| Page 1 of 2 | 1 | 2 |
|
|
Cables wont fit in pipes
I have to shove THREE service entrance wire cables thru a 3/4 inch metal
pipe. The cables measure 6.5 millimeters each. (1/4) inch = 6.35 millimeters, so they are slightly bigger than 1/4 inch in diameter. I thought by applying a lot of pressure and using a lubricant I could force them thru this pipe, but I cant seem to get them in more than an inch or two. The pipe is exactly measured at 3/4 inch on the inside. The wires have to go thru about 20 feet of pipe. I determined that I need to remove about 10% of the insulation from each cable. I can do this with my belt sander, but I'm trying to figure out how to get the sander to sand evenly around the entire diameter of these cables. I cant seem to find anything made to sand round objects. My father suggested putting the cables in my wood lathe and just taking off a thin layer off the insulation, but I cant find a way to mount the cable securely in the lathe, because it flexes too much. Does anyone know a better way to remove some of that insulation without removing too much? Ed |
Cables wont fit in pipes
On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 3:27:34 PM UTC-4, wrote:
I have to shove THREE service entrance wire cables thru a 3/4 inch metal pipe. The cables measure 6.5 millimeters each. (1/4) inch = 6.35 millimeters, so they are slightly bigger than 1/4 inch in diameter. I thought by applying a lot of pressure and using a lubricant I could force them thru this pipe, but I cant seem to get them in more than an inch or two. The pipe is exactly measured at 3/4 inch on the inside. The wires have to go thru about 20 feet of pipe. I determined that I need to remove about 10% of the insulation from each cable. I can do this with my belt sander, but I'm trying to figure out how to get the sander to sand evenly around the entire diameter of these cables. I cant seem to find anything made to sand round objects. My father suggested putting the cables in my wood lathe and just taking off a thin layer off the insulation, but I cant find a way to mount the cable securely in the lathe, because it flexes too much. Does anyone know a better way to remove some of that insulation without removing too much? Ed Lord, this has to be a troll..... |
Cables wont fit in pipes
On 2015-10-08 3:36 PM, trader_4 wrote:
On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 3:27:34 PM UTC-4, wrote: I have to shove THREE service entrance wire cables thru a 3/4 inch metal pipe. The cables measure 6.5 millimeters each. (1/4) inch = 6.35 millimeters, so they are slightly bigger than 1/4 inch in diameter. I thought by applying a lot of pressure and using a lubricant I could force them thru this pipe, but I cant seem to get them in more than an inch or two. The pipe is exactly measured at 3/4 inch on the inside. The wires have to go thru about 20 feet of pipe. I determined that I need to remove about 10% of the insulation from each cable. I can do this with my belt sander, but I'm trying to figure out how to get the sander to sand evenly around the entire diameter of these cables. I cant seem to find anything made to sand round objects. My father suggested putting the cables in my wood lathe and just taking off a thin layer off the insulation, but I cant find a way to mount the cable securely in the lathe, because it flexes too much. Does anyone know a better way to remove some of that insulation without removing too much? Ed Lord, this has to be a troll..... Troll or moron, obviously a larger pipe is required. -- Froz... Quando omni flunkus, moritati |
Cables wont fit in pipes
On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 3:58:28 PM UTC-4, FrozenNorth wrote:
On 2015-10-08 3:36 PM, trader_4 wrote: Lord, this has to be a troll..... Troll or moron, obviously a larger pipe is required. -- Froz... Quando omni flunkus, moritati I agree, gotta be a troll. Still it's an interesting problem. I wouldn't take the extra off the insulation though. You already have to derate them putting that many in. Instead, make the pipe bigger. Any pipe with 3/4 ID must have thick walls. So grind away from the inside. Get a length of aircraft cable and a hand winch. Pull lead slugs through with lots of grinding compound. It will take you a long time with increasingly big objects. |
Cables wont fit in pipes
Push a smaller wire thru the pipe, and then use that wire to pull the three wires. The act of pulling the wires will tend to shrink them a little and you just might be able to get the three wires pulled rather than pushed.
