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Electricians - burying cable. I'm wiring up a cabin, powered from a small DB in a neighbouring shed (which was wired in with the intention of including the cabin and its supply in the future). I'm going to supply the cabin's DB with SWA running out of the shed and into the cabin.

The shed and the cabin are less than 2ft apart. They both sit on a formed concrete slab. My question is about how I should arrange the cable run. The owner (father in law), wants to chase a groove into the concrete and run the cable in the chase but the regs state that cables need to buried at sufficient depth (usually taken as 600mm), so I've told him that's a no go.

He isn't keen to have the cable in the air. Would it be reasonable to put the cable into galvanised conduit and put that in the chase instead? I guess if I chase the concrete but don't fill it back in, it's not technically buried, although I'd still want the extra mechanical protection of the conduit.

It's a bit annoying as I can't seem to get through to him that him "having a think about it" isn't sufficient grounds for deviating from the regulations - but that's a separate matter for the rant thread...

The shed and the cabin are less than 2ft apart

What traffic is going through that gap which makes you want the cable to run underground?

It's not the traffic, it's the FiL.

FIL going back and forth to store wood there. Likely sheet material or slabs of wood - enough that it’d likely get kicked or have stuff dropped on it. Also wouldn’t want the terminations getting ragged on because he’s booted the supply cable again.

It's not the traffic, it's the FiL.

Pretty much. He wants a unicorn saddle - a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist.

unicorn saddle

Regular horse saddle would be fine, a unicorn's horn wouldn't interfere in it's use.

If it were my shed, unless there was a very good reason to do otherwise, I'd run PVC conduit at eaves level to bridge a two foot gap. Chasing concrete is an unnecessary PITA.

Maybe he meant a narwhal?

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First google search, you really can find anything on the internet.

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Indeed, I would do the same. Sadly, FIL has other thoughts.

Need a male scsi to usb adaptor. Do such a thing exist?

a barrel adjuster bolt has sheared off in a downtube cable stop (brazed to frame). I've tried everything I can think of to get it out - can't drill it out as its so close to the frame my drill won't fit. any ideas?

Get an extra long drill bit, eg

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Straight-Shank-Twist-Drill-Metal/dp/B074457SDR/ref=sr_1_5?_encoding=UTF8&c=ts&dchild=1&keywords=Extra+Long+Drill+Bits&qid=1607894618&s=diy&sr=1-5&ts_id=1939201031

Like this?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adaptec-USB2Xchange-USB-SCSI-Adaptor/dp/B00006HYAR

Assuming that’s the right physical connection for your devices, the challenge is making the host ‘see’ what you’re connecting! What are you trying to do?

Pic?

For £4 Freezing77’s idea isn’t bad, but you’d risk destroying* the threads in the braze-on. There might be other ways.

Get an extra long left hand drill bit

ftfy

What's that YouTube app that gets around the annoying shit YouTube does?

Vanced?

What are you trying to do?

That's the one. Cheers.

Can anyone explain the purpose of this saddle to me?

Maintaining the basic shape of a saddle, the Shark introduced a 'fin' at the rear which is designed to improve your power, decrease rotation and promote correct posture when riding.

I remain unconvinced that it is a positive addition

explain the purpose of this saddle

The proposition is that sticking a dagger board in your crack will reduce or eliminate pelvic roll. In fact, if you are correctly fitted to your bike, you won't experience a problematic degree of pelvic roll anyway.

Better be safe than sorry though