3-Way switched outlet wiring help

QUESTION

Ok I have done 3 switches (for outlet or lights) and 3 3-way lights, so I thought I was doing well and unfortunately didn't take photos of this wiring in the original switches.

Here is a list of photos and then I ran a multimeter to figure out which was the primary switch and hot wire, then figured out which two are hot after tying the primary wires together.

Image one: http://i.imgur.com/W4est0X.jpg This is the primary switch and does not have a neutral. I have read a bunch and figured out that is apparently not going to work with my GE switches but all the recommendations I have seen are talking about 3 way lights...any recommendations for a non-neutral dependent switch that will work for an outlet?

Image two: http://i.imgur.com/IQGXi6a.jpg This is the second switch...what the hell do I do with all these wires? I have the two circled which have power, the neutral, which I wired from the other two switches in this box, a spare wire with no power, and of course the ground.

Thanks for any help!

Edit: added more photos and a diagram to an album (by the way...fuck imgur!): http://imgur.com/a/8SUiK

Posted Jul 16, 2017, 9:55 PM UTC · edited

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