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Not at all what you were looking for, but my method uses one of those little yellow flags that you see them use when laying out lawns (They are about 3" x3" of square plastic filmat the end of a very thin springy wire that is 12-16 inches long.
It's pretty simple....
I drill my hole, either through the header, or even up through the sheetrock right where the wall meets the celing... A TINY hole. I then roll the flag quite tightly around the wire, slip it right up through the hole and spin it slightly in the opposite direction of the roll to unfurl the flag.
Then I go up into the attic, shine my light in the general direction and the thin plastic film of the flag will reflect the light from the flashlight. Now I know where i am supposed to drill or put wire or whatever.
When done, simply pull the flag from above and put in a *tiny* dab of spackle and you are done! The repair is so small its nearly invisible from the floor and when its painted you'll never see it.
You might also consider getting a bore light for inspecting rifles and pistols, particularly one that fits on a mini mag light and getting yourself a 10-16 inch plastic rod. Replace the bent rod on the bore light with the new one and you have what you describe... I think.
Last edited by CGofMP; 04-24-2005 at 12:35 PM.
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