Thanks! Not sure how I missed that.  This cable seems to list how much is
left in the coil.

On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 10:00 PM, Robert <[email protected]> <
[email protected]> wrote:

>
> Bulk cable often has length markers printed on the cable every two feet.
> Find the measurement at the two ends and calculate the difference.
>
> On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 4:41 PM, John Mort <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Thank you! The distance meter evaded my googlemancy and looks exactly
>> like what I need.
>>
>> On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 3:01 PM, Robert <[email protected]> <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Klein Tools VDV501-089 VDV Distance Meter
>>>
>>> http://amzn.to/1JlKyTT
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 1:54 PM, John Mort <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> We just finished a big project that included running a bunch of cable
>>>> for workstations.  We have another such project scheduled for the end of
>>>> the year.  Though we bought a bunch of new boxes of cable for this last
>>>> project and I'm confident that we have enough cable for this next one, I'd
>>>> like to be sure.
>>>>
>>>> The idea occurred to me that we could cut out a section of cable and
>>>> weigh it, then weigh the boxes of cable, determine the weight of an empty
>>>> box and subtract that, then use division to determine how many feet of
>>>> cable are left in the box.
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone done anything like this before?  What kind of scale did you
>>>> use?  Is there a better way to do this?
>>>>
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