Dropped $400 on a Klein fish tape and it paid for itself in a month

I was using a cheap steel fish tape from the hardware store for years. Hated every time I had to pull wire through a tricky conduit bend. The tape would kink up and sometimes snap inside the pipe. Finally got sick of it and bought a Klein steel fish tape with a fiberglass rod for around $400. Ran it through a 90 foot pull on my second job that week. No kinks no problems. The time I saved on that one job alone covered half the cost. Now I wonder why I waited so long to stop being cheap. Anyone else find that spending money on a good fish tape changed how they feel about conduit work?

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thea1436mo ago

Man, that Klein tape is a game changer for sure. I remember fighting with a cheap steel tape for hours on a hot attic run and it just kept buckling on me. Made me realize sometimes you gotta pay up front to save your back later.

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zarapalmer6mo ago

Does @thea143 still pack that Klein or did you grab the magnetic tip version?

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