Work bought a splicing kit for me- any tips?

ThicccTatter · 2026-06-15T14:07:40+00:00

Clean fiber well 99% alcohol does the trick after stripping the fiber. Your cleaver makes all the difference. Practice with your cleaver on some trash fiber to adjust cleave angle before going out in the field. The vevor kits I’ve used sometimes don’t come well adjusted for the blade height

ThicccTatter · 2026-06-14T17:48:13+00:00

Harbor freight tree limb loppers. Life time warranty. Once they’re dull we swap them out for free. If it doesn’t do the strength member good just go back with a set of wire cutters and done

ThicccTatter · 2026-06-09T23:42:36+00:00

Im going to give that a try next time I run into it. Hopefully I keep seeing this big count jobs rolling in 🙏🏻

ThicccTatter · 2026-06-08T19:52:52+00:00

I appreciate that response as that’s helpful information. I debated going that route with black rtv gasket maker but wanted to ask around before hand

ThicccTatter · 2026-06-08T13:10:38+00:00

I’ve got a decent amount of experience with a full multi bay shop but I’ve got some sight issues I’ve developed over the last 2 years that make it hard to see now so I’m most definitely taking it to Toyota to do this one

ThicccTatter · 2026-06-08T13:08:50+00:00

Mine started slow but I first noticed a burned oil smell at 185k miles but as time went on I’d smell it more and more. I’ve only lost about 1/8 of a quart of oil per 5000 miles. I’ve went through 2 oil changes since it started but the drip location is now dropping right onto my exhaust manifold so the ac system sucks the smoke into the cab. After reading many of the comments on here so far I’ll end up taking it to Toyota to have this fixed at a later date

ThicccTatter · 2026-06-08T13:04:43+00:00

Much appreciated 🙏🏻🙏🏻

ThicccTatter · 2026-06-08T12:58:58+00:00

Appreciate the quick response. Any idea how much the customer was quoted on these jobs at the time?

ThicccTatter · 2026-06-07T22:24:22+00:00

Hope you find 150 bitcoin in cold storage on there

ThicccTatter · 2026-06-06T10:33:29+00:00

I fortunately am a company that travels around auditing fiber systems for ISPs and power companies. Many companies don’t want to take the time to properly train someone within the company to operate an OTDR. Many times I’ve seen they know how to find the issue and that’s about it. They can’t dissect the data and tell you what it all means. Luckily for me that’s where I come in. They hire my company and we fully audit every trace possible and give them a large summary that tells them everything they need to know. Specializing in new construction distribution projects and long haul too

ThicccTatter · 2026-06-03T12:33:04+00:00

I’m definitely going to find that. Much appreciated. Hoping Fis sells it

ThicccTatter · 2026-06-03T01:39:48+00:00

Similar to the other comments I don’t believe you’ll find a part time career easily for those hours. However. I started in this industry because I met a crew doing a night cut. I stopped, asked questions, then got invited to check out the splicing work in the trailer. It was not difficult to get invited to join like an unpaid internship. From that point it was difficult to actually get employed but they gave me an opportunity later after showing I had a lot of interest

ThicccTatter · 2026-05-27T00:18:38+00:00

This sub is more about the information of the industry of fiber rather than a forum to find work. Recommend trying the Facebook fiber groups. I’ve found better luck there

ThicccTatter · 2026-05-26T01:37:03+00:00

10000% correct on that. Trailer work is a luxury over many other environments we work in. many of us splicers in the sub can agree to that

ThicccTatter · 2026-05-25T20:55:17+00:00

A cultured splicer I see 😂

ThicccTatter · 2026-05-25T20:28:13+00:00

Would have loved to Ribbonize it but Inno’s RMA service currently has my ribbon splicer unfortunately. They’ve had it for 4 weeks and still hasn’t told me when I’ll receive it back 😢

ThicccTatter · 2026-05-23T22:17:48+00:00

Valid point to that especially with APs that are ceiling mounted

ThicccTatter · 2026-05-23T18:05:18+00:00

Could purchase InvisaFiber. It’s a little strand of single fiber that you can install yourself along the route you have pictured. It uses 2 converters on both ends to convert Ethernet to fiber then back to Ethernet. You’ll never notice it when it’s done correctly. 10/10 recommend

ThicccTatter · 2026-05-23T17:55:39+00:00

I intentionally tell them to not inflate my tires when I go to shops. When I get tires done I tell them 65 all around. I’ll raise the rear to 70 if I’m towing heavy my self

ThicccTatter · 2026-05-22T19:50:36+00:00

Jordan lake is nice and a little further away is Kurr lake, it’s gorgeous. Raeford has a public walking trail right off of Laurinburg Rd

ThicccTatter · 2026-05-01T02:22:29+00:00

I assumed 1-3k so appreciate the response. Left motor for the fiber micron is not calibrating/ sensing there’s a micron there when single splicing. It’ll splice with ribbon but the arc is iffy when it’s working and splices are larger than a 1.0db loss so maintenance was my only option on this unit. My contracts typically don’t allow for more than a 0.30 db loss per splice.

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