The coil on my rubber glove tie was a wee bit on the large side however.... When making rubber gloves ties, I've seen a few people obsess over making the perfect coil.... We aren't building a piano here,; coil them up, make sure a rubber glove fits inside - move on to the next one.
If you need that Al wire to be really, really straight anchor one end of the pull to something solid and immovable like you did with that truck mounted grab rail. Then take and mount the other end TIGHTLY in your cordless drill. Now, pull the Al wire very taught and power up the drill to a low speed and spin the chucked wire 10-15 turns, but no more, for a length like you just used. You'll find the wire will be totally straight. I worked at a company that built custom one-off industrial control cabinets and we were always asked by the customers how we got our buss wires so straight and we told them "What! You still buy your wire wound up on spools??? We order our wire on special flat spools...makes the build much more professional looking". Important Safety Stuff: Do not wind the wire more than 15 turns as you might over stress it and cause cracks. Second, you'll discover that you need to pull pretty hard before you start the drill. Anticipate the wire slipping out of the drill's chuck so, as you pull, keep one leg braced behind you so don't land on your keester!
I wonder whether aluminum wire is rated for any torsional stress (ASTM A938 / ISO 7800). I wouldn’t recommend torsion without engineering approval. Inside a cabinet is much less stressful than direct exposure to sunlight, wind, acid rain, and ice.
@@denverbraughler3948 i totally agree with you on that point but the shop was UL/CSA, DKE (Germany) and JIS/PSE (Japan) certified system and robotics control fabrication shop. NEMA even showed up a couple of times. So they (the certifying orgs) had to have known about the procedure. I know during QC and Cert audits they saw us doing this procedure and nobody ever said a peep about it. I was there for two years and went through about 5 compliance/recert audits during my tenure.
It’s good to know that even the big boys sometimes forget the cutters and have to step it back out to get it cut. Happens first time, almost every time, dadgumit.
Where the wire really shines is making small coil/ spring to make a coffee cup holder mount when there is a chance that all important coffee could knocked over.
Bob, Your videos are terrific! Short, simple and loaded with solid information presented in a calm mater of fact manner with class. Well done. Could you produce a video on the various types of pole insulators, their specific applications and safety considerations? You recently touched on porcelain bells a bit in a previous video but there is so much more to cover. Thank you. Michael S. WIlliams Santa Barbara, CA
That new clamp you have looks pretty handy. I got one of the tool holders you had recommended for our bucket truck and it's been great. I may have to look into those clamps.
wow. just imagine the amount of aluminium throughout the world that is thrown in landfil. it's mind-blowing. great insight with this. cheers from nova scotia.
I just use a spray and get the rod and rap it around the can. Once you're done, slide it off and smack it one time down on the ground to keep it compressed. Leave it in a coil so its easy to store and then unravel it in the middle when its time to use. Easier to just get 2 gloved fingers in the coils for hot work so there is not accidental contact
bu adama bayılıyorum , neredeyse aynı işi yapıyorum ama 10 kat daha ucuza ve kötü koşullara rağmen hala çalışıyorum. Evet 20 yıldır hemde. :( Sıkıbağ yapmanın en keyifli yanı malzemeyi önceden hazırlamaktır.
Hey Aaron.. great videos. I’ve learned a ton. But wondering…how is triplex made? Are the 2 insulated conductors and neutral pre twisted and rolled up? Or do you have to make it in the field? Thanks!
I just saw those new clothes pins. Pretty cool that the fingers extend out. We have those at work already. We are issued "vice top" insulators for primary. Very rarely do we tie any wire in. It's a dying art. Especially "hot ties". Linesman pliers? Lineman say lineman pliers here. If they write it out the "S" is left out. Or silent. I cringe when I hear that 😖. In Canada it might be different? I always pulled my wire out as I used it. I never have pre-made ties. Years ago I did before vice top insulators. You're doing great Aaron especially after a major upheaval in your life. I'm still thinking of you often. I have never been down that road. My wife is my best friend. I would be absolutely devastated if that happened to me? Three weeks off did you right last summer. I never took that much time off for vacation. I've been off that long for sickness but that's not vacation as you well know. Keep up the great content! 👍👊🏻.
