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The Art of Cable Folding

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the for-the-ocd-in-you dept.

Mudzy writes "Nothing is worst than a bunch of dangling cables inside your computer case. The Tech Zone has a cool article up showing how to do Voodoo PC style cable folds. "

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  1. Uhm.... by r1ckt3r · · Score: 4, Informative

    do you mean "The Art Of Cable Folding"???

  2. More Tricks (the REAL art of cable folding) by base_chakra · · Score: 4, Informative

    In the world of roadies and pro audio nerds, there's a method for cable folding/wrapping that I learned years ago. It's popularly called the "over/under method".

    The idea is to wrap the cable in such a way that, when thrown, it will unravel perfectly without any knots or tangles; but it's still useful for smaller cables because it trains the shielding in such a way that promotes flexibility and prevents twists, curves, and tangles.

    Stagecraft has a video demonstration of how to do it (QuickTime, AVI, RealMedia), and the Internet Sound Institute has a tutorial with diagrams.