How To Install A Power Strip Surge Protector - FerryQuickTip
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This was very helpful! Thank you. I didn't even think to use a piece of paper to trace the outline of the power strip and outline the holes.
Man, that's so easy. I can't believe I never thought of this. Great tip! Thanks for sharing this, Nick. You just won the Internet for the day.
+Joshua Luther thanks man - I didn't even have an acceptance speech prepared........I'd like to thank the academy.......aww screw it
I saw someone used a printer to make a copy of the back of a power strip. It just came out too dark. That was a great idea Mr. Ferry. Thank you.
+Marc Eaton thanks Marc!
It may not have been intentional, but I like how "Ferry Quick Tip" sounded like "Very Quick Tip" at the end. Good tip, it's handy. I've been burned by not flipping the paper when the holes aren't symmetrical.
+Tyler Boespflug glad you caught that - yeah the FerryQuickTip is intentional to sound that way - good ear, I think you may be the first to mention it!
And there we go, after 3 days - I've watched all your content here on your channel. Thank you Nick! Love your stuff and have found a whole lot of inspiration to my own projects. Keep doing what you're doing!
+Molnes Media wow that means a lot to me - the comment sections has to be one of favorite parts to all of this - keeps me motivated - thanks!
As an alarm technician i often have to install gear on walls similar to this. I use yellow carpenters tape in a similar manner you do. Works great.
+Michael Nilsson very cool
Wow Nick that's a quick tip. Thanks for making me smile. and thanks for all the great videos.
+Glenn Adams and thank you for checking them out!
Nick...this is one of those, why the heck didn't I think of that. FANTASTIC TIP, thanks for sharing!
+8BitLife thanks man!
Thanks, quick tips are always welcome, they tickle my brain in the right way...
Keep on trucking ! (from France)
+MakeFix much thanks!
Great tip Nick! Thanks!
+AdventuresInDIY no problemo Chris
I've laid mine on an all in one and made a copy. Now I have a backup plan. Thanks Nick.
No problem. Always good to have a Plan B
Thats a good one.... did I see your clipboard in the background?
+Jay Bates yup, that's my clipboard
Good tip Nick, I like it. Thumbs up.
+OG Timbercraft thanks!
Awesome. Thanks for sharing. 👍
My pleasure ✌🏼
Really good tip!
+Make Something thanks David!
Thanks v much. Very useful indeed.
Used this trick yesterday! Worked great and is so simple
+TrudefenseChris so cool to hear - glad it worked out for you!
Great tip man!!
Thanks!
A very good one, thanks Nick...
+Ozcan Onal thanks for checking it out!
So simple, thanks for sharing
+Kyle Brown no problem Kyle!
I saw a tip of using push pins and use a little masking tape to put them into the back of the power strip and then you can hold that up to your location and push the pins into the wood thusly marking the location to drill and put the screws
Another great idea!
Great tip. Much more convenient than how I have always done it. I always got out the scanner printer combo and made a photo copy of the bottom of it.
+Brendan McGhee I agree - lot of people are saying to use that method but I haven't had a scanner or copier in years
Thanks for the tip nick :)
no problem
Nick this is a great tip sure saves time of measuring twice and drill and still have it off just a hair
+Tom Palmer thank you Tom!
Great tip. Thanks!
glad you liked it!
Well that was a nice tip!! thanks!
+Cactus! workshop thank you thank you
Nice one. Gonna use that one next time! Thanks
+theSZ73 thanks!
Easy but, PERFECT! Thanks
+Mattley more than welcome - glad you liked it!
What a great (and obvious now that it's been pointed out) idea. I've spent way too much time stuffing around with those - particularly with those annoying asymmetrical ones where one mounting slot is horizontal and the other is vertical.
yeah it works pretty slick - I feel you pain - they used to be a pain for me too
wow a very practical and good idea ciao nick
+Michelangelo Lavagno thank you kindly!
hey nick big fan of yours and Jay and Charles Dearing please keep up with the great videos they are some of the things keeping me from going nuts. I can't b out n my wood shop because I crushed my left arm below the elbow n a wood cutting accident. so I will be a long time before I can do any wood working but at least I can watch all of your guys videos lol. thanks again
+Brent Weisenborn dang man, heal up quick - glad you are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel - be well!
