Cable raceways

I use a wire mold for the floor. Sure keeps me from tripping. Here’s one sold by Lowes.

-- ~Just A Guy With A Hammer~

try a commercial store where they deal in such items. There should be raceways out there that will accomodate your power cord. You might have to get one for each cord. I suppose you could get creative and build your own using wood…..?? I wouldn’t throw a rubber mat over the cord. I ran mine from overhead and brought it down with near the dust collection pipe. Mine drops several feet from the tools then gets to the tool under a work table.

The one from Lowes is the same as HD. I’ll have to see if it can take at least 2 thick cords, or maybe 2 of them is the solution. A bit pricey.

Running them on the ceiling is not an option. I don’t like the cords dropping anywhere, plus you can’t avoid running them on the floor at some point no matter what. I just have mostly a 3 foot area to protect, not more.

-- David - Tucson, AZ

I want to have them flat on the floor so I can walk on it, roll things, not trip…etc…

-- David - Tucson, AZ

We make them in our fab shop where I work.
Use a piece of 1/8” thick aluminum diamond tread floor plate, 12” wide by what ever length you want.
Make the peak 1” tall in the middle, leave 1 1/2” flats on the floor on each side.
Very comfortable to walk over.

-- Michael :-{| Diapers and politicians both need to be changed often; and for the same reason.

I put sockets in the rafters in my shop. I plug in my portable dust collector to the overhead, and then plug my tools into that.

-- Dan Lyke, Petaluma California, http://www.flutterby.net/User:DanLyke