Matthew Robinson Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Or you could just get some clear heat-shrink and print your name/ company name/ logo onto a piece of paper and heat-shrink the paper onto the cable. I made some specials a few months ago and used this method. Works a treat as long as you get your paper straight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth A Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Though these days instead of paper and worrying about cutting it straight - Avery labels, or my personal favourite, a label maker and heat shrink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Siddons Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 To add another into the mix I useCLD Artic excellant quality and a great company to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waster Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 slight swerve of topic. what wire strippers are you using on mic cable / multicore ends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Moderation: I've deleted a number of posts that were diverting this topic from specific brands of microphone cable to a discussion of the merits of expensive "Audiophile" hifi cables. If anyone wants to discuss this sort of product, there's an existing thread: AUDIOPHOOL SILLY DEVICE OF THE DAY. slight swerve of topic. what wire strippers are you using on mic cable / multicore ends? After trying all sorts of fancy "automatic" strippers, I started using one of THIS STYLE about many years ago (after getting advice from a professional wireman) and have never looked back. (I couldn't find the exact model I have--it came from RS in the UK--but this looks pretty similar.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timd Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I find the rotary type works quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben.bayliss Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Another vote for Van Damme cable. If you know someone with a trade account at VDC then it's actually pretty cheap. Much cheaper than Studiospares sell Klotz and Sommer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldradiohand Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 slight swerve of topic. what wire strippers are you using on mic cable / multicore ends? After trying all sorts of fancy "automatic" strippers, I started using one of THIS STYLE about many years ago (after getting advice from a professional wireman) and have never looked back. (I couldn't find the exact model I have--it came from RS in the UK--but this looks pretty similar.) They used to be standard issue for BBC engineers - I still use mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyP1955 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Horizon LoZ1 or Wireworks MusiLux. Easy to terminate, flexible, and withstand abuse. Also come in colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixermend Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 They used to be standard issue for BBC engineers - I still use mine. (Oldradiohand) They are also are/were used by BT Engineers - have yours got orange plastic handle covers?!! Great tool....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzly Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Canford HST, and a set of these.Never had any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I've a pair of the first type and find them great, but didn't get on so well with the automatic (ha ha) version. I had on loan when making up dozens of BNCs a magic powered gadget that you stuff the cable into and it rotated, stripping the cable back so the screen and inner where exactly the right length. Without it the job would have taken forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 For coax cable, I have a small manual rotating stripper--basically just two blades, one set deeper than the other the do the core and the other shallow enough to just strip the outer. Mine came free with a BNC crimp tool I bought about 15 years ago and is still going strong (though I haven't done many BNCs for the past decade or so). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OllieDuff Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 To the OP, I'd go for Van Damme Tour Grade XKE and Neutrik XX series connectors - the XX series is IMO is both better quality and cheaper (Farnell) than the X series. Mind you, I bought both on a trade account for a large research-based university, so the discount was significant Buying nice Van Damme/Sommer cable is pricy, but it pays for itself because you can be sure that when you pick up your cables they will Just Work , and are easy to manipulate. When I started working at my current venue the mic cable was a mix of nice-ish Klotz cable, cheap tour cable and leftover install cable from when it was built *shudder*. Getting it all to work properly was fairly traumatic, so I cut all the ends off the nasty cable and made them up with Van Damme and the improvement has been significant. Slightly OT, I also use Van Damme cable and XX series ends to make up DMX cables - their single pair DMX cable is really, really easy to strip and work with, and very flexible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazz339 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Canare Quad for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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