I can't tell you how dumb I feel for not figuring this out myself. Great tip. Thanks man.
+bobfre1 thanks but now you know which is all that matters
Good one.Thanks!
thank you!
Good quicktip! Never would've thought of that.
+Bill Hantzopoulos thank you Bill, it works pretty slick
good tip! also if you have a 3 in one printer you can photocopy the back and use the print out as a template.
+Just Square Enough thanks!
Very good tip.
+Eddie Milton thank you!
If you have access to a simple home copier, and provided the mount pattern can fit within an 8x11 image, you can make a photocopy of the mounting bracket by simply placing it on the glass and hitting copy. Can't get much more perfect than a photocopy
+David Martin unless chalk is handier - good tip though
With a good idea, the solution can be so easy - thanks Nick :)
+glossmathias thanks - good stuff
Simple, but genius =) Thanks for sharing =)
+Veronica thank you!!!
If you are doing this at the office, pop the surge protector on the copy machine and print out a template. May need to print it in two pieces if it's larger than the copier surface. Then just tape it together. Scott
+The 2 Car Garage Shop great tip
nice tip seen that a few years ago but your method looks easier!!!
+Chris' Workshop thanks man
Nice tip cheers
+Mats Turnings thanks!
Thanks Nick it was a great tip. Jay said that's his clipboard
+Michael Paese lol, after walking around for an hour telling him this is my clipboard I let him in on my tom foolery - ua-cam.com/video/w4Nj6ofcwBs/v-deo.html - we both laughed pretty hard and now it is a running joke
Didn't know about the chalk part, thanks Nick.
+Steve Collins you are welcome - a fun easy tip
Good idea
+Mike Fulton thanks Mike!
Even the simplest tips are priceless thanks ! O and Jay said he got some wood putty and you can't even see the dart holes lmbo
+Don Baus lol - I actually hit the edge of that cabinet twice before I left - filled one and left the other
LOL
One time hanging IKEA shoe cabinets I marked all the holes at the fat part of the mounting hole (where the screw goes in). It was a complete derp moment when I finally mounted the cabinet and it was completely at the wrong height.
+Samtagri happens to the best of us - our little secret
Great tip, I always have a hard time with those things, now it will be easy. One of those "why didn't I think of that".
+Steve Lyde thanks Steve!
great tip....can I just add a twist? Use the wide blue masking tap and cover it with the chalk. That way you can stick it to the wall or wherever and won't slip while marking your holes.
thanks Nick!!
+Benjamin DeBellis excellent idea!
Great tip. I just used similar for creating face plates for electrical outlets and switches that are setup in a configuration that they don't create pre-made cover plates. Except I just used pencil instead of chalk. But chalk would have been easier for sure. Cheers!
+Canadian Sasquatch thanks - pencil works pretty good too
thank you and God bless
+Brent Weisenborn you as well
I have also found it handy to just place the power strip/surge protector on a copier and use the copy for my template although it looks like your way would work great too!
+Michael Medley yeah someone mentioned that and if a copier id handy that would be cool but I always have rough lumber chalk laying around - both ways are great
I have you my scanner to print out a copy o the back of power strip before but this is way easier and cheaper thank you very much
+Raven Hart two great ways!
now that's a good tip!
+Martijn Fransen thanks kindly!
Hey Nick, please could you give me some tips on how to make wooden threads on a dowel every time i try do it the wood fibres just break off leaving no threads. thanks David
+David Hall plenty of video on that - I don't have one but hardwood dowels work better than soft
Hey Nick, thank you for sharing this tip.
:-)
ZACCARO
+ZACCARO Custom Things no problem
Nice. I have also heard you could photocopy the back of the powerboard (if you have access to a copier).
+Jason Adamczyk yes!
Coolies; I've done similar using a piece of charcoal to do the rubbing; and you could also use the side of a pencil as well. Basically anything you can use to make a rubbing would work.