It seems so rough, every truck i've worked on in Australia has had a piece of pipe that you could attach a drill to that you rolled nice coils and just cut them to length (normally marked on the cupboard door). You get a pile of ties all the same length that didn't get tangled on each other and would always unroll nicely each way down the line. You (or the apprentice typically) would make a pile for the week and either chuck them in a pillar lid or under your traffic cones.
Question I had a chance when I was 17 years old to become a lineman I'm now 59 and finding interest would I have a chance working as an electrical lineman at my age now I still ride bicycle and hike and I'm very athletic
4:40 the engineer in me sees a portable device that has a spool dispenser, 'straightening' rollers, a guillotine shear, and maybe an adjustable fence on a small bar....
"...a portable device that has a spool..." Watch a lot of the How It's Made clips. There is a semi-standard machine for pulling rod or wire, bending, looping, twisting, or cutting; most shapes done in a few seconds. When you buy pre-bent ties, that's how it's made, a thousand an hour. But for the odd extension or repair, that's just overkill.
Problem I see with your measuring technique. your working down low, that's hard on the back. Would be better to work on the back of the truck at waist level. you already have a triangular backstop on your bumper edge. Just change the angle your pulling from...
Langue officiel au Canada, et il y'a beaucoup de français au Nouveau Brunswick où Aaron pratiquent son métier. D'ailleurs, son nom de famille est français ...
The coil on my rubber glove tie was a wee bit on the large side however....
When making rubber gloves ties, I've seen a few people obsess over making the perfect coil.... We aren't building a piano here,; coil them up, make sure a rubber glove fits inside - move on to the next one.
If you need that Al wire to be really, really straight anchor one end of the pull to something solid and immovable like you did with that truck mounted grab rail. Then take and mount the other end TIGHTLY in your cordless drill. Now, pull the Al wire very taught and power up the drill to a low speed and spin the chucked wire 10-15 turns, but no more, for a length like you just used. You'll find the wire will be totally straight. I worked at a company that built custom one-off industrial control cabinets and we were always asked by the customers how we got our buss wires so straight and we told them "What! You still buy your wire wound up on spools??? We order our wire on special flat spools...makes the build much more professional looking".
Important Safety Stuff: Do not wind the wire more than 15 turns as you might over stress it and cause cracks. Second, you'll discover that you need to pull pretty hard before you start the drill. Anticipate the wire slipping out of the drill's chuck so, as you pull, keep one leg braced behind you so don't land on your keester!
I wonder whether aluminum wire is rated for any torsional stress (ASTM A938 / ISO 7800).
I wouldn’t recommend torsion without engineering approval.
Inside a cabinet is much less stressful than direct exposure to sunlight, wind, acid rain, and ice.
@@denverbraughler3948 i totally agree with you on that point but the shop was UL/CSA, DKE (Germany) and JIS/PSE (Japan) certified system and robotics control fabrication shop. NEMA even showed up a couple of times. So they (the certifying orgs) had to have known about the procedure. I know during QC and Cert audits they saw us doing this procedure and nobody ever said a peep about it. I was there for two years and went through about 5 compliance/recert audits during my tenure.
It’s good to know that even the big boys sometimes forget the cutters and have to step it back out to get it cut. Happens first time, almost every time, dadgumit.
Lol
Nice presentation on a method of readying tie wire.
Weather blue sky, sunny, bright, clear explanation of how-to,... all seranated by substation hum!
Engineer: Vice Grips, duct tape + WD-40.
Linesman: Linesman pliers, aluminum tie wire and coffee.
Where the wire really shines is making small coil/ spring to make a coffee cup holder mount when there is a chance that all important coffee could knocked over.
Looking forward to that next video
Bob,
Your videos are terrific! Short, simple and loaded with solid information presented in a calm mater of fact manner with class. Well done.
Could you produce a video on the various types of pole insulators, their specific applications and safety considerations? You recently touched on porcelain bells a bit in a previous video but there is so much more to cover. Thank you.
Michael S. WIlliams
Santa Barbara, CA
That new clamp you have looks pretty handy. I got one of the tool holders you had recommended for our bucket truck and it's been great. I may have to look into those clamps.
Tie wire the universal saver.
Great work Aaron!
Looking forward to seeing this....
wow. just imagine the amount of aluminium throughout the world that is thrown in landfil. it's mind-blowing. great insight with this. cheers from nova scotia.
Nice demonstration. Can't say i've ever seen it done this way, but interesting none the less.
