DIY Cable Gallery!!

[Lpe_91]

Hey mates! I have now solved the problem with the plugs being to small! I took a generic 3,5 mm plug and cut of the "opening" so that only the wide part of the plastic cover was left, and to my happines I discovered that I colud nearly fit in an 8 mm 3 conductor cable into that small tight plug!

[threEchelon]

Recabled K340. Two shielded twisted 22AWG silver-plated copper pairs each covered with cotton and twisted together; ~2m.

[mb3k]

Echelon, that looks excellent, but it looks like it was very difficult to get the nylon around the twisted cable

[MrMajestic2]

Just finished this for a friend:


AWG 26 silverplated copper in 4-wire litz braid, 1 per channel. Neutrik mini and RCAs, Techflex Multifilament and a Qables y-split (6.5mm).


Up close


Love that y-split. Sorry about the lint

[threEchelon]

Originally Posted by mb3k

Echelon, that looks excellent, but it looks like it was very difficult to get the nylon around the twisted cable

Thanks.

Multifilament always takes a while because it has so much more friction than nylon techflex*. The sleeving on the recable was snug, but no so tight that it took great deal longer than other times I've sleeved stuff with multifilament.

*Actually, this depends also on the surface of what you are covering and how big the cable is, since the tip of the cable, which at least I cover with tape, causes a lot of friction. Also, if something is covered with cotton, it will take longer than just bare wires.

[ingwe]

Humble first success: switchcraft mini plugs, black star quad, carbon tech-flex.

[threEchelon]

Originally Posted by ingwe

Humble first success: switchcraft mini plugs, black star quad, carbon tech-flex.

Yay!

Looks good, though I prefer the switchcraft plugs without heatshrink over them

[ingwe]

Originally Posted by threEchelon

Yay!

Looks good, though I prefer the switchcraft plugs without heatshrink over them

I hear you (and agree). But the cover opening was too small to fit both the wire and the tech flex, and I didn't have a drill or a dremel tool (next on my list).

I have some new plugs on the way this week, so I'll have another go.

[mb3k]

Originally Posted by MrMajestic2

Just finished this for a friend:


AWG 26 silverplated copper in 4-wire litz braid, 1 per channel. Neutrik mini and RCAs, Techflex Multifilament and a Qables y-split (6.5mm).


Up close


Love that y-split. Sorry about the lint

Nice to see another person who used a Qable Y-split

[threEchelon]

mb3k, I was looking though the pictures of your cables. How did you secure the sleeving with the profi's? Did you just slip it over the grippy plastic piece? It looks really cool.