HOW TO MAKE THE ULTIMATE EXTENSION CORD!

Klein-Kurve Heavy Duty Wire Strippers #K12055

hospital grade receptacle #7462K31
receptacle with 2 type USB C chargers #6130T11
USB A charger #1420N1
build your own cover plates #8032K12 and K14
cord grip #69915K57
wagos #8904T12 and T14
green indicator light #7380K42
aluminum Bell boxes #7219K25
plastic 2-gang junction boxes #7954K21 and K24
inline GFCI #7228K17

[LarryCoates]

My one suggestion as an electrical engineer would be to place 20 amp outlet at the end where the line cord enters the first box and put the indicator lamp and hospital outlet at the far end. That would serve two purpose... it would keep the heavier current from passing through extra wiring and connections. Second having the indicator at the far end would indicate that power is actually getting to the farthest end of the unit!

[DobermansRock]

This was hands down one of the best instructional videos I have ever seen dealing with electricity. Knocked it right out of the park.
It is also cool you are a father son team. Lots of guys wish they had that growing up.

[JeremySpidle]

Pro Tip: When tightening a cord into into a strain relief, press the cord inwards towards the connections on the device to de-strain them while you're tightening it down. This provides some slack inside the device and prevents strain-loading the connections during assembly.

And... great video, thanks!

[mikezimmermann]

EXCELLENT VIDEO! My dad was an electrician for 47 years and he taught me to be conservative and cautious in order to keep things safe. It was GREAT to see you carefully use many of the tricks that he taught me as well as many of the tips I’ve developed over the years thanks to his careful training. Cable stripping, strain relief, proper use of tools and adapters… you hit them all.

Hats off as well to your commenters, who taught me all sorts of useful and interesting things that even 30+ years of well-informed DIY work had left me wondering about.

I’ve subscribed to your channel, and I’m planning a “binge watch” to prep for some upcoming projects!

[Riless]

Most new breakers have 2 trip methods. One is magnetic which works primarily during a fault. The second is a bimetal coil, similar to an old fashion thermostat, this is the one that handles general overloads. Depending on the manufacturer, age, and use of the breaker it can take time for the coil to heat up and trip. Certain manufacturer like Zinsco and Federal Pacific wont trip and you get the smokey house effect. We hope there isn’t one in the house you’re at. It is perfectly normal to hit a higher amperage on a breaker for a short period of time before the coil snaps. I have seen a 20 amp breaker hit 25 amps and hold for 10 minutes. Ultimately heat is what trips the breaker in an overload and it takes time for the heat to build up and trip the breaker. If you had a thermometer on you at the time of the video, you most likely could have identified the breaker you were using by the amount of heat it would have been producing. How ever I don’t suggest replicating the scenario to try it. Overloading a circuit is never a good thing. The more heat a breaker takes on the easer it trips the next time.

Great video! I got out of remodeling to became an electrician. I mis the remodel world. I watch your videos and you guys always have some new concept or product that I have never seen. There are a lot of new products that has come out in the last several years. I really liked the cabinet leveling kit. I switched to air bags just before I got out of the business, but this little gizmos you guys used knocked the socks off the airbags. I can’t wait to see the next video.

[brandonleesanders]

Love how this guy took the “know-it-all” suggestions and added ALL of them to the project. GENIUS!

[T_Jonesy]

This thing is incredible! Also love that when viewers suggest improvements, you guys listen instead of getting offended. Leads to an amazing solution like this. Great video as always. Love your channel.

[grizmt]

I’ve been a DIYer all my 74 years and I learn something new from each video on your channel. Thanks, Keep up the good work.

[ianworden]

The super extension cord video was the first video of Stud Pack that I watched. Since then, I have watched every video of yours. I’m hooked. Great content, loads of fun and Paul’s personality has really come thru since your first video. Love the father son interaction and that Jordan is so respectful. I have a few tools of my fathers and grandfathers and really cherish them like you do with your fathers extension cord. Got to give Jordan a shot out. I assume this was his idea and the filming has been terrific. I’m not in the trades so Paul’s ability to clearly explain the work and tricks of the trade is excellent. He has a real gift.
Having grown up in northern Florida, the heat and humidity is gruesome. So I know the conditions you are working in. The only video that was hard for me to watch was when you were installing pipe under the patio for a toilet. Paul looked whipped by the heat but he prevailed. I looked and felt the same way when working road construction in the summer in Fla. Thanks for such a fun and interesting channel. Keep it going.

