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Title: Cable Lacing Styles
Post by: WA2SQQ on February 10, 2023, 09:19:45 AM
Who still laces cables, and which method do you use?

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Title: Re: Cable Lacing Styles
Post by: W7TFO on February 10, 2023, 10:14:22 AM
I use that found in Western Electric gear, pretty much same as the Navy way.

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Title: Re: Cable Lacing Styles
Post by: W1RKW on February 10, 2023, 11:12:35 AM
reminds me of fly and fly line tying.


Title: Re: Cable Lacing Styles
Post by: AJ1G on February 13, 2023, 05:04:36 PM
I recall the older ARRL Handbooks described a right and wrong way to lay on the lacing.  When I was a JN, I had several spools of the WE waxed cable lacing twine, and would spend a lot of time making
very professional looking harnesses between the various pieces of equipment in the shack.  And then 2 weeks later ripping them all apart when I wanted to change things around!


Title: Re: Cable Lacing Styles
Post by: KD1SH on February 13, 2023, 08:21:30 PM
When my wife and I worked at an aerospace company, years ago, that was one of the things she did. To this day, when I salvage wire from an old chassis, it wounds me to cut all that stuff apart, knowing how much work went into it.
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