NM Cable Reel

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GilbeSpark

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What are you guys using for cable reels? I've got a couple of home made jobs that work pretty good but they need to be hung to work.

Is there anything out there that is free standing (does NOT need to be hung!) that dispenses 250' rolls of wire?
 
I love the Wire Wizard brand spoolers. They don't hang from a joist they need to hook onto a 2 x 4 stud but they won't get draged acroos the floor like the others I've tried. They fold up real nice too, I have 2 about 9 years old and they work like day 1.
 
GilbeSpark said:
What are you guys using for cable reels? I've got a couple of home made jobs that work pretty good but they need to be hung to work.
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I never even *saw* a spinner until I was In California (in '04).
I became a quick convert tho at least for homeruns.

I showed those guys how to work a bundle and then they showed me a cool way to wrap up dropcords. (too much bother but still cool to know)

as to the reels the on the floor type work well diff sizes available
see the greenlee catalog
 
Take a large Lazy Susan bearing and mount it to the bottom of a 1 1/2 foot square [actually octagon] piece of 3/4" plywood. You will soon find it advisable to mount a coffee can or something to the middle to prevent the coil from sliding off and to keep it from getting tangled up when the coil gets low and the pulled cable tries to pull thru the center.
~Peter:smile:
 
I made my own with 1" square steel welded into an inverted "T" with a short piece of 3/4 rigid through which a short piece of 1/2" EMT is run. Sorry for the poor photo, but in all the pix I've ever taken, they only show up once in all my albums.

Probably because I set them inside the garage door and spool the rolls up there... I can pull the wire throughout the house, no matter where I am, from the spool in the garage. Saves time by not hauling wire all through the house.

Anyway, here's the best I can do for a photo:

wirespooler.jpg

Pull the EMT out, and they take up very little room in the truck. They're about 18" tall and 16" wide.
 
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HighWirey said:
"a cool way to wrap up dropcords"
I would like to hear about that one.
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I'm sure you've seen it before.
A series of folds (make a 100' into 4 lengths of 25') and then do a series of (half hitch?) knots along the length.

Unless the cord is being put away for a while I think it's too much bother when you know you'll just have to undo it the next day.
 
peter said:
You will soon find it advisable to mount a coffee can or something to the middle to prevent the coil from sliding off and to keep it from getting tangled up when the coil gets low and the pulled cable tries to pull thru the center.
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How about a rubber traffic cone?
 
BryanMD said:
I'm sure you've seen it before.
A series of folds (make a 100' into 4 lengths of 25') and then do a series of (half hitch?) knots along the length.

Unless the cord is being put away for a while I think it's too much bother when you know you'll just have to undo it the next day.
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You mean like this:
cords.jpg

Yes, it looks like a mess, but when you go to straighten the cord out, you just pull on one end at it all untangles quit nicely! ;)
 
BryanMD said:
A series of folds (make a 100' into 4 lengths of 25') and then do a series of (half hitch?) knots along the length.
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I just keep halving the cord until I get a length I like, then cord-clip or bungie the whole thing. What I like about halving, rather than rolling up, a long cord is no twisting and untwisting.

Halving takes kess time than you'd think. It's like the question about whether you'd work for someone for a month, receiving one cent the first day, and doubling it each day. I sure would!
 
I have four of the carlon roll dispensers, I use them for 250' rolls, for 1000' spools I use the rack-a-tiers,I have four sets of them as well, Both are excellent quality products.... by the way the carlon model can be either floor or wall mounted.
 
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