I'm with ya. The clear plastic tube they came in is broken all to hell but the rods are still perfect.
-----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 5:57 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Fish Tape / OT Ours (from Lowe's) take a lot more abuse in bending then I ever expected. Only seen two rods break in ~5 years. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." --- Winston Churchill On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 5:54 PM, Steven McGehee <stev...@qx.net> wrote: > Hi all, > > Yeah we use fiber glass "push rods" from GreenLee. We picked them up at > Graybar, could certainly find them cheaper I'm sure, but we got them > years ago... anyway, they're flexible, slim, and work great in any > application where you have a decent amount of elbow room and don't need > to bend them too harshly. They tend to come in four sections of 6' with > a 3' glow in the dark stick too. They also have a removable hook that > you can thread into one end, that comes in handy from time to time. > > > > > Robert West wrote: > > I use the same things, love em! I use them in drop ceilings, can > certainly > > see them in the dark! They are also my favorite tool with vinyl siding. > I > > hate putting holes in vinyl siding so I use a siding tool to separate the > > sections, push the rods in the gap at the corner of the house behind the > > siding to where I want the hole. Drill, stuff it in, pull the rods back > > out, put the siding back together...... No sign of ever being there. > > > > I picked mine up at Lowes I think. Have 2 packs of them for extra > length. > > I think they were called "Fish Sticks". > > > > Bob- > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > > Behalf Of David Hulsebus > > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 1:59 PM > > To: WISPA General List > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Fish Tape / OT > > > > I like the glow rods, we use 4 ft sections of a fiberglass rods with > > threaded ends that I bought 30 years ago to clean my chimney. I have > > 40 ft. I think I paid less than $5 for extension rods without a bristle > > head. I've seen them at Walmart and Tractor Supply. > > > > Dave Hulsebus > > > > AJ wrote: > > > >> We've used a conduit rodder with mixed success in the past - works > >> > > excellent > > > >> for buried conduit that is partially blocked; drop ceiling work is a bit > >> more complicated but for the majority of the time, if it's a drop > >> ceiling/plenum space, it's no longer than our standard fish tape. > >> > >> http://www.wctproducts.com/rodder_page.htm#bigbuddy > >> > >> On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Scott Carullo > >> > > <sc...@brevardwireless.com>wrote: > > > >> > >> > >>> Good morning... > >>> > >>> Looking for a good fiberglass fish tape 250-500 feet > >>> > >>> Anyone that has any good suggestions on what they have used and like > let > >>> > > me > > > >>> know please. > >>> > >>> I already have the vacuum and string rig the fish tape is for something > >>> else... 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