Hi all.. Hopefully can get some advice... Looking to wire a kiln for my wife in our garage. Currently would need to go from the main panel in the basement, to the garage. About 80 ft of wire max with all the bends... The basement has a drop ceiling so access isnt a problem for running the cable.. 50% of the run will be parallel with the joists and the other 50% is perpendicular... Nice thing is 3/4 of the joists are already drilled... It seems that it isnt that big of deal to drill the joists... The kiln pulls 240 volts at 48 amps, and I know I need a 60 amp breaker on my main box for the kiln, and am planning to run it with #4 gauge copper wire... The recepticle is a 6-50 recepticle so I dont think that is a problem.... I had a couple electricians come out, but there estimates seemed high ($400+) to run a cable... I have done some wiring around the house, and the only difference I see is that it is more amps, and a bigger wire for the kiln, so I am considering DIY... Does anyone see anything I am missing??? Is this something a homeowner can tackle or do I need to quit watching "This old House" Thanks in advance! Tim

i recently installed some new light switches and always have preferrred to make the connection through the screws on the side rather than backstabbing, however getting the 3/4 loop around the screw is a real challenge(but once it's there is bombproof) as it is a real close tolerance between the screw and the switch body with 12 gauge. i wonder if the switches are designed towards either using 14 gauge or backstabbing ? anyone else notice this or are there some tricks to looping the wire to the screw that i am missing? thanks john