This channel will follow me at work, cable jointing, living in my van in and around London and anywhere else in the uk I have to go and processing the scrap cable I get due to my work. I also might upload other interesting things along the way.
Respect. As a DIYer I spent about 2 hours each end getting some 25mm2 meter tails nice 🤣 But the bloke from EDF did give me a compliment for neatness when he came to replace the cutout fuse 😌
@abdulseaforth693014 сағат бұрын
A welcoming video. Top work John. Walking back and forth to the tool bag (or van) is the bane of all tradesmen at some point or other. Saving grace that“ our arses a glued to the back of our legs.” The comment made me chuckle.
@anthonybragg23 сағат бұрын
That's just a baby cable there for you Tony!
@stefan52010Күн бұрын
Looks like you forget the most important rule of parallel cables. And that is to have exact same length of each conducteur. A small difference in lenght wil cause a masive load difference in the cables.
@nevermind824Күн бұрын
That measuring cable is a great idea and I've no idea how I've never seen that before!
@nflk29202 күн бұрын
Looks like that ladder work is impeding the air intakes for the panels?
@user-vh2cf7zu1m2 күн бұрын
Neat professional job. Well done. ;-)
@allanharris90742 күн бұрын
Cheers for the videos buddy, if I had only known about the exhaust cutter years ago. Would have saved the 32tpi hacksaw (both junior and full size) to try and avoid the problem of 'hockey sticks' on the armouring! This must have been childs play compared to the 240mm csa cables. Thanks and every day is a school day. From a former industrial compex sparky. Keep up the instructional videos, and as always I steer my industrial apprentices to your videos.
@jointechcabling91032 күн бұрын
Thank you very much for this message. It makes it worth the pain in the arse doing the editing🤣🤣🤣. Thank you very much👍🏻👍🏻
@mb-electricalservices2 күн бұрын
I love the way you work. You really have inspired me to do better. Been a spark for over 20 years running my own business but you take things to that next level that most don't bother to aspire to. Keep 'em coming! :)
@johnwaby43212 күн бұрын
Brilliant job 👍👍👍👍👍👍
@furybear20033 күн бұрын
Fab video, beard is looking powerful
@mrbuttercup373 күн бұрын
I love your craftsmanship. It's aspirational.
@ThomasFreeman-u6v3 күн бұрын
So do you have the price for what you earn overall for the 2 days as the cables were different sizes?
@ThomasFreeman-u6v3 күн бұрын
So do you have the price for what you earn overall for the 2 days as the cables were different sizes?
@UnimportantAcc3 күн бұрын
Never seen the rigid offset grips before, ty!
@sparkiegaz36133 күн бұрын
@@UnimportantAcc eagles beaks I assume you a grips for everything electrician,,👍😃
@UnimportantAcc3 күн бұрын
@@sparkiegaz3613 Got me... Grips & a bahco adjustable hahaha Don't often do anything larger than 25mm's - I've been looking at grabbing a pair of exhaust cutters tho, looks like they save a lot of time compared to the hacksaw
@sparkiegaz36133 күн бұрын
@@UnimportantAcc get either of those out on any my jobs you be N R B asap feller..👍🤔
@solidus7843 күн бұрын
Tidy👍
@Walktheline19913 күн бұрын
Do you still go to the gym at all mate? I imagine it's hard with the working away a lot. But then I wonder how you squeeze a shower in if you're staying in the van 😅. Forearms are big (I don't swing that way, FTR 😂)
@edmondkelly19423 күн бұрын
Hey Tony My son has just started serving his time with me. He has watched some of your videos and we did some small cables the other day and I let him off just to see how he got on with the glanding. He was there or there abouts. Your videos are invaluble so dont stop keep them coming .
@richardcawrey3 күн бұрын
Sounds fair to me for the work you do
@mustardcrumbles3 күн бұрын
I really enjoy ur videos Tony. Not sure about the whispering sexy voice though
@posei39603 күн бұрын
Fair price. The public think the tools come free as you’ve already got them, you’re there anway, so it’s just a bit of time. No thoughts as to travel, digs, consumables, fuel, office time, training, calibration, tool replacement, 2 mile walk to toilet, years of experience and knowledge. In my case it’s taken me 50 years to get this good/quick 😂. Yes it is a gasket scraper, car trim removal tools are also good as the come with a cranked shaft
@sparkiegaz36133 күн бұрын
Rigid eagle beaks are great , 👍 bit tray under the panel wouldn’t of hurt 😢
@Walktheline19913 күн бұрын
The bloke does cable jointing, not containment
@sparkiegaz36133 күн бұрын
@@Walktheline1991 I’m more than aware what he does , as for not having bit tray beneath the panel was just lazy…cable should be supported ..