[TwilightxKnight]

Pro Tip: When you are twisting stranded wire, twist in the opposite direction. You may notice that when you cinch the ground screw it tends to splay the wire. The reverse twist is in the same direction as the cinching of the screw so it actually squeezes the wire in the same direction as the twist making a "better" connection.

[ncooty]

This video and the comments below reflect one of the things I like most about this channel. Paul is 85%+ for an amazing number of trades, and he presents in a way that is accessible to DIYers without condescending to pros. That means he attracts a very wide range of people, AND he's humble enough to showcase suggestions or corrections. I could hardly be more impressed with Paul.

And obviously, thanks to Jordan for making the channel possible and for making the connections/ asking the questions for those of us who aren't as widely competent as Paul is. :) You two are a great team that has built a forum for a very helpful community.

*Thank you.*

[terryford]

These Stud Pack how-to videos are quite possibly the BEST of their kind on You Tube.!!! They are at once instructional, understandable, complete and detailed without being pedantic or arcane, humorous and fun to watch, and the camera work is Count me as a Number One FAN!!!👍👍👌👌😁
😄

[pl]

I only ever made one electrical item my entire life - but, I still think it's worth sharing with others . Basically, I just used a 100' manual reel and fit 200' on it . Works great just be careful to not twist the cord too much or too little and I let the two ends meet outside of the reel so there's more reel space and easy access without needing to unroll to run a split or whatnot . Thanks for the video . Y'all are awesome .

[chrisspellman]

When I was a kid, I remember my Dad and Grandpa trying to teach me stuff like this all the time. But I was to young to understand and appreciate it. Just ranomdly today YouTube decided to share your videos with me and it's been great.

[Terkinstein]

I used to drive a truck delivering stud packs to job sites. I really love y'all's channel. My late stepdad who I loved very much was a General contractor like you. He taught me so many cool things that I still think about today. When I watch you and hear your voice explaining stuff, maybe it's the kind tone you have, it just makes me feel like my stepdad is watching with me.

[SuperTubeLurker]

Been doing industrial maintenance like ~6-7 years now and grew up in a home where we did everything DIY. Had literally zero knowledge that there was a stranded and solid side to strippers. Learn something new every single day, as long as you allow yourself to admit when you don't know.

[johnroumeliotis]

Hi Stud Pack, I am a electrician in Quebec Canada, I love your videos keep it up. The reason it didn't trip right away, is it wasn't a short circuit, try it again but wait longer so the breaker heats up and goes on overload, it should trip . But there are lots of old panels like commander and FPE panels that are notorious for not tripping on overload conditions. Electrical panels do need to be tested after 20-25 years .

[RichardBronosky]

25:55 My Dad was a Navy man in Vietnam. He learned this fact there and explained to me no less than 100 times. Which in hind sight was good because it took me about 20 to really grasp. When the impeller is able to move fluid linearly in flow, it constantly encounters new, axially stationary, fluid and then has to introduce torque. When the flow stops, the impeller puts torque onto the fluid, which remains linearly stationary, and the system becomes a flywheel. And we all know a flywheel take a lot of energy to get up to speed, but very little to keep at speed. I was probably 4 years old the first time I heard this and 8 before I could finish his story for him.

Thanks for the memories, Stud Pack. ☮❤🌈🧘🏽🕉☸☯

[rfitzgerald]

The vacuum part surprised me, I hadn't really thought about it before but I assumed when it was clogged that it would be pulling harder to overcome the clog therefor drawing more current, turns out I was wrong. Every day I learn something new!

[JRiffle_HeaveHoStudio]

In Ham Radio we often add meters to our panels to monitor voltage and amps on our rigs. This is especially helpful on mobile setups where you might be operating from a battery. Having a small LED display about the size if your green light would be handy to make sure you don't overload the circuit.