+Yuki Fox yup yup - such a cool technique!
+Yuki Fox If you use thin enough paper, you can just use a finger to burnish around all the edges.
Danny Jepp Ah nice - that's a very neat cheap option :)
Scan and print works great to
+josh27833 yup yup
THANKS!
+Jim E no problem - just saw your recent comment on a different video - made me chuckle is all I can say
+blackemmons email me through my site - couldn't find a way to message you on here
Not to be gratuitous but......so simple. Great tip Nick. I find myself in that situation all the time.
+ProspectorBill thanks Bill - works so well on wall thermostats, alarm boxes, smoke detectors, etc.
Yep. That how I do it except I use the side of a pencil instead of chalk.
Good tip Nick!
+Chem Cody thanks Chem - yeah a pencil works great too!
What type of screws did you use to mount it??
eye screws
Super easy
+Hakeem M you bet!
BRILLIANT
+Brian Morse thanks man!!!
Nick Ferry I just used that trick today putting together my custom computer desk, thanks man.
Brian Morse that is co cool to hear - glad you could use it and it helped!
Another good method is if you have a flatbed scanner, just scan the back of the power strip, or whatever you need a pattern of!
+stevet47 yes, I concur!
Nice, now to redo all the ones I just put a single nail in and hung it from that
+Dylan Pieniazek do it yup
Great tip Nick......If you don't have chalk could you use jello?
I would stick with instant jello as waiting for regular jello is no fun
+Nick Ferry Amen sister! I am the guy standing in front of the microwave yelling "HURRY UP"! LOL
If you screw a small piece of wood into the desk at the one end, it will keep the strip from sliding off of the screws while somebody is unplugging a power cord.
good tip!
Nick Ferry I have to credit my local Starbucks manager with that tip. He got really tired of the power strips falling off of the underside of his large table.
you can also scan the back if you have a photo scanner.
+Chris Felter I have no scanner but yeah that works great
well done! Short and sweet. Is that cherry I see?
+BearKat Wood it is indeed
+Nick Ferry Nice.
Slicker than snot as my Daddy used to say Nick!
+Mike Kapotsy your dad and I would get along for sure!
nice
+Matt Diresta thank you sir - has anyone told you today that you are beautiful?
+Nick Ferry hahaha. Not yet. But it's still early.
Matt Diresta lol
that is a cool tip Nick however I saw something similar the other day someone simply photo copied the back of the power strip and used that as a template
+Donald Ewing that seems to be a popular choice but i would need a copier - chalk is always handy to me
Good Tip. I also just put it on my printer and just make a copy of the back side...
+Shane's Hobby Shop I'm not sure a copy machine would support my backside.....oh wait, I get - great idea Shane! LOL
lol, scanner/copier...
Damn, Wish I would have seen this earlyer today...
When I was installing mine on the wall. It took me over a half hour to install mine on the wall. Measuring with a measuring tape was pointless . I was close to smashing it , then said fuck it and only used 3 screws , and I have a few extra holes in my wall now.
+Mathew DIY Massacre man that was some crappy timing
Nick Ferry
Got a new computer desk and decided the power strip was gonna be in a place that can be reached without bending over , and you would think something such as puttin a few screws in the wall to match a few holes would be simple , compared to everything else like wiring, roofing and many other things that I can do would take more effort.. But a few level holes some how eludes me. hehe ha
WHO WOULD OF THUNK Need more videos from you buddy miss that smiling face LOL
+Charlie Wood finding the time - it's one heck of a task
GREAT Tip Nick. Still remember what Roy Underhill said at WWIA this year in K.C., about Pre-Drilling Holes. If you Drill any thing, doesn't it leave a hole? So how does one actually pre-drill a hole? Kinda like saying you need a new hot water heater. Why in the world would anybody want to heat HOT water! Thank You George Carlin. LOL
+Bill Brown I concur on the hot water heater thing, but I use drill point screws so it's "pre-drill" lol - but by true definition of the word being to bore or create a void in the material, would you not say that a modern screw leaves a void - albeit by cutting action or wedging force? So then a screw creates a void, hence drilling the material. So a twist bit preceding said drilling would be pre-drilling, no? either way I'm just messing with you and nomenclature won't preclude me from saying otherwise, lol
You know, sometimes I watch one of your videos, or one of your buddy's videos, featuring a "quick tip" kind of deal, and I walk away kind of hating you for a few minutes.....because I'm disgusted with myself for not figuring out something so simple yet so profound myself. That's an awesome tip.