@tonyskilbeck86633 күн бұрын
The knipex grips are next on the list. I think theyre amazing👍🏻
@eliotmansfield3 күн бұрын
David Attenborough narration 😂
@stevebee3356Күн бұрын
I was thinking more Snooker Commentator 😆
@sergiofernandez37253 күн бұрын
Little thumbs up Tony.
@SparkyDanH3 күн бұрын
I appreciate this type of video, knowing how much things are worth is invaluable sometimes. That’s more than I would have guessed for that particular size cable so definitely would have undercharged if I was asked although I’m a spark not a jointer so have no idea the going rates for your work. Do you have a set cost per cable size? I imagine you’re going to charge considerably more for say a 4core 240
@tonyskilbeck86633 күн бұрын
Yeah, the cost goes up the bigger the cable gets, although prices do change when FP cables are used as they are full of fibre glass paper. They take longer to prepare.
@shornsparks200053 күн бұрын
I like your videos you're very skilled at what you do please get a nice kneeling pad though your knees will suffer later on like mine do I have got the kneeling pad built-in kneeling pads in my trousers which help a lot but a nice kneeling pad is well worth it
@tonyskilbeck86633 күн бұрын
Ive got the built in knee pads but another layer of padding cant hurt. Good shout👍🏻
@Walktheline19913 күн бұрын
Foam plumbers lagging taped up to make a mat, better than any knee pads you'll ever make.
@danielmihai53 күн бұрын
You should use a Knipex plier wrench, or other paralel jaws plier, when you tied glands. Many clients don t accept scratches on stainless steel or bronze glands hexagons surfaces. Protection glasses are not useful only you drill something. The end of a tensioned wire anytime can release straight to your eyes.
@Walktheline19913 күн бұрын
You mean brass, and he does use smooth jaw grips. Did you even watch the video?
@danielmihai53 күн бұрын
@@Walktheline1991 Did you check, for curiosity, with google: ”bronze glands” and ”paralel jaws plier wrenches” and how it looks? or how it works, versus a plumber tool?
@danielmihai52 күн бұрын
@@Walktheline1991 My bad! I work in petrochemical industry and most of glands are from stainless steel (CMP) and bronze (Hawke). Yes, i was watching the video, and i saw a plier that have jaws with teeth and also a plumber wrench. I wrote about a kind of plier with paralel jaws that can be used like a ratchet. Did you check, for your curiosity, with google, what i wrote about?
@mathiasjacobsen33553 күн бұрын
Looks good. I would have made the the conductors a bit longer by coiling them for future service loop/alterations, although this can be prohibited by space in enclosure.
@Walktheline19913 күн бұрын
No need and looks silly.
@shadowbanned694 күн бұрын
Basically you have to be a body builder to bend that cable
@shadowbanned694 күн бұрын
Jesus I'm so glad the USA doesn't use armored cable...I'd say nope no way....
@danr23704 күн бұрын
Awesome video as always mate! I love how you never seem to stress about any situation, just calmly get on with it 😂
@acespark14 күн бұрын
The 17mm bolts you could not undo at the beginning where probably put in with a BOX spanner either home made or taken from a makita 12" chop saw
@ItsAllJustBollox4 күн бұрын
You can tell you are electrical trained and not mechanical when you struggled with the unistrut bolts, but you got there in the end. 👍
@TheChipmunk20084 күн бұрын
yeah this week was brutal, loft on tuesday anyone? i stank like a badger, 3 weeks dead and that was by 10AM
@TheChipmunk20084 күн бұрын
wanted some scrap, or measured it wrong ..lol, been there done that, this week... fortunately we forgot a spur so i was able to reuse that feed. Totally different job but so similar
@johnwaby43214 күн бұрын
A very neat install there Tony.👍👍👍👍. You have been doing this type of work for a while now . So you know what works .i would fit a wire around the armour when bending them off 👍👍👍👍
@alanowen42715 күн бұрын
You can get a shallow 17mm unistrut socket. That is what you needed
@ciankilkenny31875 күн бұрын
You could have used a box spanner to get the 10mm bolts out of the rack
@D.Hozzie5 күн бұрын
I don’t do new install anymore but our Sq D stuff from 1989-90 is still going strong. I know it’s gone down hill but wow…where’s that from India? Be safe.
@pieterkruger41346 күн бұрын
How do you get those glands tightened once in the plate working alone? Perhaps a video on that please?
