kim191•1mo ago

I hit 300 feet of coax pulled in one shift and my back is still mad about it

Last Thursday I ran 300 feet of RG6 through four attics and two crawl spaces for a new building. Has anyone else found a trick for keeping your fish tape from snagging on every single joist?

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knight.mason1mo ago

Dude my back hurts just reading that. 300 feet of RG6 through four attics sounds like a nightmare. For the fish tape snagging, I started using a little bit of electrical tape to wrap the tip so it's smooth and rounded off. Also, if you push the tape in slow and steady instead of just shoving it, it'll glide past joists way better. Hope your back recovers soon man, that's brutal.

laura_black311mo agoMost Upvoted

slow and steady instead of shoving it" - that's fair but honestly I've had way better luck just ripping the fish tape through quick lmao. if you go slow it always seems to catch on something random for me @knight.mason. maybe my attics are just cursed lol