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The bays in our new shop(all steel) are 25' long and the distance between the base angle and the first horizontal purlin is 7'. So, there's nothing to attach the electrical conduit to. Is there some kind if metal bracket thingy to install between the purlin and the floor to attach it to? Thanks
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Any electrical supply house will carry threaded rod with attachments for conduit,along with self tapping screws and or nailsets for a nail gun.Most electricians just hang the conduit with threaded rod here with a bracket on the purling and a bracket on the end for the conduit if neccessary to have the conduit anywhere below the structural elements.Otherwise they put a 90% bend & route the conduit down to where it is needed.I have also seen channel with predrilled holes used if more support is necessary for running conduit a distance from structural steel.
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Unistrut is a galvanized metal square channel with a lip on each side of the open end. There are 2 piece clamps for conduit. Like Timi said, it can be hung on threaded rods or screwed, bolted, or welded directly into most surfaces. It gives a strong professional installation that can be configured in any number of ways.
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Thanks Timi and Santo That's just the thing I'm looking for. Someone else had suggested 2x4's but, like you said, the metal would look more professional. Thanks very much!
[ February 11, 2002: Message edited by: Wayne Webb ]
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