To drill through glass you need a diamond tip drill bit or a diamond bur for the Dremel tool. I think plastic is a safe way to go. Besides plastic won't break.
The only thing extra you need to do is to seal the ends with something water proof so water won't soak in and not have a way out. I know there is a type of wax you can cram around the opening and that will seal it but I don't have the name off hand. You can also use some form of silicone sealer whether it is caulk or the type we use on cars. One or the other should seal the jar and you'll be fine. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jewel" <[email protected]> To: "bhm" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 8:34 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Underground electricity cable >I have widened a gateway under which runs the cable carrying the >electricity to my hot wire fence. > Consequently, I have had to extend the cable. > Preventing the joint from coming in contact with water and soil: both > implacable enemies of > electricity: is the essential component to making the extension work. > What I have done is to drill a hole in the lid and bottom of a plastic > jar: fed the cable through > the holes so that one cable has the lid threaded on to it, and the other, > the jar itself. I then > clamped the two cables together and pulled the cable back so that the > clamp is enclosed within the > jar and screwed the lid on. > I haven't reburied the cable yet, as I wanted to know if you think that > what I have done, to date, > is sufficient protection. > When I do dig the cable back in, I plan to put a brick on either side of > the jar so that, if a > vehicle should pass over top of it, it will be the bricks that will take > the weight, leaving the jar > unhurt! > I would have preferred to use a glass jar, but I did not know how to drill > a hole through glass: > hence the ubiquitous plastic jar. > If I had used a glass jar, its life within the ground would be very long, > but what about the > plastic. > It is not too late to change the jars if anyone can tell me a good, safe > way to drill through glass! > Any better ideas will be studied and evaluated for their betterness! > > Jewel > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! Groups Links > > > > ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [email protected]! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