I just use a spray and get the rod and rap it around the can. Once you're done, slide it off and smack it one time down on the ground to keep it compressed. Leave it in a coil so its easy to store and then unravel it in the middle when its time to use.
Easier to just get 2 gloved fingers in the coils for hot work so there is not accidental contact
hope to see next video the standard or proper use of tie wire... like it to know...
Good video👍
bu adama bayılıyorum , neredeyse aynı işi yapıyorum ama 10 kat daha ucuza ve kötü koşullara rağmen hala çalışıyorum. Evet 20 yıldır hemde. :( Sıkıbağ yapmanın en keyifli yanı malzemeyi önceden hazırlamaktır.
Thanks, Aaron, for your video
I do an arms length, and smaller loops for 2 fingers for more clearance rolling it around the wire. It’s interesting everyone has their own way
Hey Aaron.. great videos. I’ve learned a ton. But wondering…how is triplex made? Are the 2 insulated conductors and neutral pre twisted and rolled up? Or do you have to make it in the field? Thanks!
I just saw those new clothes pins. Pretty cool that the fingers extend out. We have those at work already.
We are issued "vice top" insulators for primary. Very rarely do we tie any wire in. It's a dying art. Especially "hot ties".
Linesman pliers? Lineman say lineman pliers here. If they write it out the "S" is left out. Or silent. I cringe when I hear that 😖. In Canada it might be different? I always pulled my wire out as I used it. I never have pre-made ties. Years ago I did before vice top insulators.
You're doing great Aaron especially after a major upheaval in your life. I'm still thinking of you often. I have never been down that road. My wife is my best friend. I would be absolutely devastated if that happened to me?
Three weeks off did you right last summer. I never took that much time off for vacation. I've been off that long for sickness but that's not vacation as you well know.
Keep up the great content!
👍👊🏻.
It seems so rough, every truck i've worked on in Australia has had a piece of pipe that you could attach a drill to that you rolled nice coils and just cut them to length (normally marked on the cupboard door).
You get a pile of ties all the same length that didn't get tangled on each other and would always unroll nicely each way down the line.
You (or the apprentice typically) would make a pile for the week and either chuck them in a pillar lid or under your traffic cones.
👍👍
Keep the Videos coming. 👍🙏
You finally talked about something that I don't have a clue about. What's a spreader block?
Secondary attachment point on a pole... Typically made of plastic nowadays and spreads the triplex to allow for easier connections to homes
@@Bobsdecline Oh, is it the thing the triplex has on it in your previous video?
Yessir!
Will there be a test on this? 😉
You should make a video on the size of wire and what color they are
I used to make the tie wire out of 6 foot lengths
you'd think they'd have an reel holder with cutter and an easy measure setup. lol
Question I had a chance when I was 17 years old to become a lineman I'm now 59 and finding interest would I have a chance working as an electrical lineman at my age now I still ride bicycle and hike and I'm very athletic
Probably, there's still lots of older guys doing it. You just need to find a company willing to hire and/or train you.
No
Is that a dragon wear jacket if so who's sells them
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Tie wire is almost becoming a lost skill in Ontario due to K- line insulators and Hubbards for neutrals.
Could you show how to make the knot 1:39?
why not use vise grip insulators
4:40 the engineer in me sees a portable device that has a spool dispenser, 'straightening' rollers, a guillotine shear, and maybe an adjustable fence on a small bar....
"...a portable device that has a spool..." Watch a lot of the How It's Made clips. There is a semi-standard machine for pulling rod or wire, bending, looping, twisting, or cutting; most shapes done in a few seconds. When you buy pre-bent ties, that's how it's made, a thousand an hour. But for the odd extension or repair, that's just overkill.
In my day?? All ties were pure copper wire… lol how times have changed 😂
Get out the wire stretcher.........haha.........
I thought everyone was using preformed ties🤷♂️
see, since you are from canada i cant say American's will use anything but the metric system
Problem I see with your measuring technique. your working down low, that's hard on the back. Would be better to work on the back of the truck at waist level. you already have a triangular backstop on your bumper edge. Just change the angle your pulling from...
I am from Bangladesh
so what???
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ca fait toujours bizarre de voir des warning en Français !
Langue officiel au Canada, et il y'a beaucoup de français au Nouveau Brunswick où Aaron pratiquent son métier. D'ailleurs, son nom de famille est français ...