Custom Light Blocks | Scotch Plains, New Jersey
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- In this video you’ll see how custom light blocks are made out of Azek at the job site for two coach lamps that were previously wired with lamp cord! Lamp cord? Yes, lamp cord! Do it right the first time and you’ll never have to do it twice!
Classic Electric, LLC | Point Pleasant, New Jersey
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(732)-770-1437
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Ron Pecina Jr. is a licensed electrician in the state of New Jersey.
This allows him to apply for electrical permits, work with live conductors,
remove meters, and disconnect service from the utility company.
Electrical Wiring is NOT a hobby. Call a licensed electrician.
Perkins builder brothers are the best to learn carpentry tricks from and just get a good laugh at the same time
I love your passion for electrical work. I always enjoy your videos.
Great video I have really learned a lot with your video’s keep them coming
Great Work!!! I can tell you take great pride in your work and it shows, well done kind sir.
Thank you!
Awesome video Bud!!! more video please.
I used a lot of those shallow round boxes for light fixtures in old knob and tube homes where the wires just came through the plaster without a box.
nice job
Take a look at the 12v Milwaukee Fuel 6 inch saw. Much lighter and more than powerful enough for the thins you show you do.
If you draw an X on that siding block it will give you a perfect center, no measuring.
Majority of my tools are Makita, with a fair bit of M12. I love makita but looking back I wish i wouldve gone with all Milwaukee tools, just for simplicity.
Good Tip, Good tools make for good work.
One problem being an electrician: you need more expensive tools than most trades.
(When you need it usually can't find it)
That is true
Hey Ron, would you mind making a video of how you bid a job? I would love to see your method. Great video as always!
Great idea! I'd like to see his method too. Being a phenomenal electrician AND running a profitable business takes a lot of skill. I'm thankful Rons making these videos
We were told to figure if water would have much of a chance with wind help figure 45 degrees. If you have a 2' overhang not much wind driven water would reach a luminare 2' under the 2' overhang. We were told at an IAEI class that you can not use type NM ( Romex ) for any outdoor luminare even if it enters the back of a pancake box. Told us we must use UF cable. Read that there is not enough cubic inches in a 4" pancake box and romex connector but we all have been using them for last 60 years .
hey love your videos a lot. could you make a van tour maybe would love to see that packout>
Very nice!! I like how you used the pancake box and the PVC board. That’s definitely an idea that I can use in the future. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise.
Agreed
Safety Glasses
pretty cool thinking and quality of work. I do wonder why not install them higher? Seems like people can walk into them easily, can be hit easily.
Ron, very thoughtful and meticulous work. Question: no caulk or sealer around the Azek or the pancake to prevent water migration?
We’re here to fix a problem, not to create a new one! Awesome!
Well done Ron! I really like these custom light boxes. Thanks for sharing!
That lamp cord also didn’t have a equipment ground conductor, so if there was a fault it could never clear it and pose a very dangerous situation.
Learned something new with the Azek stuff. Nice clean look.
I kept a shop apron in the truck when I know when working with wood and that PVC stuff. Way easier to keep clean. The blocks came out nice. Make a bigger base for the router out of plexi help control the rocking. 👍 😊
Nice work. Next time, make sure to drill only brick, not the joint. 👍
You have a lot of nice tools and appreciate the organization you have. I can’t imagine the investment you have in all this. BTW, I’m a systems administrator and electrical work is my passion as I have a background in electronics and love doing it.
The rotary finish work is outstanding on your light fixture. Congratulations.
I’ve been in the IBEW for 25 years and the contractor supplies all the tools. They use to have Hilti and DeWalt. Now everything is Milwaukee which makes some cool stuff.
I've been getting more into wood working - used my router for the first time with a corner round bit last week. Makes a huge mess (my cheap Ryobi has no vacuum attachment) but it's amazing how good it looks for the amount of work involved. Those fixtures look 10 times better with the blocks behind them - nice work!
That's definitely a really cool idea Ron...Thx for the video and the idea of the Azek blocks...😎
Ron nice job. I especially like the way you installed the white mounting board behind each light.
I've used that Azek myself to make light blocks it's actually cheaper in the long run than buying those plastic ones they sell in the stores and it looks better again a great video keep them coming and happy New Year
Absolutely love your videos. You're truly a skilled tradesman. Please post more regularly! Would love to see more content. Also, a little music would be pretty cool too. 😉
Nice Job Ron! Happy New Year!
Hi Ron, what do you think about ECX screwdrivers (Milwaukee makes one), Robinson or just plain flat blade as it appears you mostly used for receptacle/switch work? I am guessing, for efficiency, you have one tool with a flat blade and that keeps you from having to switch, from say an ECX, to flat when you get to a plate cover install... Love the channel!
I prefer a flat head for receptacles and switches.
Notice you didn’t use the second hole and even chuckled. Did you drill into the wire
No, I chuckled because even the easiest task like a 5/8" hole through masonry can be a pain in the ass.
Great job
When routing, consider supporting the unsupported side of your router base with by clamping a piece of material of the same thickness as your workpiece adjacent to the workpiece, leaving a channel between that’s wide enough to accommodate the bit. You’ll get cleaner, faster results and you’ll be working more safely.
Also, when cutting(routing), best practice is always to make incremental cuts using several passes to avoid chip out and bit chatter, resulting in a poor finish. The final pass should be a very shallow cut. If done with a sharp bit, you’ll not need any sanding and in fact will get a much cleaner finish than sanding will ever provide.
Great videos enjoy watching and learning from them. Excellent work. How much did you charge for all this project. I consider this more like custom electrical work. You sure like to do things right.
Doing it right the first time = you discovering your errors and fixing them on your first visit
Well done getting those fixtures tight to the Azek. Every time I encounter something loose fitting outdoors, it gets filled with a wasp nest. Is that Azek product paintable?
Either your really tall or whoever did the original install blew through the brick 12-18” to low … fixtures could have been higher. I know your just trying to work with what you have
beautiful job! you make your work an art. your power source is a 12/3 is that on a 20A circuit? i noticed the coach lights are wired with 14. i know the pancake box fill thing. just curious on the 12/14 mixed is it permissible for a lighting tap.. I saw this done with under cab lights and always wondered if its code.
Hey Ron could you fill me in on the wiring? Thanks
I'm pretty sure that power source is a 14/3, not 12/3, since the original cable feeding the lights and plugs is white. If the cable was yellow, then yes, you're right.
12 nm cable "romex" wasn't always in a yellow jacket.
@@dennywires Yes, I know older NM cables aren't color coded. I still believe, unless Ron says otherwise, that the original cable is 14 guage. If not, then I sure hope Ron replaced the breaker with a 15 A one.
Ron never got back with me on that question only he knows the answer. I’m pretty sure in the video before that one he was there cleaning up some wiring and it’s clear that existing circuit was 20 amp and that was 12awg. I could be mistaken but I don’t normally miss things like that hence why I asked my question in the 1st place. He either overlooked it or just tapped in for lighting tap such as I’ve seen done on kitchen circuits for under cab lights. 🤷🏼♂️
Ron,
Do you think soffit wafer lights would provide enough light (instead of the sconces)
Have you tried wearing the Milwaukee safety glasses
I have been using Mikita power tools. I found the Milwaukee batteries difficult to remove from the tool. The M12 looks good though.
Wafer lights would’ve worked well here too but the light fixtures are what the customer wanted.