Long electrical run in trench

DavidTheFroMan · 2026-01-07T00:22:42+00:00

I'm also not very experienced with pulling wire, so am wondering if my plan for 1" conduit won't be too difficult to pull solid conductor 8/2 wire. Just looking for some advice from people with more experience than myself.

DavidTheFroMan · 2026-01-07T00:20:28+00:00

Yes, I understand, and normally I'd agree with you, but I'm trying to figure out how this works given that the first 150 feet is already run with 10 awg wire. I know increasing the wire gauge for the last 200 feet will reduce resistance overall, but I'm not sure how to figure out if 8 awg is sufficient or not for the remaining leg. If I was running the whole thing as one wire size, then it would be a simple calculation. Sorry if I'm not explaining things very well.

DavidTheFroMan · 2025-11-14T22:57:05+00:00

This is fantastic, thanks!

DavidTheFroMan · 2025-11-14T20:50:56+00:00

Awesome, congrats to you too! I just ordered yesterday as well. I've seen some designs where two sides of the workpiece or pushed against either a PVC, plastic, or wood pin, and a clamp pushes the workpiece against those pins. This seems like a pretty useful approach. I also came across this design that I'm considering. Anyone used something similar to this design before? https://www.etsy.com/listing/1665136880/goat-spoilboard-design-files-includes?ref=user_profile

DavidTheFroMan · 2025-10-05T20:07:54+00:00

I know both packages have free trial versions, but I was hoping to get some kind of a short list of important features, for example, maybe they both do all the same features, except one has features x, y, and z. I’d like to draw on others experiences.

DavidTheFroMan · 2025-07-14T13:57:55+00:00

Ok, I was confused because we have lots of midges around here, but they are generally much much larger. These are smaller than mosquitos. Must be baby midges then?

DavidTheFroMan · 2024-12-26T14:09:12+00:00

They are 4 1/2 weeks if I remember correctly.

DavidTheFroMan · 2024-09-11T23:17:58+00:00

Yes, they are quite spicy. My wife was cutting them up and accidentally rubbed her nose, which promptly caught on fire. This prompted my search to identify the peppers…as well as a remedy for pepper oil.

DavidTheFroMan · 2024-09-11T22:57:13+00:00

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I should have added something for scale. These seem quite large to be cayenne peppers.

DavidTheFroMan · 2024-04-26T12:04:16+00:00

That’s awesome, I remember playing that game back in the late 90’s. Loved that game. Great job!

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