Tools or tips for pulling wire on exterior walls

[4EyedTurd]

Since its a little cooler in the attic I plan on re-running the coax cable the cable guy ran. Besides a fishtape is there anything else that will make this job easier?

 

[pattenp]

Electrical Fish Sticks...

 

[Falcon67]

HF sells a set if fishing sticks we use a lot here at work. Cheap and quite handy.

 

[Angelfire]

Soap as needed. If the run is particularly nasty and tight.

 

[PECVD2]

Cable guy had a Python and that damn thing made everything easy (get your mind out of the gutter please).

http://www.lashen.com/vendors/bes/default.asp

 

[1Garageman]

Cable guy had a Python and that damn thing made everything easy (get your mind out of the gutter please).

http://www.lashen.com/vendors/bes/default.asp

I am going to have to remember to make me one of those out of an old speaker magnet I have at home! SIMPLE!

 

[Blacklisted]

I am going to have to remember to make me one of those out of an old speaker magnet I have at home! SIMPLE!

It wouldn't be hard to rig up something like that. Great idea with the speaker magnet. Or you could use one of the retrieval type magnets.

 

[BWS]

Allright,this is gonna sound reallly....duh but....


Learn to finish sheetrock.Yeah,you'll probably make a mess of it to begin with.So,start small.....go mud a new closet or sumthin.Learn where/how to place the joints....learn/buy the few tools it actually even takes.If you've ever done ANY decent bodywork on a car,then you've got one heck of a head start.

No,ripping out SR to run a wire,ain't exactly PC....but at least if it comes down to it...you aren't gonna be scared of it.Good luck