Hey all,
I have discovered a new way to make wire cable at home in less than a few minutes.

Here are all the items that you need:
1 Gearbox (electrical, Handcrank)
A spool of wire
Scissors
A 9v Battery Or bigger (electrical Gearbox only.)

First step: Grab 2 pieces of wire that are about 2 metres in length.

Step 2: put both of the wires around a sturdy pole to anchor it down, In this picture, a paint rack

Step 3: Put the ends of the wire into the Hook or the hole of the Gearbox

Step 4: secure the wire and wind the gearbox, Either manually, or electrically, making sure to pull loosely on the wire while winding.

Step 5: When finished winding,Cut your newly formed cable from the anchoring point and the gearbox

The finished Product:


Here are some sizes and uses for the Wire Cable:


I hope you can understand this. It is a very useful technique that you can use. It is also inexpensive

Rob

That is handy. I have been doing the same thing with a cordless drill and three strands of wire to make tow cables.

Shaun

This is a nice one Robert! Thanks for sharing it.
Ciao

Good tip Robert -- I especially like the pic showing the barbed wire effect---pretty cool Thanks.

Steve

Hi Robert,

Great tip, an electric screwdriver will also do the trick. What type & gauge wire do you use?

Great tip, Robert, thanks...I've tried electric drills and screwdrivers for the same effect, but speed ratio could be controlled much easier with a smaller motor...I'm going to try to find a small electric motor with a step down ratio gearset..Good work!

Gunny

Hey all.

Tarok, I think the wire that i used is for beading. The pakage said that it is 24 gauge. The wire is extremely thin, like sewing thread, maybe thinner.

Gunnie, My gearbox is from Tamiya, It is the high speed gearbox. It works good and it does it at the perfect speed.

Rob

I use a different technique. I take 18 to 24 gauge strand wire and strip enough insulation off to allow me to grab al the wires. THe next step is to gently twist the insulation and work the twisted wire out of the insualtion till I get the length I need. I find that it creates a very realistic wire rope, very close to a 1/35 scale tow cable.

Yeah, I've also been doing this for a while. However, I just do it by hand. I take a strand, make a U out of it (twisting the ends of the U together). I tape one end of the now 0 shaped strand to the table and loop the other end to a pair of tweezers or a pencil (the layout looks similar to someone braiding something). I feel I can control the twists better. I have also been able to twist three strands together as well as take 2-3 sets of single twisted pairs and twist them together . The thickness allows for a convincing tow cable (just add the ends) Then end results can be seen in my gallery on my Abrams (the radio cables and tow cable), my M4A3 (105) (radio cable), and my truck (tow cable).

Jeff