Magnepull

[DTSMAN]

Has anyone used this tool? There are videos at the bottom of the page link. Check out the one on fishing insulated walls. The guys that put in my ATT uverse said they use it.

http://www.techtoolsupply.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=649

Bo

Remember,
If the women don't find you handsome,
they should at least find you handy.
(Red Green)

http://www.redgreen.com

 

[skip555]

I like mine , like any tool or technique not best for all jobs but its a nice tool to have in the truck for when you need it

If something where to happen to mine I would replace it

 

[DallasBPF]

used the crap out of mine this weekend lol... and as skip555 said, not best for all uses... like oh lets say trying to drop a cable next a metal stud =) Also great for running cable under the carpet, just know that the farther you get (like 10 feet from point of entry) it gets a lot harder to pull it through.

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Dallas, Texas
Telecommunications Tech
CCVP, CCNA, Net+

CCNP in the works

 

[buitenhek]

Great Ideas always get used.

1. I remember seeing video of a ferrit pulling a string through a hard cap area at Sandia Labs.
2. A guy drove his RC car in the ceiling with a pull-string attached
3. A guy with a crossbow firing a arrow with a pull string. That didn't end well, with the arrow deflecting off a ceiling wire, going through the ceiling tile and sticking on a vertical wall above a door frame with a person inside the office.


Regards
Peter Buitenhek
ProfitDeveloper.com

"Never settle for a job well done...always look for cost cutting measures

 

[Synacom]

We bought one a year ago and used it maybe 20 times since then. There are a lot of situations where this is just the best tool to use.

 

[AWGoodson]

I have not used it but find the video interesting. It would seem to me it would be easier and faster to pull in a pull line instead of a cable then pull the cable in using the pull line.

Allan Goodson
Estimator
3D Datacom, Inc.

http://www.3ddatacom.com

 

[skip555]

I have not used it but find the video interesting. It would seem to me it would be easier and faster to pull in a pull line instead of a cable then pull the cable in using the pull line.

that's what I do and after having almost lost mine by getting it stuck to a metal stud and the pull string was starting to fray I now have a piece of 3/16 nylon cord I use , then I pull cable with that

(and if it grabs a stud or piece of pipe I have something sturdy to break it lose with )