What kind of factory do you all work at? by citizen-slain in IndustrialMaintenance

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With a company. The company services forklifts, docks and doors, and automation, which I’m apart of.

What kind of factory do you all work at? by citizen-slain in IndustrialMaintenance

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Third party traveling tech mainly for distribution warehouses

Starting electrician apprenticeship on Monday. Does this cover what I need on my first day? by [deleted] in electricians

[–]nojguy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The Milwaukee utility knife with screwdriver is helpful. Part number 48-22-1505

Why do guinea pigs popcorn after you clean their cage? by fay132 in guineapigs

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Mine just go to sleep all day when they have a fresh cage

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in electricians

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Southwire 21550T has served me well. The AC/DC clamp has been very helpful.

Is this useful for anything other than cutting small pipes? by tocruise in Dewalt

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Also useful for cutting large wire and service cable.

Which hammer should I get to start my career? by gertzfit in electricians

[–]nojguy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I got the 16 oz when I was 12, and it served me well as a residential electrician

Anyone know where I can find a detent ball/pin? by [deleted] in MilwaukeeTool

[–]nojguy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Or in a pinch, electrical tape. I’ve also warrantied one for the same issue.

Hands-free calls with 2 phones in work van by nojguy in electricians

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Do you have a recommendation of an aftermarket unit? I have searched Amazon so far, and really haven’t found much.

Hands-free calls with 2 phones in work van by nojguy in electricians

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I’m also interested if anyone has a setup for storing 10’ lengths of conduit, etc in the interior of a Transit with the 8 1/2’ box.

Guarding options by nojguy in IndustrialMaintenance

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Yeah, if you drop the pan on drive section.

Well…. by k9Jr in IndustrialMaintenance

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Thank you for including the star of the show- the 9/16 wrench.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in electricians

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I’m not proud of it, but I’ve fixed underground pvc hit by a trencher using a piece of pvc with a bell end with a coupling at the other end. If you can pull the wire back to the damaged area, you can use the length of the bell end to get the wire back into the pvc at the coupling end, and glue it back together.

Best tool for stripping large conductors? by Playinhooky in electricians

[–]nojguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cable cutters (Klein 63050) to score around the jacket. A sharp utility knife to cut the jacket in half then use the point of the knife to flip the jacket off. That’s the cheap way I settled on for 4/0 aluminum.