How to Coil a cable

http://www.howtomakeanything.com Want to coil a cable that won't get tangled when unraveled? Here's how!

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[JorethInnkeeper]

I can't believe how long it took me to find a decent vid on this subject. You'd think people who work backstage could make better videos. This is the first one I've seen that has high production quality, good video quality, good audio quality, and camera work that lets us see what both hands are doing - not the backs of hands, not just the hand holding the loops, but the actual twisting process.  From a professional stagehand & A/V tech, THANK YOU!

[lunawebs]

Thanks for the nice notes..We'll try to keep it up.

[hunterW1134]

thanks this really helped

[MORAMIAPP2011]

try with our machines .... MiAPP

[evensteven72]

Great! It's nice to know that there are still techs out there who don't call the over/under technique"archaic" - yes I've heard that comment serveral times. What is soo archaic about wanting your cables in good condition??

I have a slight difference in doing over/under where you actually never let go of the cable. I find it's a bit faster and less choppy. Let me know if you want to learn how - I'm not about to make video of this any time soon... maybe one day :)

Happy coiling!

[oglilp2fo]

This will also keep your wire from premature wear within the jacket. This is also true for sensitive and costly cable with solid cores like some high end "RCA" cables.

[amalekited]

loops aren't very even...still god vid on proper technique

[TheRoadee]

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[dave2daresqu]

he starts folding at 0:36

[GeorgeTheIdiotBush]

The video is poorly done.

Why: The motion of switching the left hand around to twist the cable, is often not visible. Its done out of the frame, or done so quickly that all the viewer sees is a blurry hand.

Fix it - Frame it so the left hand motion is centered in the frame, Especially the vertical. Then do it slo-motion a few times, EMPHASIZING the the left hand. Just do the motion slowly so people can see what going on. Talk about the hand rotation as you do it

[szieve]

Nice instruction, but kind of an ugly wrap. ;-)

[landryhc]

Well done! I've been doing this for decades and I'm glad I found this video before I made my own.

[FriedmanProductions]

Great job. Don't know how anyone can dislike it.