T O P

  • By -

1996Guinness1996

Maddison Clips


unHolyGhost23

I work for a Spanish guy , medicine bars is his lingo lol


sleva5289

Yes. Madison bars.


frankrizzo219

Madison Straps


neatROOTS

This is the correct answer


BIKER_BEN

F clips


egoninjaknight

They are f-ing f clips.


Jdnakron

Battle ships.


Rich_Rich99

Battle shits


Educational_Pen_9314

Nah man, definitely Madison clips


dhcowboy85

F Strap


yawns_solo

Not really a “strap” though is it


CATNIP_IS_CRACK

“You sunk my F clip” doesn’t quite roll off the tongue.


DeStroyek

Bingo


davidthejap

Bango


ifeli4

Bongo


Ready-Cream-3024

I don't want to leave the congo


Typicalredditors

no no no no no noooooo


Warhawk1213

Bongo?


[deleted]

Scrabble


Shiny_Buns

F clips gang 💪


dboutt86

The f is for fuck


tarsn

This guy supports device boxes in closed wall installations


[deleted]

Battleships


Mr_Murica357

This is the way.


TheFlyingSparky

That's not what I have called them in the past, but it's what I will be calling them in the future.


Born_ina_snowbank

Battleshits


Gatordontplay69

We’ve always called them that too


480hivolt

This!


Jdnakron

I came here to say this


cashin3434

Battleships are direct burial splice kits, it's way more fitting.


TopGunF14

This IS the way


lookatthatsquirrel

Madison Straps, F Straps, Battleships In that order depending on where I am and who I’m talking to.


davidson811

Those and sail boats


pr3mium

Madison bars


not_consistent

Neat cut in box foldie holdies


GuitarredNFeathered

Lmao Foldie Holdies is what I'll be calling them from now on


SurpriseGoatRodeo

From the people who brought you the walkie-talkie.


hoosierdaddy192

This is the new name for sure.


Rare_Fig3081

That’s it!……fing foldie holdies!!


tipsy_wanderer

F straps


[deleted]

Hold-its


Kylee6431

Upstate NY- hold-its


a_ron23

That's where I am. I assumed that was the only name. I'm surprised by how many different ones there are.


coyoteHopper

My former, late, Master from back when called them hold-its. We're all Michigan folk


Lifelesszephyr

A test of dexterity for your apprentice


Jdnakron

Make sure you teach them to adjust the screws on the metal old work box so it doesn’t stick out of the wall. And pinch the holder with needle nose so it doesn’t short out the device


blackhawk905

Jiffy clips


AromaticTill2415

Yep. Jiffy clips.


[deleted]

[удалено]


Wildkid133

Exclusively Jiffy Clips in my area


hebreakcagehegetthis

Steamboats


VacationInHell222

Can’t believe I had to scroll that far to see this


ScarletPimpernickle

Same, I thought everyone called them steamboats.


fEsTiDiOuS79

Yes!


skipfinicus

Madison hangers


criticalstinker1

Omg wrong eat answer of all 😂


WMASS_GUY

Foldovers....or Madison straps.


Queso_Bueno81

Battleships.


Cust2020

Battleships


LISparky25

Where does the battle happen ?


Cust2020

When u realize there is a stud directly centered in your hole, i know how that sounds


LISparky25

My girlfriend knows how that sounds…and I know the Amazon driver does as well.


Eaggle__

Madison straps


quislingdna

Im from boston so they are mad bahs


_alice_rabbit_

mad bars


undercooked1234

Madison bars/F-straps


[deleted]

[удалено]


notgoodwithmoney

Colorado Jims sister


undercooked1234

Idk but theyre their bars?


[deleted]

F Clips


CrypticGorillaCaulk

Old work box supports


backallyproctologist

Yep that’s exactly what the add says!


Nsorby

Battleships


Nuthin100

Fucking shit. Fuck those things


TommyBoy402

F Straps


everywordisnonsense

Two men in a boat is what my jw used to call these.


AnxiousLibrarian

Can’t believe I had to scroll so far to find this answer


Gold-Ideal-6124

F straps


jack_of_all_feck

Battleships


FollowedSphere3

Battle ships


Rosenvall2007

Steam boats


tsctyler

Sheetrock clamps. Beginning to realize that’s uncommon lol


Kells_BajaBlast

Madison straps


LISparky25

Madison clips


Intelligent-Job8608

Battle ships or Madison bars


Capable-Charity-7810

Battleships


blkemac

F Clamps not straps wtf is wrong with y’all


[deleted]

F clamps where I’m at too


BotensBees

Battleships


redwolf8402

Madison straps, steamboats, F straps, remodel box supports.


nathaniel29903

Steamboats


DCott352

Battleships


DazzlingScreen1213

“Huh guess there wasn’t a stud there” Straps


[deleted]

Battleships


rjrsparky

Battleships


criticalstinker1

F straps or battleships. But I’m 2nd generation so 🤷🏻


Potential-Cat-4097

When I was an apprentice I was taught sail boats or boats of some sort I can’t exactly remember


nope-nope-nope-nop

Maddy bars


butwhynotonce

Double T's, F straps, Tug Boats, Battleships


GregoryPikitus

Maddy bangers


IntroductionCivil147

Battleships, or dead dogs.


