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Proper flaking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbxMyytWw60 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbxMyytWw60 Ziptie once coiled, attach label for what format / leng

Proper flaking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbxMyytWw60 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbxMyytWw60 Ziptie once coiled, attach label for what format / length. Bag cables with the same connectors. If you have more than fit in a gallon ziploc you should probably reduce them. Bonus if you hang them on a pegboard so you can see them with big clear labels on each bag. Edit: and shrinkwrapped labels on each end (e.g. 12345-USBC-2m) for double bonus points so that you never have to trace a cable to find the other end.

MisterTea 6d ago
> Ziptie once coiled, attach label for what format / length. Please god, no more zip ties. Use double sided Velcro strap. You can buy it in a roll and cut to length. Reuse it all you want. Join multiple shorter lengths to make a longer one. Just please don't make me cut another god damn zip tie off a bundled cord. I deal with enough zip tie bondage fetishists at work.
- aidenn0 6d ago
  double-sided velcro holds less well and is more likely to stick to things. Just toss a pair of diags in your box if you are worried about getting the zip ties off.
  - MisterTea 4d ago
    I am talking about frivolous use of zip ties and over-application. Things like zip tying an extension cord for storage. And over application as in every 2-4 inches on cable bundles. Madness.
- jaggederest 6d ago
  Cutting the ziptie is half the fun! Just be glad it's not shrink wrapped or clamshelled ;)
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niccl 6d ago
There is a problem with the over-under method use for long cables. If you then grab the wrong end through the centre hole you end up with a cable with a bunch of overhand knots in, which I find much more tedious to deal with than just using normal looping of cables and making sure to add the twist each time. Back many years when I was touring with bands, at the end of the night you'd see all the lighting crew walking around the stage coiling the long cables, with one end trailing after them, to make sure the twists were correct. That was much more useful than generic over-under for all cables. over-under has its place, but I don't use it everywhere.

MisterTea 6d ago

> Ziptie once coiled, attach label for what format / length. Please god, no more zip ties. Use double sided Velcro strap. You can buy it in a roll and cut to length. Reuse it all you want. Join multiple shorter lengths to make a longer one. Just please don't make me cut another god damn zip tie off a bundled cord. I deal with enough zip tie bondage fetishists at work.

aidenn0 6d ago
double-sided velcro holds less well and is more likely to stick to things. Just toss a pair of diags in your box if you are worried about getting the zip ties off.
- MisterTea 4d ago
  I am talking about frivolous use of zip ties and over-application. Things like zip tying an extension cord for storage. And over application as in every 2-4 inches on cable bundles. Madness.
jaggederest 6d ago
Cutting the ziptie is half the fun! Just be glad it's not shrink wrapped or clamshelled ;)
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niccl 6d ago

There is a problem with the over-under method use for long cables. If you then grab the wrong end through the centre hole you end up with a cable with a bunch of overhand knots in, which I find much more tedious to deal with than just using normal looping of cables and making sure to add the twist each time. Back many years when I was touring with bands, at the end of the night you'd see all the lighting crew walking around the stage coiling the long cables, with one end trailing after them, to make sure the twists were correct. That was much more useful than generic over-under for all cables. over-under has its place, but I don't use it everywhere.