|
Cables wont fit in pipes
On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 3:27:34 PM UTC-4, wrote:
I have to shove THREE service entrance wire cables thru a 3/4 inch metal pipe. The cables measure 6.5 millimeters each. (1/4) inch = 6.35 millimeters, so they are slightly bigger than 1/4 inch in diameter. I thought by applying a lot of pressure and using a lubricant I could force them thru this pipe, but I cant seem to get them in more than an inch or two. The pipe is exactly measured at 3/4 inch on the inside. The wires have to go thru about 20 feet of pipe. I determined that I need to remove about 10% of the insulation from each cable. I can do this with my belt sander, but I'm trying to figure out how to get the sander to sand evenly around the entire diameter of these cables. I cant seem to find anything made to sand round objects. My father suggested putting the cables in my wood lathe and just taking off a thin layer off the insulation, but I cant find a way to mount the cable securely in the lathe, because it flexes too much. Does anyone know a better way to remove some of that insulation without removing too much? Ed If you compress the pipe it will get wider. I did the math for you. Compress the pipe down to 19.324' and it should get wide enough to pull the cables through. Release the compression and it will expand back to it's original length. As always, let us know if our suggestions helped. |
Cables wont fit in pipes
|
Cables wont fit in pipes
|
Cables wont fit in pipes
|
Cables wont fit in pipes
I wouldn't try this, but I wonder if you heated the entire length of
pipe to 500 degrees , the pipe would expand leaving plenty of room for the wires? |
Cables wont fit in pipes
On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 2:27:34 PM UTC-5, wrote:
I have to shove THREE service entrance wire cables thru a 3/4 inch metal pipe. The cables measure 6.5 millimeters each. (1/4) inch = 6.35 millimeters, so they are slightly bigger than 1/4 inch in diameter. I thought by applying a lot of pressure and using a lubricant I could force them thru this pipe, but I cant seem to get them in more than an inch or two. The pipe is exactly measured at 3/4 inch on the inside. The wires have to go thru about 20 feet of pipe. I determined that I need to remove about 10% of the insulation from each cable. I can do this with my belt sander, but I'm trying to figure out how to get the sander to sand evenly around the entire diameter of these cables. I cant seem to find anything made to sand round objects. My father suggested putting the cables in my wood lathe and just taking off a thin layer off the insulation, but I cant find a way to mount the cable securely in the lathe, because it flexes too much. Does anyone know a better way to remove some of that insulation without removing too much? Ed Cap one end of the pipe then connect a tank of extremely high pressure Nitrogen to the other end and expand the pipe to the diameter you need. Be careful not to explode the pipe. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Genius Monster |
Cables wont fit in pipes
On 10/8/2015 7:55 PM, Uncle Monster wrote:
On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 2:27:34 PM UTC-5, wrote: Does anyone know a better way to remove some of that insulation without removing too much? Ed Cap one end of the pipe then connect a tank of extremely high pressure Nitrogen to the other end and expand the pipe to the diameter you need. Be careful not to explode the pipe. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Genius Monster I liked the heat answer, better. - .. Christopher A. Young learn more about Jesus .. www.lds.org .. .. |
Cables wont fit in pipes
"philo" wrote in message On 10/08/2015 02:24 PM, wrote: I have to shove THREE service entrance wire cables thru a 3/4 inch metal pipe. The cables measure 6.5 millimeters each. (1/4) inch = 6.35 millimeters, so they are slightly bigger than 1/4 inch in diameter. I thought by applying a lot of pressure and using a lubricant I could force them thru this pipe, but I cant seem to get them in more than an inch or two. The pipe is exactly measured at 3/4 inch on the inside. The wires have to go thru about 20 feet of pipe. I determined that I need to remove about 10% of the insulation from each cable. I can do this with my belt sander, but I'm trying to figure out how to get the sander to sand evenly around the entire diameter of these cables. I cant seem to find anything made to sand round objects. My father suggested putting the cables in my wood lathe and just taking off a thin layer off the insulation, but I cant find a way to mount the cable securely in the lathe, because it flexes too much. Does anyone know a better way to remove some of that insulation without removing too much? Ed Just use uninsulated (bare) wire sheesh Or use the pipe for ground to eliminate one wire.... ;) |
Cables wont fit in pipes
Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 10/8/2015 7:55 PM, Uncle Monster wrote: On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 2:27:34 PM UTC-5, wrote: Does anyone know a better way to remove some of that insulation without removing too much? Ed Cap one end of the pipe then connect a tank of extremely high pressure Nitrogen to the other end and expand the pipe to the diameter you need. Be careful not to explode the pipe. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Genius Monster I liked the heat answer, better. - . Christopher A. Young learn more about Jesus . www.lds.org . . No one has better things to do or write about? |
