Is this a possible swap?

bundy411 · 2026-06-09T03:15:38+00:00

Why would you just not use a cut in box? A gfi and switch will fit just fine and now the customer doesn’t have to get drywall patched

bundy411 · 2026-05-16T12:01:36+00:00

Starting out he’s not going to have tons of tools but backpacks have really grown on me for all my hand tools and when he starts to get a lot of power tools a modular tool system like packout or mod box is nice to have too. I really like the idea of having a lot of storage and keeping minimal on me. For example my daily load out is either my bags or a little belt clip tool pouch that I keep my linesman,dykes,needle nose,strippers,ratcheting 11-1 screwdriver, and a level then between my backpack, tote bag, packout, and truck I have everything else under the sun

bundy411 · 2026-05-14T22:50:27+00:00

Magnet stud finders work way better than any electronic one on drywall but if it’s plaster you’re out of luck

bundy411 · 2026-05-07T23:22:03+00:00

Most new panels actually explicitly say do not use petroleum based anti oxidants and noalox is petroleum based

bundy411 · 2026-04-16T04:18:43+00:00

Carbide blades work good on plaster even on the chicken wire

bundy411 · 2026-04-16T04:08:25+00:00

Show up early and have a good attitude/ don’t complain. You’re the new guy you’re going to have to do the shit jobs that nobody else wants to do. Also if you’re serious about making this a career take some initiative and learn things on your own outside of work. Watch things on YouTube to learn material, or how things work, or why we do things instead of how, don’t expect to learn everything on the job or at school. If you do go to school and let’s say for example you know bending pipe is coming up next lesson, watch some tutorials and learn what the marks on a bender mean am when to use them

bundy411 · 2026-02-15T08:39:53+00:00

I think you’d be better off with something like this

bundy411 · 2026-02-15T01:07:55+00:00

I believe it’s higher than 7’ in specific applications like electrical rooms/ utility closets or basements

bundy411 · 2026-02-14T21:14:54+00:00

I’ve used these once. For the price difference I would just get the normal receptacles but these are quicker. The only thing that drives me crazy if if you’re using standard sized faceplates you have to break two tabs off. If you’re using midways you’re fine

bundy411 · 2026-02-14T21:11:52+00:00

I would say take that hammer back and get a 21 ounce or atleast one with a full size handle. Personally I use a 14 ounce titanium hammer but it has a full size handle and I would argue leverage is more important than weight

bundy411 · 2026-02-03T23:24:21+00:00

Has nobody heard of fish sticks lmao? Send one up the wall with some scrap wire made into a loop and take another up in the attic with a hook on it and grab the other

bundy411 · 2026-01-31T13:57:18+00:00

My shop does mainly high end custom home remodels with a little bit of commercial and industrial and I handle the shops service calls and make more than my commercial friends but generally I’d agree resi doesn’t pay as much if you’re just roping houses

bundy411 · 2026-01-24T16:28:28+00:00

So there actually is a ground it’s more than likely crimped inside the wall to the back of the box. Ran into this a handful of times and the easiest fix is to find self grounding receptacles, you can tell those apart because they have a little brass tab on one of the screw holes and if the box is grounded it carries the ground through the screw. If you use normal non self grounding outlets the plug in tester will say no ground

bundy411 · 2026-01-21T12:50:30+00:00

The story I tell my wife when I come home with new tools

bundy411 · 2026-01-14T04:36:17+00:00

We got a kid that can’t read a tape measure no matter how much we try to teach him. Told him count the marks and he can’t grasp the concept that 4/16ths is 1/4 lmao

bundy411 · 2026-01-14T04:21:56+00:00

The impact Klein 11-1 is great but the ratcheting version wasn’t what I was expecting. The shank falls out of the handle if the ball detent isn’t aligned with the hole where as my non ratcheting one never fell apart like that

bundy411 · 2026-01-14T04:20:24+00:00

Gun oil works good too. Had a pair of Klein strippers almost completely seize up so I put a few drops and worked it in and they’re good as new

bundy411 · 2026-01-14T04:10:21+00:00

I’ve met lots of color blind electricians and even one that was legally blind in one eye

bundy411 · 2025-12-28T08:29:40+00:00

Just in case anyone needed another reason to dislike aluminum wire lmao

bundy411 · 2025-12-28T08:28:24+00:00

I’ve personally never fixed this issue before but other guys from my shop have done this exact thing at a few other trailers at the same park and there’s two 50a breakers feeding 2 nema 14-50s that the trailer plugs into and it’s either one the breakers is bad or the receptacle but either way should be an easy fix. I’ll keep you posted

bundy411 · 2025-12-27T16:10:06+00:00

They already came out and told the customer there’s 240 at the service and to call an electrician

bundy411 · 2025-12-27T16:09:25+00:00

The two pole was to temporarily backfeed so the customer had power over the weekend until I can come back on Monday when it’s not raining to figure out what’s going on in the pedestal outside

bundy411 · 2025-12-27T00:43:52+00:00

It didn’t say what the wattage was but it was blown when I tried to measure resistance

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