How to make mc cable look pretty and organized

[dman535]

My barn is has open walls and I am using 12-2 MC cable for my runs, mostly outlets and lights. Does anyone have pictures they can post of how they organized the wires?

For example, near my main entry door I will have 4 light switches in two metal boxes, looking for an idea on how now to make it look like MC spaghetti.

Thx

Derek.-

 

[txvwnut]

No pics but I ran mine high to the ceiling and did drops to the outlet boxes. They weren't bundled just one right under the other with the first drop being the lowest run cable.

 

[Cmreschke]

Mc look neat? Imo you cant.

 

[BillK]

Mc look neat? Imo you cant.

I will get some pictures Monday, but I did some of the runs to my machines in MC and they are very neat. Nothing bothers me more than a "messy" electrical run. It can be done very easily.

 

[Mustang51js]

Put some 2x4 on flat and then use mc straps with screws or staple them

 

[nadogail]

you can make them look neat if you follow the practices of marine (shipyard) electricians.
Make your runs straight and parallel to walls, doorframes and ceilings. Fasten, with clips, your wireruns to the walls and ceilings.

We paid attention the esthetics (appearance) of the finished work.

 

[Cmreschke]

I pay attention asthetically to everything I do at work. (Electrician) my opinion is you can't make it look neat nice or anything really presentable If that's all your using. Short runs maybe, but long runs surface mounted just looks not to my taste almost cheap loke. Imo your better off with thinwall.

 

[dman535]

Do most of you use these types of brackets to route multiple cables? I am thinking I would put one coming out of the panel and then another by my bank of two boxes. Everything else is a pretty simple single run.

 

[toplessHO]

Clics makes some straps that are easy to use and help clean it up

 

[Slowgsr]

95% of the cable i work with is ac90 (believe its the same as MC)
Just takes experience to get it looking nice but its not that hard.

 

[toplessHO]

lay all your clips out first,pull Cable fairly tight as you go clipping it in