Cables wont fit in pipes
|
Cables wont fit in pipes
On 10/8/2015 8:44 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:
Stormin Mormon wrote: I liked the heat answer, better. . . No one has better things to do or write about? I'd been cleaning my nose with cotton swabs when this came in. - .. Christopher A. Young learn more about Jesus .. www.lds.org .. .. |
Cables wont fit in pipes
I have to shove THREE service entrance wire cables thru a 3/4 inch metal pipe. The cables measure 6.5 millimeters each. (1/4) inch = 6.35 millimeters, so they are slightly bigger than 1/4 inch in diameter. I thought by applying a lot of pressure and using a lubricant I could force them thru this pipe, but I cant seem to get them in more than an inch or two. The pipe is exactly measured at 3/4 inch on the inside. The wires have to go thru about 20 feet of pipe. I determined that I need to remove about 10% of the insulation from each cable. I can do this with my belt sander, but I'm trying to figure out how to get the sander to sand evenly around the entire diameter of these cables. I cant seem to find anything made to sand round objects. My father suggested putting the cables in my wood lathe and just taking off a thin layer off the insulation, but I cant find a way to mount the cable securely in the lathe, because it flexes too much. Does anyone know a better way to remove some of that insulation without removing too much? Ed Lord, this has to be a troll..... Definitely - he should have said conduit instead of pipe. John T. --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: --- |
Cables wont fit in pipes
|
Cables wont fit in pipes
On 10/8/2015 7:55 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 10/8/2015 8:44 PM, Tony Hwang wrote: Stormin Mormon wrote: I liked the heat answer, better. . . No one has better things to do or write about? I'd been cleaning my nose with cotton swabs when this came in. I have a sudden urge to sneeze and I'm not sure why. -- Maggie |
Cables wont fit in pipes
|
Cables wont fit in pipes
On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 7:37:04 PM UTC-5, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 10/8/2015 7:55 PM, Uncle Monster wrote: On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 2:27:34 PM UTC-5, wrote: Does anyone know a better way to remove some of that insulation without removing too much? Ed Cap one end of the pipe then connect a tank of extremely high pressure Nitrogen to the other end and expand the pipe to the diameter you need. Be careful not to explode the pipe. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Genius Monster I liked the heat answer, better. - . It works better if you heat the pipe first. Then it will inflate like one of those long party balloons. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Pipe Monster |
Cables wont fit in pipes
On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 7:55:20 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:24:37 -0500, wrote: I have to shove THREE service entrance wire cables thru a 3/4 inch metal pipe. The cables measure 6.5 millimeters each. (1/4) inch = 6.35 millimeters, so they are slightly bigger than 1/4 inch in diameter. I thought by applying a lot of pressure and using a lubricant I could force them thru this pipe, but I cant seem to get them in more than an inch or two. The pipe is exactly measured at 3/4 inch on the inside. The wires have to go thru about 20 feet of pipe. I determined that I need to remove about 10% of the insulation from each cable. I can do this with my belt sander, but I'm trying to figure out how to get the sander to sand evenly around the entire diameter of these cables. I cant seem to find anything made to sand round objects. My father suggested putting the cables in my wood lathe and just taking off a thin layer off the insulation, but I cant find a way to mount the cable securely in the lathe, because it flexes too much. Does anyone know a better way to remove some of that insulation without removing too much? Ed Put the cables in the freezer to shrink them. Or show them a picture of a real ugly woman. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Wired Monster |
Cables wont fit in pipes
On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 10:04:17 PM UTC-5, Muggles wrote:
On 10/8/2015 7:55 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote: On 10/8/2015 8:44 PM, Tony Hwang wrote: Stormin Mormon wrote: I liked the heat answer, better. . . No one has better things to do or write about? I'd been cleaning my nose with cotton swabs when this came in. I have a sudden urge to sneeze and I'm not sure why. -- Maggie Just think of Stormin digging big boogers out of his nose. That will stop your sneeze. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Booger Monster |
Cables wont fit in pipes
On 10/8/2015 11:04 PM, Muggles wrote:
On 10/8/2015 7:55 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote: No one has better things to do or write about? I'd been cleaning my nose with cotton swabs when this came in. I have a sudden urge to sneeze and I'm not sure why. Is there a cat on your lap? Missed your allergy pill? - .. Christopher A. Young learn more about Jesus .. www.lds.org .. .. |
Cables wont fit in pipes
On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 7:36:09 PM UTC-4, Gordon Shumway wrote:
