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Posted by Chris B. on November 20, 2006, 5:57 pm
>On 20 Nov 2006 13:12:55 -0800, "kellyj00@gmail.com"
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>>When I first moved in to my current home, I installed crown molding in
>>the living room without thinking about the future.
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>>Now, I have a stereo with 4 wall mountable small speakers that I would
>>like to run wire for. Rather than running all the way through the
>>roof, I would like to run in the hollow space behind the crown molding.
>> Do they make a fishtape small enough to run through a 1/4" hole?
I think a typical metal fish is 1/8" on its wider dimension.
>If you know for a fact that nothing will block the fish tape, try an
>electrical fish tape. I would slant the 1/4" hole towards the
>direction of travel so you do not have to make the initial sharp turn.
Good idea.
>Getting the fish tape out the other will be fun.... through a 1/4"
>hole.
She could tie a piece of string with a few loops made up in it to the
head of the fish tape and then hook it with a thin metal wire and draw
the string out of the hole.
The second hole could also be drilled at an angle.
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