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That was in case one of them didn’t strip very well but I ended up using just the joistripper as the blade was nice and sharpWhat do you need two different strippers for?
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That was in case one of them didn’t strip very well but I ended up using just the joistripper as the blade was nice and sharpWhat do you need two different strippers for?
I use a cheap chisel sharpening kit to keep my joistripper blades in good order, the guide works well at holding the small blade firmly and at the correct angle.That was in case one of them didn’t strip very well but I ended up using just the joistripper as the blade was nice and sharp
A length of 1/4" rod bent over at one end for a handle with a slit in the other end to insert a slice of pyro was the best stripping tool.That was in case one of them didn’t strip very well but I ended up using just the joistripper as the blade was nice and sharp
Really depends on what size Pyro you are stripping the 1/4" and 3/8" rod is ok for the smaller sizes as you move up to the larger sizes for 4H16 and 4H25 I favoured a 3- 4ft length of 25mm conduit with a 90 bend at one end and a slot at the other endA length of 1/4" rod bent over at one end for a handle with a slit in the other end to insert a slice of pyro was the best stripping tool.
I would need eyes on before I commitNot sure if any member is close to you, but we will soon find out.
MICC is a fairly specialist area now. Not used so much nowadays as a new install.
If the core snapped right at the pot (I still know the lingo!) it’s going to need replaced.
Looks like it’s buried in plaster on a brick wall.
What do the switches control? If they’re all in the same room, likely solution is to have only one switch, controlling all lights and taking that length of cable out of circuit.
Or remake the end of both cables, bringing the switch up the wall a bit.
Or remake the cables high up on the wall, fitting in a box to use as a joint box with a blank plate… then extend in regular t&e cable back down to switch.
Have never know MICC to be used domestically except as a sub main up a tenement building in Edinburgh.
Was my brothers flat, and all the sub mains were bare copper MICC clipped surface up the stairwell. Amazing neat job.
Edit. Just saw Dusty’s reply….. Is that the celeb spark, Delroy? Love to see him work on MICC on YouTube… lol
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