Comments on: MagnaMole Magnetic Cable Guide – As Seen On Dragons Den

By: Nich Starling

Nich Starling — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:12:05 +0000

I have just shown this article to my electrician who is currently pusing cables through my walls using a hook. He had never heard of this but will be getting one now. He said he had often thought there ought to be something better than a wire and a hook.

By: Harry Johnson

Harry Johnson — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:39:08 +0000

I have been installing cables in the communications industry for 10 years and use the coat hanger at many installations. We drill from the inside to the out, then push the coat hanger through wall, then we go outside and push the cable onto the coat hanger and finally push the cable back through the wall with the coat hanger acting as the guide for the cable. There’s no wiggling around because If the drill bit went through the holes so will the coat hanger, as for going round corners, forget it, it’s highly unlikely to work because the rod will be bent and jammed against the wall like a spring and there’s no way you could push that through with cat5 or 3 pair telco because it will bunch up. Truth is, not one system is perfect, both the coat hanger and Magnamole will struggle when there is debris such as insulation in the cavity because of friction on the guides. In that instance, I drill the hole, then push a 24″ piece of 3/8 brass tubing through and push the cable through the tubing it beats both the coat hanger and Magnamole. So my hat it off to Ms Wright for making us believe this is a revolutionary idea and selling it to us when in fact she saw a BT guy doing the same thing with a coat hanger and claimed it as her own idea. Which, is suppose, is the definition of an entrepreneur.

By: Clare Cobb

Clare Cobb — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:02:06 +0000

I think this product is absolutely superb. My brother is a B.T. installation expert and he says it is the best product in his tool bag. He says that the product comes into it’s own when there is an offset in the holes or when you need to go round corners. Flexible fibre rods are absolutely no good in this situation. I think it is one up to the girls and I think the previous comment is just sour grapes. Excellant product and exceptional performance on Dragon’s Den. Well done Ms Wright

By: Peter Blythe

Peter Blythe — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:20:31 +0000

Personally I can’t see what the fuss is about this product. I am an electrician and I have never found my self looking around for a coat hanger to pull cables through a wall! Cable rods have been around for years, flexible fibre rods which attach together and draw cables through a desired route. This product is just a twist on a theme, nothing special.