Cable building?

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Author Message bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1318 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 12:16 pm:    Anyone out there build your own cables? If so, where do you get your supplies? I want to chop up a 6' monster cable and make 6-7 shorter ones out of it, so I guess I need about a dozen cable ends. Thanks- Bob byoung Advanced Member Username: byoung Post Number: 374 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 2:20 pm:    Bob, Rather than sacrificing a pre-built cable, why not get all of the parts and build them? That lavacables site that Alan recommended seemed to have raw parts available. Bradley lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 1635 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 3:41 pm:    Bob: I used George Ls when I put my pedal board together. Very neat, easy to use, and solderless connetions! I've gigged with it numerous times - no problems yet. Bill, tgo 811952 Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 817 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 5:25 pm:    Belden 8424 (if memory serves) and Switchcraft (A5F, A5M) are the parts needed, and a good soldering pencil. Life seems easier when you've got spares! John bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1320 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 5:30 pm:    Brad, maybe I missed it but I only saw cables for sale, not connectors. Thanks, Bill. I don't mind soldering, but I'll take a look. dela217 Senior Member Username: dela217 Post Number: 717 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 5:46 pm:    www.markertek.com has anything you could possibly need for a cable. Cheap too! It is where I get the parts to make my 5 pins. Michael howierd Member Username: howierd Post Number: 61 Registered: 8-2004 Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 5:47 pm:    Bob, I build my own cables and use neutrik xlr connectors and belden 8424 cable for series instruments and also canare cables for patch cords. Try www.markertek.com Howierd bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1321 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 6:33 pm:    Thanks on markertek, guys. I will look at them or just have the cables built as whim directs me. gare Advanced Member Username: gare Post Number: 388 Registered: 11-2003 Posted on Friday, September 29, 2006 - 3:26 pm:    Bob You might also try some of the bigger electronics suppliers..Mouser, Digikey, Newark. You can find all the cable (in bulk too) and connectors to last a life time. edwin Intermediate Member Username: edwin Post Number: 174 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Friday, September 29, 2006 - 5:51 pm:    Redco.com is where I go. A little cheaper than Markertek. I use Canare for instrument cable and Mogami for mic cable. I have one cable that's Cardas, but it was a special deal. Edwin