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   Stilletto | Jan 04, 2006 02:20am | #1

   My way of attaching wire to steel studs is duct tape,  wrap it around the stud and wire a couple of times done deal.  Primitive yes but it works.

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   maddog3 | Jan 04, 2006 02:23am | #2

   try caddy¯ fasteners..... here is the link

   http://www.erico.com/products.asp?folderid=108

   the colorado jim is something Ihave only seen but never had to use

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   pm22 | Jan 04, 2006 03:25am | #3

   In commercial work, we usually use MC cable. But Romex [Code named NMB, they like to obscure things] should be the same except you have to use the grommets. I think there is an exemption for fixture whips which is about 5 or 6 feet.

   But to support your wire to a metal stud, use what we call "One Hole Straps". They look like a question mark [?]. Also it seems to count if you weave it in and out of the pre-punched holes in the metal stud. A common chintzy method is to use a 6" length of [doubled up] tie wire under a Tek screw. Then the cable is placed against the screw head and the wire twisted together to hold it in place.

   ~Peter

   The Seattle-Tacoma earthquake was all Bush's fault, as is everything else.