Wish had know about this before , as it’s going to make things much more flexible.
I wanted to have my power for my work station and table saw drop from the ceiling .
My electrician used twist lock connectors, and I was going to use the 6” DC pipe as something to secure it to in order to take the weight off the plug .
Little did I know about these , although we used a version of them to pull cable for years .
Now they have a version that you use to hold the power cord up .
It provides me with much more flexibility, as I can mount a hook wherever I want on the ceiling if I want to change where I want it to drop , making getting the outlets in the perfect location less critical .
Here’s a pic . The second pic is of this system . The third is what we used to use back in the day for pulling cable . It’s a genius idea for hanging cords , as they do not slip
Wish had know about this before , as it’s going to make things much more flexible.
I wanted to have my power for my work station and table saw drop from the ceiling .
My electrician used twist lock connectors, and I was going to use the 6” DC pipe as something to secure it to in order to take the weight off the plug .
Little did I know about these , although we used a version of them to pull cable .
Now they have a version that you use to hold the power cord up .
And it gives me more versatility,as I can mount a hook wherever I want on the ceiling if I want to change where I want it to drop , making getting the outlets in the perfect location less critical .
Here’s a pic . The second pic is of this system . The third is what we used to use back in the day for pulling cable . It’s a genius idea for hanging cords , as they do not slip
In this photo you you can just see the box I have hanging from the ceiling and the power bar I have plugged into it. https://www.routerforums.com/attach...work-bench-pictures-khal-tom-work-bench-5.jpg Nothing fancy. I took an extension cord and replaced the plug in with a surface mount electrical box and plugged it into a wall outlet. Then I just installed a hook above the wall outlet and one above my bench. There's enough friction going over the two hooks to keep the box at the height you want. This is the way I've had it for at least the last 15 years. Harry Sinclair said he did the same thing once when the subject of getting power to your bench came up. Works. Just depends on how fancy a setup you want.
I just had a thought . An overhead plug may not help a lot for a work station , as my router triggers the Festool vacuum .
Could bypass the triggering system and do it manually but then I have to deal with the vacuum hose getting in the way regardless
So I think I’ll just mount the 2 gang outlet for power under the wing of of table saw , and maybe build some kind of boom that hangs over the work station at some point
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