Re: Cool! How did you do the flat braid? Any pic's? *

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In Reply to: Cool! How did you do the flat braid? Any pic's? * posted by PureAudio on March 15, 2007 at 14:19:47:

I didn't know anything about braids before I started. A search will provide a few websites that feature instructions. The one I found most useful is http://www.saroftreve.com/wwl/braiding/6round.shtml. The important thing is practicing with cheap wire before you try using the good stuff.
I used two different colors of wire, then spray painted two of the three strands of each color so I had one green (or red) wire, one green/red wire with white spray paint, and one green/red wire with gray paint. The paint doesn't stick to teflon, but just enough of it remains during the braiding process to enable identification of each strand, which is crucial. I suppose you could use other identifiers such as numbered tags or tape.
Trust me: this is well worth the trouble. In fact, once you've tried it, you'll be eager to make more.
Peace,
Tom E

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Topic - Nice speaker cable made from OCC copper - madisonears 21:06:46 03/14/07 (6)

Cool! How did you do the flat braid? Any pic's? * - PureAudio 14:19:47 03/15/07 (1)

Re: Cool! How did you do the flat braid? Any pic's? * - madisonears 14:53:21 03/15/07 (0)

So, basically you made a set of bulked-up Anti-Cables speaker wire - grailer 08:06:41 03/15/07 (2)

Actually, not at all similar - madisonears 09:02:02 03/15/07 (1)

Gotcha - thanks for the clarification (nt) - grailer 16:15:11 03/15/07 (0)

Re: Nice speaker cable made from OCC copper - oofer 01:56:36 03/15/07 (0)

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Re: Cool! How did you do the flat braid? Any pic's? * - madisonears 14:53:21 03/15/07 (0)

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