@pieterkruger41346 күн бұрын
How did you get it into those gland holes having them rigged
@hbarnes24896 күн бұрын
I always do my shrouds backwards. So is you strip it so the armourings are off push it over and cut around where the cables protrudes and you get a straight clean cut every time
@rozzer82906 күн бұрын
Idiotic stuff leaving them so short you shouldnt have had to deal with that
@alanscoffham42227 күн бұрын
Look for a 17mm unistrut socket look for the( thin walled ) 1 does shallow and deep strut arnt cheap but worth their weight in gold
@jasonwatson90117 күн бұрын
Got the cigar Ad reference (Gregor Fisher - Hamlet). Definitely a reference for older people.
@wroteboat7 күн бұрын
nice job as aways buddy
@micro3437 күн бұрын
Great video the trials and tribulations of being an electrician/jointer can I ask where did you get your ratchet chain
@jointechcabling91037 күн бұрын
My father in law got it for me. Its made by Sealey. 250kg capacity, lovely little tool.
@micro3436 күн бұрын
@@jointechcabling9103 thanks for replying I have used some of your techniques and it has made the job a lot easier
@jumperzz7 күн бұрын
Do you check for bending radius at 9:11?
@SME_Ste7 күн бұрын
Need a thin walled strut socket for the shallow stuff
@stefanzborowskiful7 күн бұрын
Yep or a more powerful driver, my 1/2 impact will splay the shallow stuff with a regular channel socket
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Respect. As a DIYer I spent about 2 hours each end getting some 25mm2 meter tails nice 🤣 But the bloke from EDF did give me a compliment for neatness when he came to replace the cutout fuse 😌
A welcoming video. Top work John. Walking back and forth to the tool bag (or van) is the bane of all tradesmen at some point or other. Saving grace that“ our arses a glued to the back of our legs.” The comment made me chuckle.
That's just a baby cable there for you Tony!
Looks like you forget the most important rule of parallel cables. And that is to have exact same length of each conducteur. A small difference in lenght wil cause a masive load difference in the cables.
That measuring cable is a great idea and I've no idea how I've never seen that before!
Looks like that ladder work is impeding the air intakes for the panels?
Neat professional job. Well done. ;-)
Cheers for the videos buddy, if I had only known about the exhaust cutter years ago. Would have saved the 32tpi hacksaw (both junior and full size) to try and avoid the problem of 'hockey sticks' on the armouring! This must have been childs play compared to the 240mm csa cables. Thanks and every day is a school day. From a former industrial compex sparky. Keep up the instructional videos, and as always I steer my industrial apprentices to your videos.
Thank you very much for this message. It makes it worth the pain in the arse doing the editing🤣🤣🤣. Thank you very much👍🏻👍🏻
I love the way you work. You really have inspired me to do better. Been a spark for over 20 years running my own business but you take things to that next level that most don't bother to aspire to. Keep 'em coming! :)
Brilliant job 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Fab video, beard is looking powerful
I love your craftsmanship. It's aspirational.
So do you have the price for what you earn overall for the 2 days as the cables were different sizes?
So do you have the price for what you earn overall for the 2 days as the cables were different sizes?
Never seen the rigid offset grips before, ty!
@@UnimportantAcc eagles beaks I assume you a grips for everything electrician,,👍😃
@@sparkiegaz3613 Got me... Grips & a bahco adjustable hahaha Don't often do anything larger than 25mm's - I've been looking at grabbing a pair of exhaust cutters tho, looks like they save a lot of time compared to the hacksaw
@@UnimportantAcc get either of those out on any my jobs you be N R B asap feller..👍🤔
Tidy👍
Do you still go to the gym at all mate? I imagine it's hard with the working away a lot. But then I wonder how you squeeze a shower in if you're staying in the van 😅. Forearms are big (I don't swing that way, FTR 😂)
Hey Tony My son has just started serving his time with me. He has watched some of your videos and we did some small cables the other day and I let him off just to see how he got on with the glanding. He was there or there abouts. Your videos are invaluble so dont stop keep them coming .
Sounds fair to me for the work you do
I really enjoy ur videos Tony. Not sure about the whispering sexy voice though
Fair price. The public think the tools come free as you’ve already got them, you’re there anway, so it’s just a bit of time. No thoughts as to travel, digs, consumables, fuel, office time, training, calibration, tool replacement, 2 mile walk to toilet, years of experience and knowledge. In my case it’s taken me 50 years to get this good/quick 😂. Yes it is a gasket scraper, car trim removal tools are also good as the come with a cranked shaft
Rigid eagle beaks are great , 👍 bit tray under the panel wouldn’t of hurt 😢
The bloke does cable jointing, not containment
@@Walktheline1991 I’m more than aware what he does , as for not having bit tray beneath the panel was just lazy…cable should be supported ..
