph paper. I believe these cost in the low tens of pounds
for a set.

Ouch. Probably overkill for 12' of skirting... I'll see if the owner
knows where the original came from - I know he project-managed the
conversion himself.

Otherwise, you might be able to paint plastic, but I have to say that
it would not look as good to have this on show.

Agreed. Although a dark wood (effect?) quadrant trunking *might* be
able to be lost in the corner where the skirting meets the carpet, if I
could find one. Hmm, I might be able to make/buy a largish wood
quadrant bead with enough room to hide a single Cat5. Have to look at
that one.

That would certainly look better than plastic.

There are some here

http://www.richardburbidge.co.uk/rburbidge-183


There is mains in there already, so has anybody got experience with
Homeplug? Does it work reliably now? It didn't when I tried it when it
first came out...


Yes. Not bad. Although logically, the same issues apply as with
wireless. However, if it's a policy issue....

You have the same respect for non-technical 'policy' decisions as me
then...

I think with Homeplug it would be different - this is an isolated cluster
of buildings, so nobody else could (easily) get onto the same phase
within a reasonable distance.

Hmm. Maybe homeplug is the way to go after all. Hits Google I can get a
pair of Solwise 85Mbps homeplugs for £45.. might be the simplest way.