On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:24:37 -0500, wrote: I have to shove THREE service entrance wire cables thru a 3/4 inch metal pipe. The cables measure 6.5 millimeters each. (1/4) inch = 6.35 millimeters, so they are slightly bigger than 1/4 inch in diameter. I thought by applying a lot of pressure and using a lubricant I could force them thru this pipe, but I cant seem to get them in more than an inch or two. The pipe is exactly measured at 3/4 inch on the inside. The wires have to go thru about 20 feet of pipe. I determined that I need to remove about 10% of the insulation from each cable. I can do this with my belt sander, but I'm trying to figure out how to get the sander to sand evenly around the entire diameter of these cables. I cant seem to find anything made to sand round objects. My father suggested putting the cables in my wood lathe and just taking off a thin layer off the insulation, but I cant find a way to mount the cable securely in the lathe, because it flexes too much. Does anyone know a better way to remove some of that insulation without removing too much? Ed It isn't as difficult as you might think. The three cables you're going to be using, I presume will be 120V, 120V and ground, respectively, right? The third wire is the netural, which is a current carrying conductor, not ground. |
Cables wont fit in pipes
On 10/9/2015 4:29 AM, Uncle Monster wrote:
On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 10:04:17 PM UTC-5, Muggles wrote: On 10/8/2015 7:55 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote: On 10/8/2015 8:44 PM, Tony Hwang wrote: Stormin Mormon wrote: I liked the heat answer, better. . . No one has better things to do or write about? I'd been cleaning my nose with cotton swabs when this came in. I have a sudden urge to sneeze and I'm not sure why. -- Maggie Just think of Stormin digging big boogers out of his nose. That will stop your sneeze. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Booger Monster no .. still feel like sneezing, but not so much hungry any more with that mental photograph. -- Maggie |
Cables wont fit in pipes
On 10/9/2015 6:41 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 10/8/2015 11:04 PM, Muggles wrote: On 10/8/2015 7:55 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote: No one has better things to do or write about? I'd been cleaning my nose with cotton swabs when this came in. I have a sudden urge to sneeze and I'm not sure why. Is there a cat on your lap? Missed your allergy pill? Our cat died about 5 years ago, and not allergic to the dog even if she does SMELL like dog. -- Maggie |
Cables wont fit in pipes
In article ,
Uncle Monster wrote: On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 7:55:20 PM UTC-5, wrote: On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:24:37 -0500, wrote: I have to shove THREE service entrance wire cables thru a 3/4 inch metal pipe. The cables measure 6.5 millimeters each. (1/4) inch = 6.35 millimeters, so they are slightly bigger than 1/4 inch in diameter. I thought by applying a lot of pressure and using a lubricant I could force them thru this pipe, but I cant seem to get them in more than an inch or two. The pipe is exactly measured at 3/4 inch on the inside. The wires have to go thru about 20 feet of pipe. I determined that I need to remove about 10% of the insulation from each cable. I can do this with my belt sander, but I'm trying to figure out how to get the sander to sand evenly around the entire diameter of these cables. I cant seem to find anything made to sand round objects. My father suggested putting the cables in my wood lathe and just taking off a thin layer off the insulation, but I cant find a way to mount the cable securely in the lathe, because it flexes too much. Does anyone know a better way to remove some of that insulation without removing too much? Ed Put the cables in the freezer to shrink them. Or show them a picture of a real ugly woman. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Wired Monster so you are going to send him a picture of your wife? |
Cables wont fit in pipes
On Friday, October 9, 2015 at 2:13:11 PM UTC-5, Malcom Mal Reynolds wrote:
In article , Uncle Monster wrote: On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 7:55:20 PM UTC-5, wrote: On Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:24:37 -0500, wrote: I have to shove THREE service entrance wire cables thru a 3/4 inch metal pipe. The cables measure 6.5 millimeters each. (1/4) inch = 6.35 millimeters, so they are slightly bigger than 1/4 inch in diameter. I thought by applying a lot of pressure and using a lubricant I could force them thru this pipe, but I cant seem to get them in more than an inch or two. The pipe is exactly measured at 3/4 inch on the inside. The wires have to go thru about 20 feet of pipe. I determined that I need to remove about 10% of the insulation from each cable. I can do this with my belt sander, but I'm trying to figure out how to get the sander to sand evenly around the entire diameter of these cables. I cant seem to find anything made to sand round objects. My father suggested putting the cables in my wood lathe and just taking off a thin layer off the insulation, but I cant find a way to mount the cable securely in the lathe, because it flexes too much. Does anyone know a better way to remove some of that insulation without removing too much? Ed Put the cables in the freezer to shrink them. Or show them a picture of a real ugly woman. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Wired Monster so you are going to send him a picture of your wife? I've never been married. I never could find a sane woman who could tolerate me. I can't tolerate crazy women so I guess I'm out of luck. o_O [8~{} Uncle Sane Monster |
