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Have any helpful maker tips? Send them my way!

danzima

Hello RoadTest!

I'm working with our community team on a second volume of our Essential Tips for Makers eBook series (you can see the original here). Our fearless RoadTest leader suggested that I reach out to our wonderful group here and see if anyone might have some useful tips they've picked up that they'd be willing to contribute.

 

We'll be printing this eBook for distribution at Electronica 2018, and of course it'll live on in perpetuity on the community as well. If you have any ideas you'd like to share, please leave them in this thread! Also feel free to reach out to me directly if you have any questions.

 

Thanks everyone!

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  • Braiding Cables

    One tip that I use quite often is braiding cables together.

     

    (1) Place one end of all of them in a bench vice

    (2) Lightly pull them, sliding hand along until at end and place the other loose ends into your handdrill/battery drill

    (3) Spin them until they make the tightness of braiding that you desire

     

    At this point you may decide to release the braided cable...but it unravels quite badly, so here's my tip.

     

    (4) While still in the vice and drill chuck - give the cable a firm pull and you'll stretch it slightly, you'll feel it give by a small amount (eg 5mm for a one metre length). The cable is now much less prone to unravelling.

     

    (5) trim back the damaged ands and add a small amount of heatshrink for good measure (see point 1 above)

     

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    [ps: this is only suitable for low current and low voltage, and non-specialised cables ! ]

  • in reply to 14rhb

    Thanks Rod, this is a great one!

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