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Posted by terry on December 9, 2006, 10:44 am
Eigenvector wrote:
> Since finishing my basement, I'm left with odds and ends of Romex 12/2. My
> feeling is to toss them out, none of them are really all that long, but it
> leaves me wondering - what's the minimum length of Romex that you'd keep for
> another job (if the opportunity presented itself)? I think for me, 10 feet
> would be tempting - it would be a stretch, but it would/could bridge the gap
> between two outlets.
>
> I don't even entertain the idea of splicing Romex ................
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Well if you have to ask it may be that you are not a dedicated
'ongoing' do it yourselfer?
Gee 10 feet! Done whole jobs with that length! I keep shorter than that
and when time permits roughly measure it (3 times the diameter of the
coil times number of turns in the coil.)
You keep 'some' of it anyway
BTW: There are it seems various rules about keeping 'stuff'.
Rule 1. Either keep everything or nothing. This means place will nice
and tidy. But next time you need a washer/nut of just such and such a
size or screws with such and such a head configuration and just 1/4
inch shorter, to fix the storm door, you know you will have to get in
the vehicle, drive 3-5 miles spending at least a gallon of gas visiting
three different hardware outlets. None of which will have exactly what
you need.
This can be a good excuse to SWMBO that 'The stores didn't have what
was needed. Maybe you'll try again next week', according to your whim.
Then go golfing or whatever.
In the meantime your irritating 'Mr Fixit' know-it-all brother in law
will drop by and fix it in a jiffy or say he'll be back with junk from
his shed later and will repair in return for supper. Right?
BTW I have a neighbour with a 'clean freak' wife. She has thrown out
dozens of items that were being saved (for good reason) including such
things as replacement brake parts ($75 worth!) a towing chain, etc.
When my neighbour needs something he comes over here to look for
it!Standard joke now is "If she's throwing anything out tell her to
throw throw it over here".
I'm fixing up some used fluorescent fixtures for him. But am scared to
give them until we can actually get them screwed to his garage ceiling!
They might be too dusty or something and get thrown out!
Rule 2. a) If you DO 'keep', expect to be able to 'fix' most small jobs
from (provided you can find where you put it)!
Rule 2 b) Stock up on small items when in the hardware/building supply
store. Especially if you are in the 'dollar-discount'; cheaply made,
low quality maybe, but no point running out of, glue or or those very
useful gadgets for hanging pictures? (For 50 cents!) Got a big bag of
those wiring staples for 35 cents at a flea market recently!
Also maybe 10 years ago bought a box of brown and black shoe laces at a
parish sale for 50 cents; used the last brown set recently. Gee I
wonder what shoelaces really cost these days? Although come to think;
.......... I've got a few used ones out of old shoes.
Rule 3. A 'project' (= big JOB) requires planning. Do NOT normally
expect expect to have 53 stainless screws of certain length, 15 pieces
of clean 2 by 4 etc. three quarters of a sheet of slightly damaged but
usable plywood, or special clamps. Unless you have been squirreling
away/accumulating materials with just 'that' project in mind.
Rule 4. You can keep something for 14 years, on the off chance it might
be,
a) Useful. b) Too good to throw away. But see Rule 5.
For example we needed some Al. of a certain gauge, to make a bracket.
It came from the blade of an old snow shovel that I had almost chucked
out, several times. Just like that maple that I had almost pulled up
twice, some 15-20 years ago. My neighbor and I now enjoy that nice tree
with double trunk some 20+ ft high!
Rule 5. Chuck something out and you and/or a neighbour will be looking
for it in less than 3 months!
Now I gotta go and fix that $%^&* ornament that is supposed to light
up; for a friend of my daughter! It's already burnt out one wal wart.
But got plenty of those. Somewhere! I seem to remember a big jar with
....................... Hmmm!
Now where did I ....................................
But not even (cheapskate) I would contemplate 'splicing' romex!!!!!!
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on December 9, 2006, 10:52 am
Toss something and it will be important before you know it!
I have a business and once put a ton of machine side covers out for
garbage.
Well it rained snowed and froze the stuff in place, so it didnt get to
curb.
A day later I needed one of those covers sold it for 80 bucks after
first digging it out of muck it was frozen in.........
Cleaned up great customer was never the wiser:)
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Posted by HeyBub on December 9, 2006, 6:27 pm
terry wrote:
>>
> Gee 10 feet! Done whole jobs with that length! I keep shorter than
> that and when time permits roughly measure it (3 times the diameter
> of the coil times number of turns in the coil.)
>
My granny had a cigar box labeled: "Bits of string too short to be of any
use."
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Posted by GWB on December 9, 2006, 6:44 pm
wrote:
>terry wrote:
>>>
>> Gee 10 feet! Done whole jobs with that length! I keep shorter than
>> that and when time permits roughly measure it (3 times the diameter
>> of the coil times number of turns in the coil.)
>>
>
>My granny had a cigar box labeled: "Bits of string too short to be of any
>use."
>
I don't have any string, but I gotta shitload of cigar boxes I don't
have any use for. <BG>
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Posted by RicodJour on December 9, 2006, 10:52 am
Eigenvector wrote:
> Since finishing my basement, I'm left with odds and ends of Romex 12/2. My
> feeling is to toss them out, none of them are really all that long, but it
> leaves me wondering - what's the minimum length of Romex that you'd keep for
> another job (if the opportunity presented itself)? I think for me, 10 feet
> would be tempting - it would be a stretch, but it would/could bridge the gap
> between two outlets.
>
> I don't even entertain the idea of splicing Romex together.
Call some local scrap yards. Around here they take jacketed cable and
just pay less for the weight.
R
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