This week the electrician came and installed the basic cables, that is, the ones that need to go from the fusebox and through the outer and inner studio walls.
A hole was drilled and all the cables were fed through. Because I had to twist the live and neutral wires, the cables have no sheath. The electrician used what looks to me like the hose on our shower for each cable. Today the builder came and we filled the hole.
On the inside the cables come in through the outer wall.
Four cables go down to floor level - mains for the audio equipment, mains for other things (eg. phone charger, vacuum cleaner, CO2 monitor), one spare mains cable should we need an extra feed at some time in the future, and I added two orange XLR cables and a white Cat8 ethernet cable, also spare in case there is any need in the future.
The three cables that stay up at ceiling height are the mains for the AC - the only live cable at the moment - and two for lights.
John Steel wrote:Source of the postManufactured with model precision! Did you make a straight edge or buy a saw rail for this?
You are so kind, John. If a bad workman blames his tools then I should praise my new circular saw for any precision.
I am so glad you asked as I should have done this before I cut the baffle box pieces but your question spurred me on and I have now made a saw guide. I will need to cut 2.5m lengths for the acoustic treatment so I bought a 2.5m piece of thin plywood and two 2m aluminium rails (because I couldn't find a 2.5m rail).
My circular saw will cut almost 12cm to the right of the rail, so I need to leave at least 12cm on the right side of the rail.
I changed my mind and decided to work from the left edge, leaving a few centimeters for gripping the guide and glued the rails to the plywood using the acoustic caulk - because its description says that at under 3mm thick it can be used as a glue.
That means the first test run is when the saw cuts off the excess, leaving one long straight edge which I can line up with the cutting line and know that I can cut 2.5m dead straight.
Here you can see the scrap piece I cut off and also how the saw's own guide lines up with the cutting edge.
The 2.5m long guide is not so easy for ordinary (short) cuts, so with a 1.5m piece of aluminum spare I went out and bought a 1.5m piece of plywood and made a second saw guide for everyday use.
The cost of making both guides came in at under 19 euros (approx. £17, $21).