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Cables, Cables, Cables, What is your best method of organizing cables?

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dougw over 2 years ago

I am sure we all have a bunch of cable management methods with varying success, and we are all probably continuously looking for better methods. So what this blog is asking for is simply a picture of your best cable management solution. And feel free to voice pros and cons in the comments.

Cables are highly problematic, there are enormous varieties and lengths of cables, and no matter how large your collection, you always need one you don't have. They all cost money so you don't want to throw them out, even if they are rarely used. They are cumbersome, often too long to store straight and if there is more than one they are bound to get tangled up, even one can get tangled up. Finding the right cable in a tangled mess and digging it out is a pretty time-consuming and frustrating activity. Hanging them up takes a lot of space and it just doesn't work for long cables.

In my case, I don't have wall space to have a nice hanger system and keeping frequently used cables in a big box is very inefficient in both space and time. I got the idea to design 3D printed hooks that would attach to my video light stands and it immediately made an enormous improvement in making many cables quickly accessible without them getting all tangled up or occupying valuable space. It also avoided marring my walls with screw holes and hooks.

Here is a picture to get this exercise started .. I have 2 light stands - not normally positioned here but they are in nearby handy locations when working in this space....

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I'm not sure this is optimal, but it works so well, I am going to make another bracket for a free-standing light I have at another workstation.

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  • jw0752
    jw0752 over 2 years ago +7
    I have used the back of a shelf and I make small brass hangers for the cables so that they can hang on hooks. If the cable is a set like a power supply to bread board boththe black and red cable are on…
  • fmilburn
    fmilburn over 2 years ago +4
    I work out of a small bedroom with a closet with bi-fold doors. I hang the longer cables I frequently use off the clothes rod. I placed inexpensive Ikea bookcases underneath where I store supplies…
  • markeno
    markeno over 2 years ago in reply to baldengineer +3
    I think it means find a bin big enough to hold them all..? I think it is often only practical for a limited length of time. I don't have a bin that big. That is a scrap cords and wires bin nearby and not…
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  • jw0752
    jw0752 over 2 years ago

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    I have used the back of a shelf and I make small brass hangers for the cables so that they can hang on hooks. If the cable is a set like a power supply to bread board boththe black and red cable are on the same hanger. I like the cables straight and not curly so I hang them from the ends and each series of hooks is labeled so I can easily find the cord I am looking for.

    Above my work bench I also have bars where I can loop my test leads and hag a few of the more popular cords.

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    jw0752 over 2 years ago

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    I have used the back of a shelf and I make small brass hangers for the cables so that they can hang on hooks. If the cable is a set like a power supply to bread board boththe black and red cable are on the same hanger. I like the cables straight and not curly so I hang them from the ends and each series of hooks is labeled so I can easily find the cord I am looking for.

    Above my work bench I also have bars where I can loop my test leads and hag a few of the more popular cords.

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    DAB over 2 years ago in reply to jw0752

    You are much better organized then I am.

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    dougw over 2 years ago in reply to jw0752

    That is the best cable organization I have ever seen.

    It looks like you can say you hang your cables on Mars.

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