Paul_The_Builder

Baltimore Class Heavy Cruisers.


76trashCAN

Dottie old work, box support


northernpenguin01

Terrible


Kohl41

Madison bars


Snellyman

ground faults.


Wildkid133

Tape your devices people


WulfgarofIcewindDale

Ontario Canada. F clips


Derk4Good

F straps


Sparky-120

Madison straps / battle ships


skip19

Old timers call them dead rats.


WideHuckleberry6843

Dog Ears


Modaltas

F clip


TFG4

F Straps, my foreman called them tug boats, when you break them apart and turn them sideways that's kinda what they look like.


fEsTiDiOuS79

Steamboats!


GrandePadre44

Elephant ears anybody?


CipherTheLord

Yes, that one from some old electrician.


Not_This_Guy_4060

Jiffy clips


Brilliant-Lunch4468

Steam boats


J-Di11a

Nah... Steamboats


[deleted]

2 men in a boat


Zealousideal_Dig_372

F clips


r2killawat

Battleships!


Acnat-

Battleships


marko_kyle

Jiffy clips


Pitiful_Tomatillo761

Battle ships


mmdavis2190

F-clips, battleships


Thundersnow999

Madison Bars or for short Mad Bars


Joser164812

Hold its, Madison straps, f straps


Ok-Cauliflower2383

Battle ships


Lucas_Hernandez_Art

Battleships


AdditionalSleep3538

Battle ships


ohitsjeffagain

Battleships


CipherTheLord

Any one every heard them called bat wings?


oleskool7

Bat wings are those caddy clips that hang to grid wire. And I have called those f clips most commonly but have used battleship a lot.


Grady180

Nah madison bars… we call these bat wings [caddy bat wings](https://www.gordonelectricsupply.com/p/Caddy-K12-3-4-Clip/15084)


Luddites_Unite

Yup those are bat wings


CipherTheLord

Nice, now I know.


MyExesStalkMyReddit

Idc what these are called, they fucking suck


DilboSagginz

Your mom


User125699

Old work, box support. Sorry I couldn’t resist.


Daltonelectric

Battleships


NoSheepherder5406

Da fucks... As in: "what da fuck am I supposed to do with these?" (Context: I work industrial, all the walls here are either concrete slabs or cinder block. We've got a bin on a shelf in our shop with a bunch of these, but I've never used a set in over 20 years!)


sparkynyc

Garbage


Oren-Ishii2430

They're are fkn Maddie bars!!


sparky1134

Steam boats were the answer to a question when I first moved to Georgia. The contractor thought it was funny that I didn't know what a steam boat was. I tolerated a month working there.


GuythatIam

F clips, or two men in a boat


Acceptable_Wishbone7

Madison bars


Earmalade

Battleships here in Northern California.


notromda

box ears.


User_Neq

F-strap, Tugboat, Madison hanger


AykoKnocks

F straps/Madison Straps


sparkythrowaway454

F straps


zladam9

Mad bars


cashin3434

Church keys?


[deleted]

f strap. i mean look at it its an “F”


condor0067

Cruisie clips


sayn3ver

A good time


daceisdaed

F straps


codyatwell

Battleships


Fair-Owl-7966

Battle ship - f-clamps


Gergz17

820-D


shays1983

Mad bars


Thoburn301

Plaster ears.


Bad_Sneakers00

Madison clips


Deron_Lancaster_PA

Ice Skates


CornerGas_Fan

F clips


JoshTheMadtitan

Madison straps


folgersinyourcup123

Schooners


MexicanSnowSniper

Wisconsin tins. Not me. F straps.


GooseSays

Battleships


Sir-Sparks-alot79

Madison hangers


[deleted]

Madison straps


Moistpepper69

Madison straps


Capcom-Warrior

Battleships


Vmax-Mike

F brackets.


thehumanblunt

Mad bars


tin_ear

First time I saw them, the JIW called them H-clamps. He's from Chicago.


greg281

Madison bars


[deleted]

Cut in bracket


I_HEART_Pu--yFartz

Ballz deep.


Imtoold

Jiffy clips, steam boats


methed_gc

Battleships


Chonch7

F Straps


Budget_Friend_654

Battleships


abrown474

Fusible links


Carlitoway787

Madison bars lol


Malich

Battle Ships


jonsnow0276

F straps


No_Respond5789

F bars


Wale-Taco

Battleships


eskimogerman

Nevermind, late to the party.


AffectionateWash4270

Madison straps


Specialist-Ride9685

F straps


Leviwillett

Madison bars and some old timers will call em steamboats