Outside in the Scotish weather 1cx630mm cables

This week has thrown up another challenge
The other end of the cables I installed in a recent video.
The first set were inside and although they were very tough, they were in the dry. This week I've had to cope with the weather, the dark and the bloody awkward cables. Managed it though.
I got the full set done, 28 in total, but i didnt video all of it as it was just the same process over and over again.
#bigcables #cable #cablejointer #cablejointing #construction #electrical #electricalwork #electrician

[@garethmurgatroyd5447]

The One Man Cable Jointing Machine is Tony. This is propper electrical graft. Full credit to you.

[@jointechcabling9103]

Cheers mate. Its takes a bit of hard work but the satisfaction at the end is worth it. Also the money is ok too🤣🤣🤣

[@Andy61-l7t]

amazing glad to see tradesman taking pride in there work 👏👏👏👏👏👌👌👌👌👌

[@jointechcabling9103]

Thanks so much. I believe youre only as good as your last job.

[@sergiofernandez3725]

That is some serious graft there Tony. Little thumbs up

[@thedutchgamerguy8580]

Respecting the graft Tony! cheers from the Netherlands

[@stefanovanenio]

Ive been a sparks for about 15 years and never thought to use a rachet strap before!!! That 1mm T&E is no match for me now!!! Seriously though great vids.. i always get my apprentice to watch your vids for the tips

[@jointechcabling9103]

Hahahaha they can be very stubborn at times the 1mils. Im glad hes watching, hope the videos are of some use to him. Theres some on tiktok as well. A bit easier to digest. Same user name

[@Chris_In_Texas]

11:50 Tony, I think it might be time for a new safety vest! 👍🤠 Great job at that mess by yourself, ugh that makes for long days manhandling those cables.

[@jointechcabling9103]

I made a suggestion after reading your comment today and they have agreed to give me a nice shiny new vest. Im gonna get a couple made with my logo on too.

[@Chris_In_Texas]

@@jointechcabling9103 First thing you need to do is take it to the job site and drop it in the dirt/mud. You can't look like the new guy! 😁👍 We would always give the guys with the new hard hats all the crap on the sites as we knew they were the newbies. Yeah the logo on there would look nice too.

[@mikeselectricstuff]

Hope you got to keep those offcuts!

[@jointechcabling9103]

Would have been nice. Everything goes back to the yard on this job.

[@AGRElectrics]

@@jointechcabling9103 everything? 😉

[@godfreypoon5148]

Good lord, he's got more circular mils than I've had hot dinners.

[@albanliege4989]

very good job !!!! I like very mutch your video !!!!

[@jointechcabling9103]

Thanks very much. It was satisfying to get it finished

[@LouBailey-r5f]

nice neat work tony not the best working outside in the mud

[@AddyBittler-]

And I thought fitting an inverter to a truck was me being a bad man 👀… this is heavy 🤯 good job buddy 👍

[@jointechcabling9103]

Cheers mate. I dont think id know where to start by fitting an inverter. Auto electrics are a strange and mystical being for me🤣🤣

[@AddyBittler-]

@@jointechcabling9103 cheers mate thank you for taking the time to reply! 👍 have a nice weekend and safe journey back home bro. 👍

[@blackindian9554]

Once i ever did this type of work And those cables man handled me Needed 3 people to get this job done Meanwhile u single handedly do this. Love your work An i do like your equipment

[@jointechcabling9103]

I had a discussion with the supervisor, he said i can let you have someone to lend a hand. By the time id explained how i wanted to do the job to the other person i could have done it myself so i said thanks but im ok.

[@davidmitchell5552]

The one tip i can tell you working in Australia, when working in a trench fill the ground with hardcore, in the UK we never did this

[@jointechcabling9103]

Will definitely be dling this next time.

[@bryanhutchison9982]

You’re earning your wage there mate. Plus a nice little weigh in from the off cuts 👌🏼👍🏼

[@jointechcabling9103]

The money was brilliant but the client takes the cut offs. Its not worth my job to take them without permission.

[@bryanhutchison9982]

@@jointechcabling9103 100% mate.

[@Mike_5]

Beautiful Job Tony sorting out that mess but you just know that JCB is going to poke through at least one of your cables in the near future i believe the phrase is 'Get Tae Fook' or such like

[@jointechcabling9103]

Thanks very much. It would be a right bastard to put right as well, particularly if it was one of the back ones!!!

[@m101ist]

Thats a lot of work, working on your own. They are heavy cables to pull around.

[@jointechcabling9103]

It was heavy and, at times, frustrating, but i got it done and its good to feel a sense of achievement when its finished.

[@johnwaby4321]

Blimey Tony they do want you to struggle to make your money. Not a lot you can do with those 630 mm cables . Looking good so far 👍👍👍👍

[@jointechcabling9103]

They're all done now. It was a task but i wouldnt let them beat me.

[@johnwaby4321]

@jointechcabling9103 nice one Tony 👍 👌

[@kirkhamandy]

8:45 A bit more Scottish food and those trousers are splitting 😂

[@jointechcabling9103]

The wife said they were a bit snug. Theyre all elasticated. The material stretches. Theyre not like normal work trousers that im used to.

[@impactvision]

what a gash design! always site lads overcoming an engineers oversight.

[@jointechcabling9103]

Been saying this for years now. Clueless the lot of them, well, 90% of them

[@m101ist]

You should purchase some comfy steel toe cap Wellingtons, look after your feet when working in wet condition.

