pete.young Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Never mind the boxes. How do you stop the cables entangling themselves into a king rat's nest as soon is your back is turned, however neatly you coil them when you put them away I always seem to end up with a load of co-ax spaghetti :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 I use velcro to tie up my cables. Get a metre of velcro from your local fabric shop, chop it up and use it to tie up your cables - lasts for ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 (edited) [quote name='bass_ferret' post='163961' date='Mar 26 2008, 06:21 PM']I use velcro to tie up my cables. Get a metre of velcro from your local fabric shop, chop it up and use it to tie up your cables - lasts for ever.[/quote] +1 Or the velcro cable tags from Ikea or the neat coloured "stay on the cable" ones from Sellotape There was a discussion of this including the plastic cable tidies and the correct way to wind a cable (with video) on another thread. Join in here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=15540&view=findpost&p=159788"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&sho...st&p=159788[/url] and read on ... The video is here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=15540&view=findpost&p=160019"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&sho...st&p=160019[/url] Edited March 27, 2008 by OldGit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='164828' date='Mar 27 2008, 09:29 PM']+1 Or the velcro cable tags from Ikea or the neat coloured "stay on the cable" ones from Sellotape[/quote] That looks like the very thing. Thanks gents, much appreciated. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 28, 2008 Author Share Posted March 28, 2008 [quote name='pete.young' post='165064' date='Mar 28 2008, 09:25 AM']That looks like the very thing. Thanks gents, much appreciated. Pete[/quote] They won't totally tame the pesky things. Even with restraints they seem to get up to all sorts of naughtiness in the cable box ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayfan Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='164828' date='Mar 27 2008, 09:29 PM']There was a discussion of this including the plastic cable tidies and the correct way to wind a cable (with video) on another thread.[/quote] Shame I missed that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 28, 2008 Author Share Posted March 28, 2008 [quote name='stingrayfan' post='165093' date='Mar 28 2008, 10:24 AM']Shame I missed that one. [/quote] Yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Tub Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='159516' date='Mar 18 2008, 01:34 PM'][/quote] +1 I bought one of these a couple of years back for telescope stuff (equatorial head, counterweights - all in about 70lbs), and it's rock solid. I even stand on it when the 'scope is close to vertical and I'm 17st. It's a tough little bggr, and the wheels and retractable handle mean it's a hoot to move around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted April 5, 2008 Author Share Posted April 5, 2008 [quote name='Low End' post='161177' date='Mar 20 2008, 11:52 PM']Old Git, I think I may have seen these in my local B&Q in Ireland , I'll have a butchers for you over the w/e and let you know, you seem pretty hell bent on getting this one. It should be a quest for us all for you to be happy ... ^_^[/quote] Hey LE, Any further sightings? Ta OG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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