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>It got me thinking of can someone mass produce simple pipes pre-filled with electrical wiring This comment gave me the idea that you could just run the electr
by scythe 3y ago
>It got me thinking of can someone mass produce simple pipes pre-filled with electrical wiring
This comment gave me the idea that you could just run the electrical wiring through another piece of bamboo, since it's hollow and about the size of an electrical pipe. After searching, I didn't see whole lot of interest in this -- maybe it's too flammable? There is one DIY guide for decorative use, but that's it.
- erellsworth 3y agoI don't think bamboo is entirely hollow. Doesn't it have solid junks at each "joint" or whatever it's called? That would mean to run wire or something else through them, you'd have to either drill out those parts, which would require a very long drill bit.
- Turing_Machine 3y agoI've never done it, but apparently you can knock out the nodes with a long metal rod (like a piece of rebar or something) before the bamboo is completely dry, or after soaking or steaming it.
- mindslight 3y agoThe main benefits of conduit are protection from physical damage, and having a raceway to neatly run wires/cabling in after a structure is built. I don't know that either one is particularly important here? Also I would think that electrification would revolve around the community centers rather than individual dwellings.
- quickthrowman 3y agoI don’t think bamboo is a listed raceway, I’ll have to double-check the NEC when I get back from lunch. (Residential wiring doesn’t use conduit, outside of weird jurisdictions like Chicago, where conduit is mandatory for residential wiring. Romex (NM cable) is what homes are wired with)