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+1 I did stage work when I was younger and this was one of the most valuable things I took away from it. Over-under is good for long, thick, delicate cables (e
by bfirsh 7y ago
+1 I did stage work when I was younger and this was one of the most valuable things I took away from it.
Over-under is good for long, thick, delicate cables (e.g. mic/guitar cables). For shorter, thinner cables (e.g. USB cables) I use this technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXMG917XsvU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXMG917XsvU
I have done it so much I can now do it quickly without looking at my hands, so I just automatically do it before putting a cable away or in my bag.
I now never have to detangle birds nests of cables. Over the course of the ~15 years I have been practicing responsible cable storage, that must add up to a lot of time.
- almog 7y agoUnless I missed a quick hand maneuver, the storage technique you demonstrate, while result in a neatly coiled cable, doesn't involve a counter clockwise twist for every clockwise one, thus creating tension in the cable. For thin cables (and guylines), the figure 8 coil is a better technique. It is just as fast to perform and each twist in the cable is canceled out by a twist in the other direction thus creating less tension in the sheath, and potentially extend the cable lifetime by introducing less inner breakage points. Here is an example for how I store guylines attached to my tarp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PicTsgj5lA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PicTsgj5lA