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• How about having the wife and kids hold the wires - get them involved in the hobby! - pburke 08:16:36 02/19/03 (2)
  In Reply to: I'm looking for the best, most cost effective DIY cable lift..any Ideas??? posted by Julien43 on February 17, 2003 at 00:04:44:

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  • Re: How about having the wife and kids hold the wires - get them involved in the hobby! - welly 22:52:38 02/20/03 (0)
    In Reply to: How about having the wife and kids hold the wires - get them involved in the hobby! posted by pburke on February 19, 2003 at 08:16:36:

    What is the Dielectric constant of a wife or child, is it as agood as air.

    Also, the wife would probably hold the cable higher than the kids, possibly affecting the effect.
    

    
    Smoke me a kipper...I'll be Back for Breakfast.

    Cheers

    welly
    
    

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  • No Wife or Kids ...Lucky Lucky me... - Julien43 18:01:13 02/19/03 (0)
    In Reply to: How about having the wife and kids hold the wires - get them involved in the hobby! posted by pburke on February 19, 2003 at 08:16:36:

    Whenever I start feeling sorry for myself for not having childred, I just have my Neices and Nephews over for a weekend....I,m cured ;~)
    Julien Therrien
    jntherrien@msn.com
    
    

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• Thanks for all the Great Ideas... Much Appreciated ...Really.... - Julien43 01:08:51 02/18/03 (1)
  In Reply to: I'm looking for the best, most cost effective DIY cable lift..any Ideas??? posted by Julien43 on February 17, 2003 at 00:04:44:

  seriouslly, no kidding. I wouldn't type it if I didn't mean it!!
  THANKS
  Julien Therrien
  jntherrien@msn.com
  
  

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  • The absolute best, most cost effective....... - GCN 15:01:39 02/18/03 (0)
    In Reply to: Thanks for all the Great Ideas... Much Appreciated ...Really.... posted by Julien43 on February 18, 2003 at 01:08:51:

    Are porcelain pin tail insulators from your local electric supply.
    
    

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• Re: I'm looking for the best, most cost effective DIY cable lift..any Ideas??? - oddmanout 18:37:03 02/17/03 (0)
  In Reply to: I'm looking for the best, most cost effective DIY cable lift..any Ideas??? posted by Julien43 on February 17, 2003 at 00:04:44:

  Like rcrump I use 6" clay pots. I epoxied wooden cloths pins to the sides vertically, painted them black. The wires are held very firmly by the clothes pins, and the cats can't knock them off. Works well on the amp's power cord as well.
  
  

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• I use concrete rerod elevators. - Jim 17:45:45 02/17/03 (0)
  In Reply to: I'm looking for the best, most cost effective DIY cable lift..any Ideas??? posted by Julien43 on February 17, 2003 at 00:04:44:

  When they pour concrete slabs they often want to have steel rerod (steel bars) within the concrete a few inches from the bottom. You can buy little plastic chairs that are intended to hold the rerod off the ground 2-3 inches while they pour the concrete. These make perfect cable elevators. You can find them at any lumber store (Home Depot, Menards, etc.). They cost about 20 cent each.
  
  

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• 6" clay pots from a nursery are cheap and - rcrump 14:06:38 02/17/03 (1)
  In Reply to: I'm looking for the best, most cost effective DIY cable lift..any Ideas??? posted by Julien43 on February 17, 2003 at 00:04:44:

  work well....You can buy the terra cotta pots for next to nothing.......
  
  

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  • Hey, that's what I've been using for a while - Metralla 15:43:54 02/17/03 (0)
    In Reply to: 6" clay pots from a nursery are cheap and posted by rcrump on February 17, 2003 at 14:06:38:

    

    About 50 cents each in the Garden Department, Orchard Hardware in San Jose. Pictured here with one of Bob's SLVR power cords.

    Regards,
    Metralla
    
    
    

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• Re: I'm looking for the best, most cost effective DIY cable lift..any Ideas??? - NEAR SOTA 13:20:01 02/17/03 (0)
  In Reply to: I'm looking for the best, most cost effective DIY cable lift..any Ideas??? posted by Julien43 on February 17, 2003 at 00:04:44:

  Mapleshade sells what looks similar to 3 pencils and a rubberband that forms a tripod.I took some pencils and spray painted them Flatblack and they work fine for small gage cables that I use.

