Walker570 Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 ...I need to run a light pulling rope through a six inch pipe , 35 metres long. Any ideas? One idea was to tie a light string to a ferret but sure the PW Engineers will have a better idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gu5 Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 Tie a thinner rope round a tennis ball and smack it down the pipe with a snooker cue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 if you have access to a compressor you make a ball of rags tied to the string and blow it through ,thats how it done on sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 I take it is far to long to use drain rods with a wheel on the front of the first one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimo22 Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 On eBay they sell a “flexible wire cable Rod tool” in various lengths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 Wrap a part filled bin bag around the end and get a leaf blower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka54 Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 Tie a steel nut onto the pulling rope, then using a strong magnet on the outside of the pipe pull the nut through the pipe with the magnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 tie a lenghth of fishing line around a cork ....then wee in the pipe to float it thro........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, ditchman said: tie a lenghth of fishing line around a cork ....then wee in the pipe to float it thro........ Only one person on here could come up with that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted April 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 Some great ideas there guys and I think Ditchies idea might work as the pipe does run down at an angle 😃 It is about 35 yars/mtrs with two sharpish bends each end. The electricians fishtail is an idea but most run out at about 30 longer ones can be purchased at a price. I have a couple of hundred yards of high tensile fencing wire which I think may do the job IF it will go around the two bends. Turn a couple of inches over at the end and wrap well in insulating tape to stop it snagging. I will cut a short piece and see if it will go round the bend before we do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 Are the bends physically part of the pipe or can they be taken off?. Would be easier to run it down a straight length then re attach the bends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 43 minutes ago, la bala said: Only one person on here could come up with that one. thinking out of the box....blue sky thinking....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted April 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 41 minutes ago, ShootingEgg said: Are the bends physically part of the pipe or can they be taken off?. Would be easier to run it down a straight length then re attach the bends Fixed I'm afraid but being 6 inches in diameter it might go around. If not then a fibregalss fish tail will have to be acquired. It is such a long run between two sheds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 Hello, what type of pipe is it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 what about tying some fishing line to a ping pong ball and turning the hose pipe on.......(modified version of my original design)...(Plan B) 2 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, what type of pipe is it ? hollow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, ditchman said: what about tying some fishing line to a ping pong ball and turning the hose pipe on.......(modified version of my original design)...(Plan B) hollow 🤔🙄😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 right im going to bed now toreduce my alchol content...........bye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 Stiff plastic covered clothes line do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 24 minutes ago, ditchman said: what about tying some fishing line to a ping pong ball and turning the hose pipe on.......(modified version of my original design)...(Plan B) hollow Hahahahaha, i think he meant were there internal ribs but that was a crackin answer. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymondley Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 You need duct rod, sometimes called a "cobra". It's a roll of flexible fibreglass rod for just this type of job, comes in various lengths/diameters. You can hire them from most tool hire places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diver One Posted April 25, 2022 Report Share Posted April 25, 2022 Fishing line or light string. Plastic carrier bag with a screwed up bag inside it. Tie to string. Shove in pipe . Vacuum cleaner hose at other end, just make sure string is loose. whereabouts are you as I have 93m / 9mm cobra , same as BT use. It was 100m until,one of my sparks tried freeing a jam by connecting it to the tow bar! also smaller one 40m/6mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted April 26, 2022 Report Share Posted April 26, 2022 Fish hook in a wad of rags then put a shop vac on the other side. Suck it through like a bank teller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted April 26, 2022 Report Share Posted April 26, 2022 5 hours ago, Wymondley said: You need duct rod, sometimes called a "cobra". It's a roll of flexible fibreglass rod for just this type of job, comes in various lengths/diameters. You can hire them from most tool hire places. Plus one for a cobra.. one thing to note is that they come in different diameters which affect flexibility, so you’d be best looking at what your hire shop has in stock to see if you felt it could cope with your two sharp bends (most cable ducts are designed without sharp bends so the rental cobras may be a bit stiff for your needs). You’d be looking at £20-£40 for a weekends hire typically.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 26, 2022 Report Share Posted April 26, 2022 Rather surprised nobody decided to leave a length of that thin blue nylon rope in the pipe when it was fitted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobydog Posted April 26, 2022 Report Share Posted April 26, 2022 Ferret if you know someone who has 1, put something dead at the other end to tempt it through. Quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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