I'm a retired fiber lineman - we learned the hard way to never leave any tools out or even the compartments on the trucks unlocked. Several times we had someone come along, grab something, and take off running. Can't catch them.
Thanks so much for the explination. I always wanted to learn more into what our directional boring guys are doing. its Facenating really! How do you know the height of utilities crossing your path?
Hi, long time observer. I'm still trying to understand your short talk. You're working in 3 dimensions. Qhen you say "push 12", I think you're saying "push forward due 12 o'clock on the clock dial", meaning go straight forward from your current position? How to you relay the vertical axis? How do you see it on your locator and radio it over to the operator? And do they have the same data over at the machine?
The operator can see the same info on his screen. If I tell my operator to push 12 he will rotate the drill until it’s in the 12 o’clock position and then start pushing. As he pushes I can see the % change on the Locater. If the drill is at 0% that means it’s level. If I push 12 until positive 5% in theory every 10’ I drill the drill will come up approximately 5”. Once I get to the % I want I will then tell the operator to drill. This means rotate the drill and push forward at the same time. I hope this answers your question.
I'm a retired fiber lineman - we learned the hard way to never leave any tools out or even the compartments on the trucks unlocked. Several times we had someone come along, grab something, and take off running. Can't catch them.
@@andydickey theft is something we have had to deal with as well. Some area’s are better than others. What part of the country did you work in?
@@lifeasweknowit5280 New York City area - mostly in the suburbs north of the City. Small CLEC that had about 350 route miles of fiber.
Nice work.
awesome as always man
Thank you!
Did any one come for the RV? :)
The cops came and ran the plates and it wasn’t reported as stolen.
Pretty suspicious damage to the door and lock.
Thanks so much for the explination. I always wanted to learn more into what our directional boring guys are doing. its Facenating really! How do you know the height of utilities crossing your path?
We pot hole existing utilities and measure how deep they are so we can cross them safely.
How do you get the pulling grips on the poly we used kellams on our wires at work inside conduit?
We use carrots that thread into the end of the conduit.
@@lifeasweknowit5280 when your board show making up a head
would you know if you drilled through a utility like a pvc drain line?
It really depends. There are a lot of factors involved. But yes especially if it’s a relatively big pvc drain.
How do you change depth?
If we push 6 into the negative % and then drill it will get deeper. If we push 12 into the positive % and then drill it will get shallower.
Hi, long time observer. I'm still trying to understand your short talk.
You're working in 3 dimensions. Qhen you say "push 12", I think you're saying "push forward due 12 o'clock on the clock dial", meaning go straight forward from your current position? How to you relay the vertical axis? How do you see it on your locator and radio it over to the operator? And do they have the same data over at the machine?
Yess, maybe someone can post a link on how that machine works to fully understand 😊
The operator can see the same info on his screen. If I tell my operator to push 12 he will rotate the drill until it’s in the 12 o’clock position and then start pushing. As he pushes I can see the % change on the Locater. If the drill is at 0% that means it’s level. If I push 12 until positive 5% in theory every 10’ I drill the drill will come up approximately 5”. Once I get to the % I want I will then tell the operator to drill. This means rotate the drill and push forward at the same time. I hope this answers your question.