Nice tutorial. Actually seems fairly easy.
I also checked out your store and I really like your cables. Do you ever do paracord sleeving?
Cool! I don't like coiled cables, personally, but I have used a variant of this technique to re-coil old cables that had been stretched out.
It never occurred to me that you could coil a straight cable that way.
iirc, this is how pexon and zeal make theirs.
Once you have it coiled, you can reverse the coil the opposite way for an even tighter coil.
Once you have it coiled, you can reverse the coil the opposite way for an even tighter coil.
sorry to dig this up, but how do you reverse it? I've heard about this method but never found a guide or video.
sorry to dig this up
So regarding my last post on coil reversal, probably don't take my advice. I'm actually not even sure if what I described is the correct way to do it. I'm practicing coils on some cheap USB cables and getting fairly good results with the first wrap but as soon as I reverse and re-heat/re-cool, the coil comes out worse than before. If someone could provide a video of the proper way to do it, that would be fantastic, because I really can't find much.
Great guide, may try this one day to save some money instead of having it pre-coiled when I get a cable made. :)
Grab a standard household hairdryer (or heat gun if you have one). At full heat and full power
Great guide, may try this one day to save some money instead of having it pre-coiled when I get a cable made. :)
You should not reheat the coil after reversing it.
- The most important thing is the cable diameter. You want to be as close possible to the paracord, else this will be bad looking. But you want to be able to put the sleeve on the chord. So you need to have the good cable. This one is the key to success. As you can see it's 24 AWG (American wire gauge). For some reason I get others cable with the same size but they are too big for the paracord, even 750. This is for 25 meters so this is an investisment for multiples cable…
- Paracord size 550 to 750. If the color that you want is disponible in 750 then go for it. Remember that if you coiled, you need a more important section. Paracord 1250 can be good if you have a big sleeved cable (not the one that I recommand). You can get them on paracord planet or paracord.eu or elsewhere.
- For USB connectors, choose something like that https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B07D11TD9K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 As you can see there is no plastic shield and you can cover them with heatshrink.
- You can get Lemo connectors on Aliexpress (I don't know if they are genuine but I have some and it's pretty decent).
- For USB-C connectors that's a little bit complicated. At this point I have done some research and there is some USB-2 connectors that I will be probably able to use. This A variation, as you can see there is two little resistors and seem's that this is very important to use for data and being able to flip the connector. I get some shield on others connectors that I have buyed additionnaly.
- For the Heatshrink you need at least a reduction factor (when heated) of 2:1 and preferaly 3:1 or maybe 4:1 with at least 9.53 mm for smalls connectors (mini, usb-c, micro) and a close but bigger size for usb (if you don't have those with plastic shield as suggest). 9,53 can be big for a parocrd on a sleeve but good for sleeve + paracord + techflex. So I suggest you get a size a little bit smaller. Anyway, having different heatshrink size is very confortable, so maybe buy a black or transparent kit that will follow all your needs for a lot of time. I have those in multiples colors, also made by techflex.
- If you want to have a techflex sleeve on the paracord you can see that there is multiple size. I have used PET Expandable braided sleeve called Flexo. There is multiple size but you can see on this table the minimal size (when folded) and the maximal size when stretched. What you want is 6.35 mm size or smaller if you coil thin. 6,35 is good size with 550 paracord size to 1250 (and probably 3 time bigger).
Hey, I was wondering what type of cable you guys use when making your own cable. any suggestions on where to get it?
Would I be able to make a coil with just a paracord sleeving and no techflex? If yes, how tight/sturdy/good will the coil be?Yes you can coil just paracord!
Would I be able to make a coil with just a paracord sleeving and no techflex? If yes, how tight/sturdy/good will the coil be?Yes you can coil just paracord!Show Image(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200703/078b1a0fa1b8d4c898f9388d1e95d1eb.jpg)
Tightness is on you. One nice thing, paracord won’t melt like techflex. So you can get it pretty toasty with no worries.
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I made a rig. Not 100% best solution, still has it’s cons. But it works.Would I be able to make a coil with just a paracord sleeving and no techflex? If yes, how tight/sturdy/good will the coil be?Yes you can coil just paracord!Show Image(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200703/078b1a0fa1b8d4c898f9388d1e95d1eb.jpg)
Tightness is on you. One nice thing, paracord won’t melt like techflex. So you can get it pretty toasty with no worries.
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Hey, I just finished my first cable to make my first coil and I want the ends to be perpendicular to the coil, basically looking for the same results as you.
I am going mad trying to figure a way of securing the ends to the coiling rod to get this result. I just find tutorials to get the ends parallel to the coil.
Can someone enlighten me on how to achieve this result?
Thank you very much for your time, appreciate a lot the help.
I made a rig. Not 100% best solution, still has it’s cons. But it works.Would I be able to make a coil with just a paracord sleeving and no techflex? If yes, how tight/sturdy/good will the coil be?Yes you can coil just paracord!Show Image(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200703/078b1a0fa1b8d4c898f9388d1e95d1eb.jpg)
Tightness is on you. One nice thing, paracord won’t melt like techflex. So you can get it pretty toasty with no worries.
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Hey, I just finished my first cable to make my first coil and I want the ends to be perpendicular to the coil, basically looking for the same results as you.
I am going mad trying to figure a way of securing the ends to the coiling rod to get this result. I just find tutorials to get the ends parallel to the coil.
Can someone enlighten me on how to achieve this result?
Thank you very much for your time, appreciate a lot the help.Show Image(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200708/aad0a2399109e40c95950aadefe1c29f.jpg)
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That zip tie method looks simple. I got a bit more complicated and used some hose clamps, L-brackets and wood screws. Mine came out......not perfect (which is the only acceptable choice). Although I used MDPC-X which might be harder to coil? Maybe I didn't do my first coil perfect? I sure as hell did subsequent coils absolutely perfect. I used a heat gun, oven, tried 90 degrees, 120 degrees, 170 degrees and 200 degrees. 200 worked best @ 20 minutes. The beginning has two "loose" parts (coils gets a bit larger or loose) that start about one inch from device end, only last one coil, then start again about 3 inches after and again, last one coil. The rest is absolutely perfect. I mean I can pull it and it snaps back immediately. Was trying a MODO2 color scheme. I've ordered Tech=Flex and will see what I can do now with around 12hours experience in coiling cable (I redid the first cable around a dozen times just to see different methods). The coil never changed as far as the loose parts. The only difference was the springiness after reverse coiling AND heating.
Some of the most troublesome to organize are wires, which is why I got these cable sleeves https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Sleeve-Cover-Protector-Hider/dp/B06VY4S9V2 (https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Sleeve-Cover-Protector-Hider/dp/B06VY4S9V2)to arrange everything properly. And since then, the wires don't get tangled up anymore.
Hello,reheat it ,will be much better than this.
I'm watching here a really beautiful and perfect coiled cables indoor pictures but mine is like that and it's my first coil. I reversed it and I'm wondering if the reversing is responsible of that so irregular coil.
Thank you for your opinion.
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