six-point socket's tidbits of Home Improvement, small projects and other stuff.

[AlexThePalex]

I hope you used outdoor cable in your new set up to connect the two boxes, because using the single insulated wire is not according to specs.

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[tjbnwi]

I hope you used outdoor cable in your new set up to connect the two boxes, because using the single insulated wire is not according to specs.

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I don't see a space/gap between the boxes. How does this affect the cable used? Here it would not be considered exposed so outdoor cable would not be required. Of course the feeder cable would have to be outdoor rated.

Tom

 

[six-point socket]

Used H05RN-F 3G1,5 mm² for the internal wiring and connection. Supply cable is something similar, don't have it's specs at hand.

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[AlexThePalex]

I don't see a space/gap between the boxes. How does this affect the cable used? Here it would not be considered exposed so outdoor cable would not be required. Of course the feeder cable would have to be outdoor rated.

Just butting two boxes against each other is not a water tight seal and doesn't count as such legally. In practice it probably won't do any harm the way it is done now, just pointing out it is not according to official specs. 

 

[tjbnwi]

I don't see a space/gap between the boxes. How does this affect the cable used? Here it would not be considered exposed so outdoor cable would not be required. Of course the feeder cable would have to be outdoor rated.

Just butting two boxes against each other is not a water tight seal and doesn't count as such legally. In practice it probably won't do any harm the way it is done now, just pointing out it is not according to official specs.

Here we can get a sealed connector for that.

Tom

 

[Wuffles]

Picture especially taken for [member=44099]Cheese[/member]  [big grin]

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Kind regards,
Oliver

Once you go Wago. Love them.

Interesting fact btw, I once met an electrician who swore blind they were single use (the push in ones) because you can't just pull them out. Idiot.

 

[Cheese]

[member=20162]Wuffles[/member]
He was right, you can't pull the wires out if you pull them straight out of the Wago, it's like a Chinese finger puzzle, but if you walk the wires out from side to side and kind of unscrew them they'll come out without damaging the connector or wire.

[member=57586]six-point socket[/member]
Thanx for the personal photo...I owe you one. [big grin]

 

[Wuffles]

[member=20162]Wuffles[/member]
He was right, you can't pull the wires out if you pull them straight out of the Wago, it's like a Chinese finger puzzle, but if you walk the wires out from side to side and kind of unscrew them they'll come out without damaging the connector or wire.

No mate, I know that, I mean he was cutting them off and throwing them away after one use with the stubs of wire still sticking out.

Pull and twist they come out easily, or if you have a single wire with a short length, just turn it, pops straight out. Which you also know, so don't know why I'm saying it.

 

[Cheese]

No mate, I know that, I mean he was cutting them off and throwing them away after one use with the stubs of wire still sticking out.

Maybe he owned Wago stock... [eek]

 

[CrazyLarry]

Picture especially taken for [member=44099]Cheese[/member]  [big grin]

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Kind regards,
Oliver

Once you go Wago. Love them.

Interesting fact btw, I once met an electrician who swore blind they were single use (the push in ones) because you can't just pull them out. Idiot.

He's right in a way ... sounds like he would be single use

 

[richy3333]

A 'spark' who was working on a site I was on, but not working with me was given some 3 port Wagos. He proceeded to push the line, neutral and CPC all into the one Wago. He couldn't fathom the tripping when the power was turned on again!

 

[six-point socket]

A 'spark' who was working on a site I was on, but not working with me was given some 3 port Wagos. He proceeded to push the line, neutral and CPC all into the one Wago. He couldn't fathom the tripping when the power was turned on again!

lol  [eek] [eek] [eek] ;D ;D ;D

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[six-point socket]

Decided to make a little roof for my outlets...

Setup. LOVE the CTL-SYS!!!  [eek] [eek] [eek] ;D ;D ;D

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Measuring.

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Cut.

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Fitting.

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Overview.

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Roofing felt.

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Attached.

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The Bosch felt neglected and insisted to get in the picture...

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Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[six-point socket]

Quick'n'dirty repair job for my CXS aka more CXS fun  [eek] [scared] [big grin] - I guess next year I have to replace the complete patio of my garden shed.  [scared] [scared]  [eek]  [big grin]

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old screws out.

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cutting replacement panels to length.

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new screws in.

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[six-point socket]

Hi!