Cables wont fit in pipes
In article ,
Uncle Monster wrote: Put the cables in the freezer to shrink them. Or show them a picture of a real ugly woman. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Wired Monster so you are going to send him a picture of your wife? I've never been married. I never could find a sane woman who could tolerate me. I can't tolerate crazy women so I guess I'm out of luck. o_O [8~{} Uncle Sane Monster to everyone else's benefit |
The perfect woman
On 10/09/2015 03:32 PM, Uncle Monster wrote:
I've never been married. I never could find a sane woman who could tolerate me. [8~{} Uncle Sane Monster The perfect woman: 1. She has to look and cook like Giada. 2. She has to be an orphan so there's no mother-in-law / family baggage to deal with. 3. She has to be a licensed contractor in all trades so she can remodel her own damn kitchen and bath. ( The idea here is that she can also do her own damn honey-do list. ) 4. Oh yah, almost forgot, she absolutely has to hate cats, no exceptions! |
The perfect woman
On Sat, 10 Oct 2015 08:24:04 -0400, look wrote in
On 10/09/2015 03:32 PM, Uncle Monster wrote: I've never been married. I never could find a sane woman who could tolerate me. [8~{} Uncle Sane Monster The perfect woman: 0. She has to be hot as a firecracker. (Some of us have strong libidos. Otherwise the next items don't matter) 1. She has to look and cook like Giada. 2. She has to be an orphan so there's no mother-in-law / family baggage to deal with. 3. She has to be a licensed contractor in all trades so she can remodel her own damn kitchen and bath. ( The idea here is that she can also do her own damn honey-do list. ) 4. Oh yah, almost forgot, she absolutely has to hate cats, no exceptions! -- Web based forums are like subscribing to 10 different newspapers and having to visit 10 different news stands to pickup each one. Email list-server groups and USENET are like having all of those newspapers delivered to your door every morning. |
Cables wont fit in pipes
On 10/8/2015 12:24 PM, wrote:
My pipe is too small and my wife is forever complaining. LOL |
Cables wont fit in pipes
On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 14:32:06 -0500, Uncle Monster
wrote: I've never been married. I never could find a sane woman who could tolerate me. I can't tolerate crazy women so I guess I'm out of luck. o_O [8~{} Uncle Sane Monster The crazy ones are more fun. The sane ones let you get into the same routine day after day. -- Using Opera's mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ |
Cables wont fit in pipes
On Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 4:13:47 AM UTC-5, Malcom Mal Reynolds wrote:
In article , Uncle Monster wrote: Put the cables in the freezer to shrink them. Or show them a picture of a real ugly woman. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Wired Monster so you are going to send him a picture of your wife? I've never been married. I never could find a sane woman who could tolerate me. I can't tolerate crazy women so I guess I'm out of luck. o_O [8~{} Uncle Sane Monster to everyone else's benefit Yea, I know. I can't imagine what monstrous spawn I'd produce. o_O [8~{} Uncle Lucky Monster |
Cables wont fit in pipes
On Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 8:38:35 AM UTC-5, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 14:32:06 -0500, Uncle Monster wrote: I've never been married. I never could find a sane woman who could tolerate me. I can't tolerate crazy women so I guess I'm out of luck. o_O [8~{} Uncle Sane Monster The crazy ones are more fun. The sane ones let you get into the same routine day after day. -- I want consistency. If she's going to be a crazy bitch, be one all the time.. If she's going to be sane and logical, be that way all the time. Above all, she must be trustworthy. I suppose I'll have to settle for an android woman who's equipped with an "off" switch. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Single Monster |
Cables wont fit in pipes
Dean Hoffman wrote:
On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 14:32:06 -0500, Uncle Monster wrote: I've never been married. I never could find a sane woman who could tolerate me. I can't tolerate crazy women so I guess I'm out of luck. o_O [8~{} Uncle Sane Monster The crazy ones are more fun. The sane ones let you get into the same routine day after day. Bear or fox? Two choices. I chose fox. Bear drives me nuts. |
Cables wont fit in pipes
Uncle Monster posted for all of us...
On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 10:04:17 PM UTC-5, Muggles wrote: On 10/8/2015 7:55 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote: On 10/8/2015 8:44 PM, Tony Hwang wrote: Stormin Mormon wrote: I liked the heat answer, better. . . No one has better things to do or write about? I'd been cleaning my nose with cotton swabs when this came in. I have a sudden urge to sneeze and I'm not sure why. -- Maggie Just think of Stormin digging big boogers out of his nose. That will stop your sneeze. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Booger Monster In Stumpy's case it ain't boogers, it's "brain" matter; so to speak. -- Tekkie |
Cables wont fit in pipes
|
| All times are GMT +1. The time now is 05:05 AM. |
|
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004 - 2014 DIYbanter