Getting Fiber to My Town by Jared Mauch

Thu Sep 10 21:13:09 UTC 2020

I really don't know how you guys jerk off an elephant but normally you just
empty it out of the bucket...

Josh Luthman
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On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 5:04 PM Andy Ringsmuth <andy at andyring.com> wrote:

> I recall using that a couple decades ago, helping an electrician pull some
> circuits through our old office building. I had to put that stuff on the
> wires as he pulled them from the other end. “Just imagine you are jerking
> off an elephant” is how he told me to do it.
>
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> > On Sep 10, 2020, at 3:48 PM, Brandon Svec <bsvec at teamonesolutions.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I’ve heard people call cable lube elephant snot, lol.
> >
> >> On Sep 10, 2020, at 1:29 PM, Josh Luthman <josh at imaginenetworksllc.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I believe this is the stuff we used on our project:
> >>
> https://www.menards.com/main/electrical/electrical-tools-accessories/wire-conduit-installation/ideal-regyellow-77-wire-pulling-lubricant-5-gallon/31-355/p-1444433962344-c-6458.htm
>
> >>
> >> Josh Luthman
> >> 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340
> >> Direct: 937-552-2343
> >> 1100 Wayne St
> >> Suite 1337
> >> Troy, OH 45373
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 4:25 PM Jared Mauch <jared at puck.nether.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> > On Sep 10, 2020, at 4:10 PM, Jared Geiger <compuwizz at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Another Jared with a question. What method did you use to blow the
> fiber through the conduit? You mentioned you had trouble figuring out the
> process relating to lubrication and building a contraption to blow the
> fiber.
> >>
> >> You need the conduit lube.  The duraline summer blowing lube worked
> well for me.
> >>
> >> - Jared
> >
>
>
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