Hi Group,
I have benefited significantly (and saved many hours) thanks to the many tips that other people have put up, so I figured I'd put up a tip that saved me hours (and lots of frustration) last night.
Issue: I had to fish speaker wire through a recessed ceiling and down into a wall. For the life of me, I could get my snake to a point where I could reach it or get it to appear anywhere useful.
Solution: I was able to drop a weighted line (kite line with washer on end) into the wall, then I taped an $18 endoscope onto the end of a wire coat hanger (which I had bent a hook at the end). Using the endoscope, I was able to track down the line and pull it through a 1/2" hole (which is where the speaker wire will come out for the speaker). Then, I pulled the speaker wire through the wall up into the ceiling.
Here's my laptop with the endoscope/wire hanger setup:
Here's where I was fishing:
One last tip: Make sure you align the endoscope horizon. When I first attempted this, the endoscope was at an angle that made "steering" the scope difficult. Once I re-aligned the scope so that the laptop display matched the positioning of the scope, it was easy to steer.
I hope this was helpful !
Ward
I have benefited significantly (and saved many hours) thanks to the many tips that other people have put up, so I figured I'd put up a tip that saved me hours (and lots of frustration) last night.
Issue: I had to fish speaker wire through a recessed ceiling and down into a wall. For the life of me, I could get my snake to a point where I could reach it or get it to appear anywhere useful.
Solution: I was able to drop a weighted line (kite line with washer on end) into the wall, then I taped an $18 endoscope onto the end of a wire coat hanger (which I had bent a hook at the end). Using the endoscope, I was able to track down the line and pull it through a 1/2" hole (which is where the speaker wire will come out for the speaker). Then, I pulled the speaker wire through the wall up into the ceiling.
Here's my laptop with the endoscope/wire hanger setup:
Here's where I was fishing:
One last tip: Make sure you align the endoscope horizon. When I first attempted this, the endoscope was at an angle that made "steering" the scope difficult. Once I re-aligned the scope so that the laptop display matched the positioning of the scope, it was easy to steer.
I hope this was helpful !
Ward