Re: Your Favorite Install Tool?

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Damaging the insulation with the drill is only a small part of that
problem...you may never get the drill bit out of the wall is the other! :-)


"Sylvain Robitaille" <syl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| alarman wrote:
|
| > Use a 3/8" by 24" bit to drill through the window frame straight
| > through to the attic. Right through the window frame, header, and
| > top plate.
|
| Ok, I'm starting to get the picture.  Thanks for your patience.  In
| another message, I mention that I'm starting to believe that I don't
| need to work in the attic at all (though all of this advice will still
| be useful to me for other wiring projects which *do* involve crawling
| around in the attic).  If you've read that message, are you able to
| confirm whether my belief is correct?
|
| > Be careful to measure so you don't go through the roof.
|
| Right, as I realized from another message in this thread ...
| ("electrocute self first, drill through roof second ...")
|
| > In pockets of insulation, stop the drill's rotation and push the bit
| > up like a spear.
|
| Ok, that addresses my concern for damaging the insulation on the way up,
| then.
|
| > The rods are just like the creep-zit rods, but they sell them
| > separately as glow rods.
|
| Right.  Now at least I know what to look for.  These would very likely
| be valuable to me for other projects as well, so I expect I'll try and
| pick up a set.
|
| > If you still can't picture it, get on out to San Diego for a
demonstration.
| > (Bring your attic crawlin' clothes.)  ;-)
|
| Funny you should mention that ...  I might just take you up on it.
| There's a non-zero (though not otherwise significant) chance I may be
| going to a conference in San-Diego in December.  It probably wouldn't be
| too terrible for me to take an extra few days for some hands-on alarm
| installation training.  :-)
|
| I'll let you know ahead of time, but I'm not holding my breath ...
|
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| Sylvain Robitaille                              syl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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| Systems and Network analyst                       Concordia University
| Instructional & Information Technology        Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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