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I went through this a few years ago and put a page together to explain what I did. The suppliers might not be up to date but the info is still valid. http://ted.drain.googlepages.com/cables_index.html

I had a site up awhile ago that detailed how I build Canare/Belden cables without buying the expensive Canare dies. I changed providers awhile ago and never bothered to get it back up. But - thanks to Google's free hosting, here it is: http://ted.drain.googlepages.com/cables_index.html...

Here's a write up I did awhile back w/ some instructions for making an S-Video cable. Takes some patience but it isn't too difficult. http://www.geocities.com/teddrain/diy_cables/index.html

Woops - guess I didn't read that very well :) Here's the crimper that I have: RCA/BNC/F Crimper The F, RCA, and BNC connectors for that system are listed at the bottom of the page.

I use this system from parts express. Works great and only $.50 a connector. Compression connectors

Here you go: http://www.geocities.com/teddrain/diy_cables/index.html Ted

I built all of my cables w/ Canare connectors and Canare and Belden cable using the cheaper Paladin tools. It takes a little more time to do correctly but you can get the tools for around $100. You can see the details (including where I purchased everything) at...

I've got some info up on making Belden/Canare cables using Paladin tools: DIY Cables

Another vote for 3/4" holes. That's what I used through 2 sheets of 1/2" plywood glued together. It was a snug but not too tight to get together. I built a small jig for the drill press to align each hole and everything went together great. If I had it to all over again, I would have clamped...

The easiest way is just to try it. I think I used up about 6" of wire getting my radio shack stripper to the right specs. At $7 per stripper, I just get one for each cable type I'm building.

It will depend completely on the builder and how flexible they want to be. Some builders will be very flexible and some won't budge an inch. We're moving in to a semi-custom home in 2 weeks. We didn't want a full home theater room but I do like it quiet in the house so I wanted all the...

Chip, I was under the impression that the black oxide finish was corrosion resistant. At least that's what the description in the McMaster-Carr catalog says (page 2944 on their web site http://www.mcmaster.com/ ) I really wanted black for my flexy but wasn't sure what the black-oxide rods...

I'd say go w/ the 3/4" rod. It's incredibly strong and, IMHO, it looks better than the smaller rods. Here's a shot of mine: Cherry and marble flexy I bought all my hardware at McMaster-Carr They have an enormous selection and good prices. I thought about using all stainless hardware but...

McMaster-Carr is definitely the place to shop! http://www.mcmaster.com/ Try searching on 'threaded rod'. Click the first link found. You can then refine the search by clicking on the various attributes. I used 'english', '3/4" #10', 'zinc-plated steel'. For nuts, search on 'hex nut'...

You can also check out my site at: http://home.earthlink.net/~teddrain/diy_cables/ It describes how to make Canare/Belden cables without buying the Canare crimping and stripping tools. It also has links to where you can by cables by the foot and connectors.

You can also check out my site: http://home.earthlink.net/~teddrain/diy_cables/ I made Belden/Canare cables w/o buying the Canare stripping tools or the crimping dies. Total tool cost was less than $100.

If the signals from the antenna and both LNB's are combined in the multiswitch, what happens at each receiver? Do you need a signal splitter so you can connect up the separate inputs on the receiver? The receivers I've seen have 1 input for antenna, 1 for sat. I believe DirectTivo systems...

Thanks for the replies everyone! I'm glad you enjoyed the site. Andrew: I got a die maintenance document from the Canare web site which talked about the center pin crimp. They indicated it should be 1.4-1.5 mm on the flat part of the square crimp for all Canare connectors except the RG11...

Colin, 1/4" TechFlex will work fine for a pair of 12 gauge wires (use 12mm 3:1 shrink tubing to seal it). For bi-wired 12 gauge, use 1/2" TechFlex and 18mm 3:1 shrink tubing. I just finished my speaker wires with this approach. You can check out the results at (scroll to the bottom and click...

For short runs, the 1808A works fine. For longer runs, I suggest buying/building a break-out cable. Build a short (6") cable from 1808A with an SVHS connector on one end. On the other end, split the coax cables and attach male BNC connectors. Then make your run with 2 cables of high grade...

Andrew, I'm not sure what you mean be "fully compatible". Someone on AVS assured me that the center pin crimp was 0.042". When I tried this, it was too small. It scraped a small bit of metal off the side of the central pin and flattened it between the crimp jaws. It ended up looking like a...

Thanks everyone! Brian: the cables of Belden 7710 are color coded and they show through the TechFlex. The pictures might not make it that obvious but it's very easy to see in person. Troy: reading this thread with your link in it pops up a login prompt. Can you edit your last post to get...

I built my bi-wired 12 AWG speaker cables using 2 runs of 12 AWG pairs. I just used electrical tape every 3" or so to hold the 2 runs together. I'd think it would work just fine for your application too. I covered mine with TechFlex and 3:1 shrink tube. For 4 12 AWG wires, use 1/2" TechFlex...

Several weeks ago I decided to build my own home theater cables using the Belden/Canare recipe that has been discussed on this forum. But, I didn't want to shell out the $$$ for the Canare tooling. After doing a lot of research and receiving a lot of help from the people on this and other...

Great! I'm glad people are interested. I'll try to put a web page together this week with the information, parts lists, order sites, and plenty of pictures. hughN: I ordered cables and connectors from Pacific Radio. The link is my original message. They sell all the cables I needed by the...

Thanks! I'm pretty amazed at how cool the cables came out looking. Of course it's purely cosmetic but who cares. I'll post some pics next week sometime. I'm in the middle of buying a house so it's been kinda hectic around here.

Hi all, Since there seem to be quite a few people interested in this subject, I thought I'd most some results from my cable building experience last week. I (and a friend) wanted to build custom cables for digital audio, subwoofer, analog audio, composite video, s-video, and component video...

I just posted some pics of my completed flexy with marble inserts in the shelves here: Flexy thread Here's some links to flexy's I found when researching what I wanted to build: http://cblake.iwebland.com/photos/ http://my.execpc.com/~saruman/rack/nonemoreblack.html I think most of...

Not really. Each marble tile is resting on an 1/8" thick rubber sheet so I guess it could help with vibration damping. I can't hear any difference in the sound though. My thought process for the inserts went something like: - Marble shelves would be great == huge $$$$ - 18"x18" marble tiles...

I finished my flexy rack this weekend and wanted to share it with everyone. It's built from 3/4" plated steel rod from McMaster-Carr. The shelves are 2 sheets of 1/2" cherry plywood with cherry iron on edge banding. The whole thing is finished in Danish oil. Each of the full shelves is 22"...