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.
Mate I know hse guys can be knobs but dor us we have to wear full boiler suits in active engine rooms when the ship is in the Middle East. I've seen 50⁰C plus in there... the engine room is normally on deck -4 or 5, the control room is normally on +1 or 2. No lifts jusr horrible narrow stairs... just saying sweat it out. But for us there is nothing that can be done. Making a complaint to the chief, he just say. Yeah it is hot... we're in the gulf! [Marine Engineer.] As for the parking... you can always drop a few self tappers by accident.
Tony you being a lad from Harlepoole you’ll know CBL And Bernie Good Child etc I love the way you take care of businesses we are similar age im a spark And still love the game wartas and all. Really like the videos mate it makes me think about going back to stuff like that it was gear fun pulling cables and G&T
You've been to work all week, looking forward to a well earned break at the weekend, that break is now out the window plus all the other commitments, Monday morning will then soon roll round and your at it again so the Saturday job scuppers a fortnight up ....well justified, i thought you would probably charge a little more
I regularly travel 2-3 hrs to a job ....however my company pay double time before 8am and majority of the time ill have a site induction, the utility company i work for encourage the early starts ....so I don't mind at all 😊
5:37 One thing I found is it's pretty bad practice to leave a cable on the edge of the tray like that. Yes, this is armoured, it's no issue at all, everything is grounded to hell and back there but as the cable goes through heat cycles and moves just a tad bit, over the years it will shear clear through the outer sheath. I had ran into issues with control cables tying the 24V to ground and causing problems because of exactly this. there were a few cases of bangs as well when the cable wasn't armoured, just YSLY or H05VV. Also there are plants that mandate the use of edge protectors on every tray there is because of these incidents. Even the covers. There's a plant in my city where I left a good 30 meters of the stuff already... Also it's kind of odd to me that the tray goes straight to the floor when you are connecting sideways from it, was it a previous install? Edit: Man, I forgot the most important part, the compliment for a good job. I wish more people would work like you do...
Hey Tony great video as always would you ever take someone else on to work with you? Would love the chance to work with you and learn from you. Keep up the great work
Now that's a proper cable termination job as it should be and properly earthed as well. Better than those other foreign videos on here where they just throw it in any old how 😂
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.
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.
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.
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! :)
@@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
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 .
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