Yesterday was the day I replaced my old attic ladder with a new, quality product one from Dolle. Obviously I used a couple of tools for that, some Festool - some not.

Old attic ladder. (what you can't see in this picture is that this ladder has been fixed numerous times on the lowest steps, and I deemed it to be to dangerous for any further use)

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Getting it out. I had to remove a lot of rusted 10 mm nuts, an impact driver is worth it's weight in gold during this type of work.

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Only the frame left.

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Up until this point everything went as planned and was one smooth ride. The bolts you are about to see in the next picture, I thought they were used to hold the old frame in place and and load bearing. To get them out, I removed the nut and washer, placed my ratcheting box end wrench on the bolt, re-applied a nut and the washer in front of it, then used a 2nd nut to lock it. That worked fantastic until I realized that I was just spinning the whole bolt. I tried with another bolt - same thing.

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I decided to remove the frame with a pry bar then. That did the trick. What you can see in that following picture is part of the hole in the ceiling where the frame was. If you examine it closely you will see that the original builder of the house had small blocks of wood installed, I guess while the slab was poured. Now you might ask what the bolts were for. When I got everything out with the pry bar I noticed that those bolts were used to center/align the frame. The frame was then nailed into place - and the only thing bearing the load were those nails.

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Then, to install the new attic ladder I needed 2 pieces of wood that would hold the new frame and align it with the ceiling. Drilling the holes with my CXS.

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Of course, the ceiling needed some holes, too. The CTL-SYS with the drilling attachment came in very handy.

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Using the CXS and the angle attachment to remove the ladder from the frame of the new attic ladder.

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Drilling of the new frame with the CXS.

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Frame in place, ladder installed.

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Almost finished. (To be continued.)

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Today I relaxed, had a lazy day and just poured a small slab of concrete for a to be installed water tap.

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Kind regards, and as always I hope you enjoy my postings.
Oliver

 

[Holmz]

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Of course, the ceiling needed some holes, too. The CTL-SYS with the drilling attachment came in very handy.

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Kind regards, and as always I hope you enjoy my postings.
Oliver

[member=57586]six-point socket[/member] -Oliver .
That drill dust sucker-upper looks nice. What is the Festool number of it?

 

[six-point socket]

Hi Holmz,

Festool# is: 500483
https://www.festool.com/Products/Accessories/Pages/Detail.aspx?pid=500483

Great accessory for sure!

Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[six-point socket]

Insulation.

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Rough leveling.

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Placing hammer set anchors in my slab for the water tap.

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Kind regards,
Oliver

 

[Holmz]

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Placing hammer set anchors in my slab for the water tap.

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Kind regards,
Oliver

They (the local bolt supply) sell a nut insert that can be cast in concrete. When I used them once in the past I put a nylon bolt in it and some wax to seal the ends.
But you can install them on a board to have the hole pattern ideal and "smash it" into the wet concrete.
It doesn't do anything too much better than a ramset type of concrete bolt, but it is an option.

 

[six-point socket]

Hi!

Thanks for the info [member=40772]Holmz[/member]

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Finished water tap.

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Then I posted in the "What Festool did you buy today"-Thread a couple of days ago that I had fished a Festo DX 93 E out of ebay for some pocket change. I was up very early, I think around 4 AM and found the auction running until 6:45 AM. No bid yet, starting bid was 80,00 Euro / 89,00 USD. This was the picture from the auction - no further description except for that it was in working condition.

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I guess that held a lot of people from bidding. I saw that the front portion of the sander was damaged - checked EKAT and bid on it. I was eager to make something from it/with it. Got it for 81,00 Euro / 91,00 USD + shipping 7,00 Euro / 8,00 USD.

This 88,00 Euro / 98,00 USD got me this:

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Tool works as expected.

As I was aware of the condition I ordered: 488899 for 18,00 Euro / 20,00 USD and 488716 for 17,00 Euro / 19,00 USD - I did not order the also defective plate (Part 26) because I wanted to be sure of the Model# first.

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Disassembly and throughout cleaning.

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Current situation: cleaned and in working condition - turned out pretty nicely - waiting on Festool to deliver Part 26, which I ordered today for 10,00 Euro / 11,00 USD plus 3,50 Euro / 4,00 USD shipping and should be here by tomorrow or Saturday. Current total: 136,50 Euro / 152,00 USD. The fun I'm having: priceless.

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After work snack.

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Kind regards,
Oliver