[@jointechcabling9103]

I have done just that. They are really comfy and warm. Im now prepared for the winter weather.

[@JL-rx6hl]

At least it wasnt raining

[@jointechcabling9103]

That is true. It never even tried

[@ELECTRICLIFE4U]

👍👍👍👍👍👍❤

[@jointechcabling9103]

Cheers mate 👍🏻👍🏻

[@ELECTRICLIFE4U]

@@jointechcabling9103 🔝👍👍👏👏

[@31590naujokas]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@jointechcabling9103]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@glennbarker222]

Turning out to be a neat cableway. What is it? Mains, generator? Always nice to know.

[@jointechcabling9103]

Generator supply. Itll hardly be used and cost a bloody fortune to install. God knows how much the Generator itself cost.

[@___AD]

Question - For a job like this, do you charge Price or Day Rate? Love the videos and love how easy you make it all look haha

[@jointechcabling9103]

I always charge a price per end. If i charged a day rate i wouldnt want to work past that amount. I try to avoid it coz its slows the job down.

[@liveoak227]

Im curious, do electrical contractors in the UK ever have their own in house cable jointers, or do they tend to sub that out? I do large commercial and industrial electrical work in the US. Here electricians pull the cable and terminate switchgear, transformers, distribution panels etc. Ie, there isnt really a distinction between cable joining and other electrical work. I do have to admit it makes sense that what Tony does would require separate licensing and certification. Ive met many electricians who rarely put their hands on anything bigger than installing lights, switches and receptacles.

[@jointechcabling9103]

Some companies do have jointers that work direct for them but most subcontract it out to people like me. I think it makes sense because you become specialised in your particular field and make a better job of it. Plus the tools are incredibly expensive.

[@babooXX]

What the actual effing eff are they doing with that much power? 🤯 Jumpstart the Sun?

[@jointechcabling9103]

Everyone has said this. Its a 1600a breaker. Im not sure what the capacity of the gennie is.

[@walseee]

BOSH

[@jointechcabling9103]

Mostly makita🤣🤣🤣 cheers mate👍🏻

[@stevehenke678]

You know when you watch stuff like car sos and they manufacture some bullshit situation just to add a bit of drama? This is the opposite of that. This is actual problems that need solving. 😂

[@jointechcabling9103]

They invent them for real due to the lack of experience of the design team🤣🤣. They think its a great idea until someone with a brain points out that they are thicker than shite.

[@yosserg9389]

Do you never have a labourer/mate?

[@ShalomBrother]

Madness isn’t it, I take my hat off to him. Hard enough with a mate with you, I wouldn’t even attempt it on my own.

[@yosserg9389]

I’ve never done anything that big but I do like doing larger cables but it is serious graft! Fair play to the man.

[@jointechcabling9103]

Nah. Ive gotten to a stage where i can use mechanical means to get me through the day. Ratchet straps dont need paying or want any time off🤣🤣🤣 the company might be nice from time to time though.

[@Savagetechie]

​@@jointechcabling9103if you're working in Edinburgh give me a shout, I normally do temporary power with nothing bigger than 240mm but would happily give you a hand for a day.

[@obd6HsN]

Hello, have you ever talked specifically about Al? Most electricians will only see Cu core, Steel Wire Armour but I know a lot of the bigger cable is Al cores and / or Al armour. How do you go about jointing that stuff?

[@jointechcabling9103]

Ive only ever done 5-6 aluminium core cables. Its pretty much the same proceedure as copper as i remember. The higher voltage stuff tends to be aluminium but im not qualified to deal with those voltages yet.

[@TronicUK]

The single core cables have aluminium armour to prevent currents circulating through the armouring if steel . The gland plate will also be aluminium.

[@richardlumley2581]

Hard to get a scale, whats the diameter of each of those singles? Looks about 60mm? Is that aluminum armored insted of steel?

[@jointechcabling9103]

About 50mm. Its an aluminium armour instead of steel. They are about the size of a 4cx95 or a 4cx120 depending on manufacture. Also they dont like to be bent🤣🤣

[@richardlumley2581]

@jointechcabling9103 thanks, 50mm around is a big old cable! I'm not a spark so don't get the scale from the other sizes! Looks like mega hard graft though, top work!

[@TronicUK]

@@richardlumley2581 the armouring has to be aluminium in a single core cable . Current would be induced into the armouring if it were steel and cause excess heat and losses into the earthing system . This is not a problem on multi core cables as the opposing magnet fields cancel . The gland plate is also aluminium.

[@richardlumley2581]

@@TronicUK that makes a huge amount of sense, thanks for adding that.

[@TheYohtube]

It's bit shit if you are only paid per termination!? It's a days work before the knife comes out! Nice bit of scrap though...

[@jointechcabling9103]

It worked out ok at the end of the week though😬😬😬

[@eddiereed5025]

who designed that joint cabinet hope no one ever needs to get to the cables again

[@jointechcabling9103]

Crazy isnt it. Theyll probably never get used anyway.

[@SirHackaL0t.]

How many EV chargers is this for???

[@jointechcabling9103]

Hahahaha. It was a generator supply😲😲😲 probably never get used

[@user-ox4eu3xi3s]

cant stop thinknig of your monthly scrap weigh in , its likely more than most peoples wages in a min paid job

[@jointechcabling9103]

When you get given a bit from the engineers its lovely.

[@Jackb89]

Amazing as ever mate do you need a spare pair of hands 😂

[@jointechcabling9103]

Thanks very much. Im fine for now. Maybe when i get a bit older and weaker.