PSA: A zip tie trick for fishing behind old plaster walls

Honestly, I was stuck for an hour trying to get a line down a wall in a 1950s house. I taped a small zip tie to the fish tape, with the tail pointing back, and it snagged way less on the lath. Anyone else have a go-to method for plaster?

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logan64827d ago

Buddy used a glow stick once. Worked weirdly well.

brookes3726d ago

Yeah the cheap ones from the dollar store are perfect for that, you don't need anything fancy. Just crack it and slide it in there, gives you just enough light to see the port without being blinding. I keep a couple in my glove box for roadside fixes at night, lol. Way better than trying to hold your phone with your teeth.