I was proud to have "invented" over-under long ago, then discovered
it was standard in the audio industry...
An extra tip - to train your cables, whether new or abused, it is
good to run it through your hands twice to push the twists out one
end. You must leave one end free so the twists can go out the end...
Forcing it to go over and under is not as easy until after you run
the twists out...
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On Nov 1, 2007, at 6:23 PM, wrote:
> Very interesting topic. I have never heard of this technique, so it
> was neat to see the video and everyone's responses. I work
> construction, so I have to deal with this on 25-100 ext. cables 5
> days a week. I have learned to coil my cords the "everyday" way
> around my hand/elbow, except I pay particular attention with my
> coiling hand as I'm coiling to make sure the cord doesn't twist and
> is being gripped well enough that when it slides through my hands
> that it's being coiled smooth and straight as it wraps around my
> arm. I have no idea how else to explain it, and now that I have
> seen that video, my way seems definitely inferior, but... really
> works well for me especially since it's "durable" extension cord.
> Also, Walt's explanation of the mountaineers coil was interesting.
> I have done some very limited climbing and know how much of a pain
> in the ass it is to smoothly coil (and unfurl) climbing ropes.
> Anyway, my 2 cents.
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