  If your cables are insulated then there might not be as marked a difference.

  I use OTA 23ga. wire I believe.

  Happy Tweeking!
  
  

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• Maprik posted a design probably 2 years ago... - David Aiken 12:52:59 02/17/03 (0)
  In Reply to: I'm looking for the best, most cost effective DIY cable lift..any Ideas??? posted by Julien43 on February 17, 2003 at 00:04:44:

  Go to a Chinese grocery store in your local Chinatown and buy as many white porcelain Chinese tea cups (no handles) and chopstick rests as you need. Turn the cups upside down and epoxy the chopstick rests to the cup bottoms. Rest cables on the chopstick rests.

  These are cheap and look nice and are quite effective. I've never managed to get the epoxy to work very well and ended up using Blu-tac instead. I've also since changed the chopstick rests for the round bobbin shaped electric fence insulaters which raise the cables a little more.

  Total cost either way runs to around $2 - $3 dollars Australian which is under $2 US per raiser.

  David Aiken
  
  

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• Re: I'm looking for the best, most cost effective DIY cable lift..any Ideas??? - DWal 04:35:46 02/17/03 (0)
  In Reply to: I'm looking for the best, most cost effective DIY cable lift..any Ideas??? posted by Julien43 on February 17, 2003 at 00:04:44:

  We moved awhile back and the 11' spacing on my mains no longer applies. The present two sets of cable, (bi-amp system), are seven foot and now I should have Five footers. I haven't found the wire I need to construct new sets so I have a little overage to deal with. This cable construction employs teflon tube, (seven per run) and is as stiff as a sixteen-year-old boy at the beach. The cable goes where it wants to go. I ended up hanging the cables from the wall with two finish nails into the stud and a bit of hemp cordage. Cables do not touch the wall or the floor. The cordage allowed me to adjust the separation of the HF and LF cables.
  As the cables are finished in black polyflex, they look as good/unsightly near the wall as they did on the floor. Just a note, the cable assemblies are internally damped with hemp cordage. The cordage is wrapped at app. 12 turns per foot per wire run. This keeps the wire centered/isolated and maximizes air insulation.
  Keep in mind, only an audiophile thinks that exposed cable can look good.
  
  
  

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• Re: I'm looking for the best, most cost effective DIY cable lift..any Ideas??? - Batman 03:28:05 02/17/03 (4)
  In Reply to: I'm looking for the best, most cost effective DIY cable lift..any Ideas??? posted by Julien43 on February 17, 2003 at 00:04:44:

  

  I don't know about best, but I made these from some 1 1/2 inch pvc and some reducers. Very cost-effective.
  
  
  

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  • I guess ABS plastic fittings would work also? - jk@home 07:27:31 02/18/03 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: I'm looking for the best, most cost effective DIY cable lift..any Ideas??? posted by Batman on February 17, 2003 at 03:28:05:

    Since PVC usually comes in a white color(would have to be painted), and ABS is already black.

    Then again, if you were to paint them a color to match the floor, white might be easier to cover with a lighter tone.
    
    

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  • Looks Like I Found a Winner!! - Julien43 01:17:24 02/18/03 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: I'm looking for the best, most cost effective DIY cable lift..any Ideas??? posted by Batman on February 17, 2003 at 03:28:05:

    They look great and appear to preform just as good as they look.
    Thanks Bill,
    Julien Therrien
    jntherrien@msn.com
    
    

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  • Looking Good!!! - Julien43 00:03:49 02/18/03 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: I'm looking for the best, most cost effective DIY cable lift..any Ideas??? posted by Batman on February 17, 2003 at 03:28:05:

    Looks like I found a winner! I'll have to wait to put them together.
    I have to work 7 12'ves this week. Thanks Bill
    Julien Therrien
    jntherrien@msn.com
    
    

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  • nice work, sir. - BlackPlasticSound 07:56:17 02/17/03 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: I'm looking for the best, most cost effective DIY cable lift..any Ideas??? posted by Batman on February 17, 2003 at 03:28:05:

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• Foam cups (nt) - thealmightyone 01:12:55 02/17/03 (0)
  In Reply to: I'm looking for the best, most cost effective DIY cable lift..any Ideas??? posted by Julien43 on February 17, 2003 at 00:04:44:

  foam cups
  
  

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