+Frank Kovach glad you could pick up some stuff from watching - and don't hate me, I'm a great guy LOL
+Nick Ferry HEY FERRY! Why don't you come up with a tool that the rest of us regular joes can afford! Chalk? Seriously?
+Frank Kovach lol - my bank allowed me to get some more chalk based on my credit score but it was worth it - haven't looked back since
+Nick Ferry Someday I'll catch up. I keep having that fork in the road moment....do I get that Festool Domino or chalk? WHY DOES LIFE HAVE TO BE SO HARD!?!?
+Frank Kovach lol
I use masking tape and a pencil. Put tape across the back, run your pencil back and forth over the holes. Put tape on the wall and boom, you know where to put the screws.
+Luis Figueroa another great way!
I like to just place the power strip on the copier/printer. Quick and easy
+Justin Fisher if I had one that may be an option
A good tip, thanks. Yet I noticed that you have to get or make a real and serious ice pick/awl..! :)
+Cino Nim my mechanic days - MAC tools pick!
Good tip... you can se a crayon or even the side of a pencil if you don't have chalk.
+Live Free and DIY exactly
i have photocopied one before! :)
+Tom Meaney ;>)
Nice video, but a graphite crayon would have made it easier to see the mounting holes.but good tip.
+Marcello Bianchi thanks - chalk was easier as i had that and no charcoals - either one would be a good choice
it is that easy but never thought of that. xD always a struggle
+Soul'n' Paracord glad you learned something new then
MINT 👌
that means your almost done with your tv cabinet?
+Frank Allison it does
+Nick Ferry very cool can't wait to see the end result
I thought "this can't be a video" but decent tip!
+Curtis Coughlin II lol thanks - I wasn't sure at first either
i like quickies;)-sorry there was a window. -all seriousness good tip i hate trying to line up those holes..
+Joe basementwoodworking a window for a quickie? never mind - thanks Joe! lol
Nick Ferry haha!-thats why i sd sorry. Lol
+Joe basementwoodworking you should have said sorry if you missed the quickie - okay I'm done
Nick Ferry lmao!!-so true!!...okay..me too..have a good one bro
Joe basementwoodworking you too
You don't even need the chock. Just press the paper with your finger, the keyhole will make a mark on your paper.
+pmenegatos yup but more defined this way
that'll work great when you're in a hurry. I usually photocopy the back of it. same idea.
+AlWheelin yup yup, another great idea!
I scan the surge protector and make a paper template.
+D Thorpe also good idea
hi what screws size did you use?
can't remember but I know I talked about it in the article - nickferry.com/2016/02/trick-for-installing-power-strips-surge-protectors-ferryquicktip/
Thank you. This helped
:)
fast tips ......round two....
+Robert Evans yup yup - I want to do a lot more of these but it is so hard to think about what people might like while you are working - what is super common knowledge and what is new and interesting
im an idiot now that you explained that
I felt the same way before I did it this way so no worries
Alternate, unnecessarily hi-tech method: I've been using my printer/scanner, and run off a quick photo copy of the back of the power strip.
+David Serhienko yes!
I hate it when a video goes on and on and on... lol
+drumavenger83 I know right? - I tried to get it down to no more than 30 seconds but had problems doing so - too funny man!
+Nick Ferry haha
First view..
+Kevin Dawes ding ding ding - winner winner chicken dinner! lol, I'm weird
+Nick Ferry I'm going to be watching the mail for that! Don't let me down..
Kevin Dawes may get a tad soggy fyi
Copy it on a copier
Great option if you have a copier