Published:
November 2007

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For Rent: Renting Tools and Equipment

By Jeff GriffinUnder (Miscellaneous)

Need a tool you don't have, and need it now? Chances are it’s available at a nearby rental center.

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Frito-Lay Flips on Solar Power at Arizona Facility
(Green Building)
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November 2007
Frito-Lay employees dedicated the company’s new solar electric power system that has been installed on the roof of its Arizona service center in Phoenix, the company’s largest READ MORE
From Design to Built
(Miscellaneous)
By
Debbie McClung
November 2007
The days of desk-sized blueprints and drawings spilling out of the superintendent’s pickup are fading. READ MORE
Function Follows Form
(Codes & Standards)
By
James G. Stallcup
November 2007
Members of a workshop I instructed on the National Electrical Code (NEC) asked me how to determine the ampacities of conductors based on how they are used in the electrical s READ MORE
Get It Done Right
(Systems)
By
Wayne D. Moore
November 2007
In this age of e-mails, cell phones and text messages, every contracting project seems to take on an urgency. READ MORE
Getting Around
(Miscellaneous)
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November 2007
Electrical safety comes in many forms, for many different reasons, with the ultimate goal of ensuring a minimum of hazard for anyone working on electrical equipment. READ MORE

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Products Featured In This Issue

Saws
Make a list of essential hand tools needed by electricians, and it likely will include several different kinds of saws. Reciprocating power saws probably top most lists. READ MORE
Utility Knife
Lenox’s locking tradesman utility knife has a wire stripper at the base of the blade that can strip 8-gauge and smaller wire. READ MORE
Hand Tools
Greenlee’s line of professional hand tools includes several for metric use, such as a nine-piece folding hex-key metric set, combination ratcheting metric wrench, a 21-piece m READ MORE
Drill Bits
Irwin Industrial Tools’ standard length Speedbor MAX spade bits have a tri-flute design for chip ejection. READ MORE
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