Need a hole to pass a mains plug through

Adrian

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Jun 11, 2013, 2:17:58 PM6/11/13

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55mm holesaw sound about right?

ARW

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Jun 11, 2013, 2:21:38 PM6/11/13

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Adrian wrote:
> 55mm holesaw sound about right?

What is wrong with chopping the plug off and replacing it after passing the
cable through a say 8mm hole?

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Adrian

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Jun 11, 2013, 2:27:42 PM6/11/13

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Because some of the holes will also have big thick speaker cable,
interconnects, SCART plugs and various other things passed through 'em,
and it's not as if the holes will be visible.

B'sides, it's too much like ballache... <grin> I hate moulded plugs.

WeeBob

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Jun 11, 2013, 4:25:19 PM6/11/13

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*holes* how many do you need?

Adrian

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Jun 11, 2013, 4:54:55 PM6/11/13

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On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:25:19 +0100, WeeBob wrote:

>>>> 55mm holesaw sound about right?

>>> What is wrong with chopping the plug off and replacing it after
>>> passing the cable through a say 8mm hole?

>> Because some of the holes will also have big thick speaker cable,
>> interconnects, SCART plugs and various other things passed through 'em,
>> and it's not as if the holes will be visible.
>>
>> B'sides, it's too much like ballache... <grin> I hate moulded plugs.

> *holes* how many do you need?

It's a built-to-fit bookcasey thing, with various shelves, which have got
various bits of component hifi sitting on them - but no way to cable the
buggers up.

newshound

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Jun 11, 2013, 5:31:25 PM6/11/13

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I've used holesaws for 13A plugs. For smaller stuff it's usually much
neater to cut a suitable rectangular slot with a Fein/Bosch/Aldi/Lidl
multi-tool.

Frank Erskine

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Jun 11, 2013, 6:00:17 PM6/11/13

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On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:25:19 +0100, WeeBob <use...@null.invalid>
wrote:

Make reasonable size hole and fit a cable tidy sort of grommet, such
as

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Computer-Table-Grommet-Cable-Plastic/dp/B0050GKYUU/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1370987807&sr=8-5&keywords=desk+cable+tidy

HTH -
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bm

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Jun 11, 2013, 6:09:02 PM6/11/13

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"newshound" <news...@stevejqr.plus.com> wrote in message
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Quite right although holes look better for 15A plug tops ;)

bm

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Jun 11, 2013, 6:10:29 PM6/11/13

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Doh, I remember circular ones but google images doesn't show 'em :)

Graham.

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Jun 11, 2013, 11:03:24 PM6/11/13

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"Wylex"?

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Brian Gaff

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Jun 12, 2013, 3:42:49 AM6/12/13

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I often find these days the plug is a clamp on over a Europlug which is
moulded on. I suppose this is so they can just cater for the country by
changing the clamped on adaptors.

Brian

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Dave Plowman (News)

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Jun 12, 2013, 6:05:04 AM6/12/13

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In article <kp7q6u$a6i$2...@speranza.aioe.org>,

Just as an aside, it's good practice to keep mains and signal cables as
far apart as possible.

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Chris Bartram

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Jun 12, 2013, 9:17:21 AM6/12/13

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On 11/06/2013 19:17, Adrian wrote:
> 55mm holesaw sound about right?
>

The hole im my desk, which passed a 13A plug with a bit to spare, is
about 75mm.