The knipex grips are next on the list. I think theyre amazing👍🏻
David Attenborough narration 😂
I was thinking more Snooker Commentator 😆
Little thumbs up Tony.
I appreciate this type of video, knowing how much things are worth is invaluable sometimes. That’s more than I would have guessed for that particular size cable so definitely would have undercharged if I was asked although I’m a spark not a jointer so have no idea the going rates for your work. Do you have a set cost per cable size? I imagine you’re going to charge considerably more for say a 4core 240
Yeah, the cost goes up the bigger the cable gets, although prices do change when FP cables are used as they are full of fibre glass paper. They take longer to prepare.
I like your videos you're very skilled at what you do please get a nice kneeling pad though your knees will suffer later on like mine do I have got the kneeling pad built-in kneeling pads in my trousers which help a lot but a nice kneeling pad is well worth it
Ive got the built in knee pads but another layer of padding cant hurt. Good shout👍🏻
Foam plumbers lagging taped up to make a mat, better than any knee pads you'll ever make.
You should use a Knipex plier wrench, or other paralel jaws plier, when you tied glands. Many clients don t accept scratches on stainless steel or bronze glands hexagons surfaces. Protection glasses are not useful only you drill something. The end of a tensioned wire anytime can release straight to your eyes.
You mean brass, and he does use smooth jaw grips. Did you even watch the video?
@@Walktheline1991 Did you check, for curiosity, with google: ”bronze glands” and ”paralel jaws plier wrenches” and how it looks? or how it works, versus a plumber tool?
@@Walktheline1991 My bad! I work in petrochemical industry and most of glands are from stainless steel (CMP) and bronze (Hawke). Yes, i was watching the video, and i saw a plier that have jaws with teeth and also a plumber wrench. I wrote about a kind of plier with paralel jaws that can be used like a ratchet. Did you check, for your curiosity, with google, what i wrote about?
Looks good. I would have made the the conductors a bit longer by coiling them for future service loop/alterations, although this can be prohibited by space in enclosure.
No need and looks silly.
Basically you have to be a body builder to bend that cable
Jesus I'm so glad the USA doesn't use armored cable...I'd say nope no way....
Awesome video as always mate! I love how you never seem to stress about any situation, just calmly get on with it 😂
The 17mm bolts you could not undo at the beginning where probably put in with a BOX spanner either home made or taken from a makita 12" chop saw
You can tell you are electrical trained and not mechanical when you struggled with the unistrut bolts, but you got there in the end. 👍
yeah this week was brutal, loft on tuesday anyone? i stank like a badger, 3 weeks dead and that was by 10AM
wanted some scrap, or measured it wrong ..lol, been there done that, this week... fortunately we forgot a spur so i was able to reuse that feed. Totally different job but so similar
A very neat install there Tony.👍👍👍👍. You have been doing this type of work for a while now . So you know what works .i would fit a wire around the armour when bending them off 👍👍👍👍
You can get a shallow 17mm unistrut socket. That is what you needed
You could have used a box spanner to get the 10mm bolts out of the rack
I don’t do new install anymore but our Sq D stuff from 1989-90 is still going strong. I know it’s gone down hill but wow…where’s that from India? Be safe.
How do you get those glands tightened once in the plate working alone? Perhaps a video on that please?
How did you get it into those gland holes having them rigged
I always do my shrouds backwards. So is you strip it so the armourings are off push it over and cut around where the cables protrudes and you get a straight clean cut every time
Idiotic stuff leaving them so short you shouldnt have had to deal with that
Look for a 17mm unistrut socket look for the( thin walled ) 1 does shallow and deep strut arnt cheap but worth their weight in gold
Got the cigar Ad reference (Gregor Fisher - Hamlet). Definitely a reference for older people.
nice job as aways buddy
Great video the trials and tribulations of being an electrician/jointer can I ask where did you get your ratchet chain
My father in law got it for me. Its made by Sealey. 250kg capacity, lovely little tool.
@@jointechcabling9103 thanks for replying I have used some of your techniques and it has made the job a lot easier
Do you check for bending radius at 9:11?
Need a thin walled strut socket for the shallow stuff
Yep or a more powerful driver, my 1/2 impact will splay the shallow stuff with a regular channel socket