How to Make an Improved Extension Cord Holder
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- After years of using my original extension cord holder, it was time to make some much needed improvements. Having a handle added was a must have! I can not tell you how much of a problem that was to carry the cords without the handle. The other major improvement was the hook added and the ability to roll the cord up in half the time. I also really like having both ends of the cord together. It is now so easy to unwind only the cord necessary for the job at hand without having to unroll the entire cord. Keeping the french cleat method for storage on the wall is a definite keeper. This simple scrap wood project is a must have for any shop.
My email is: PawPawsWorkShop411@gmail.com
Two key innovations the others on TH-cam do not have. The center-wrap and French cleat. I like it. Please keep up the great work.
Thank you very much.
From one Papa to another, Thanks. Made three of your cord holders. Works great!
Awesome! I'm glad that you like them. I know I really like mine. It is a big improvement over my old ones.
I would love a file to cut on my laser! Exactly what my husband is looking for.
Hope the file works for you. Enjoy.
An amazing idea! Thank you. I know what I’m going to do today.
Wonderful! Thank you very much
Looks like this will be a handy addition to the workshop !!
Mrc Outdoors thank you for your comment. You are right, it’s a great addition. The improvements made to this cord holder makes it far better than the original. Do you have any suggestions that you would like to see to improve your shop? Again, thank you for you Comment
No sir not at this time. I have Lou Gehrig's disease so I can't get out to my shop anymore. Just enjoy watching others do projects now. you have a great way of explaining and showing how to do things, keep up the good work and God Bless.
That was a great idea for chord storage and management. Thank you
You are so welcome!
Just made this! I love it! I should have made the first one a template before rounding the edges over. Making 4 more tomorrow
Wonderful!
I was looking for something like this! Thank you so much !
You are so welcome! Glad I could help
Paw Paw....thanks for this project. Using your design, I sketched up and cut out 4 of these on my CNC out of some scrap Baltic birch plywood I had laying around the shop. I sent you a Facebook message with the DXF file. :-)
Awesome, thank you very much. It is a great project to easily store the cords.
Very nicely done
Thank you very much. I appreciate it very much
Great work Paw Paw. Thanks
Thank you very much.
Great job, enjoyed your video, will be stealing for sure!
Awesome! Have fun
simply...Brilliant!!!
Many thanks!
This has to be the best DIY cord holder EVER. Outstanding thought process and a good tutorial on drawing the thing up prior to cutting. I would suggest prior to the round over bit, you should make a template out of masonite or something similar for future use. Trying to figure out why I never saw this one before. Must have been off TH-cam for the last couple years... LOL
Glad it was helpful. I want to make a copy for the CNC and that way I can cut it out anytime.
a great idea father paw i like this cord holder it is so helpeful
Thank you
@@PawPawsWorkShop hi father paw i get out from the segry yesturday , now iam still in the hospital , they remove my kidney stone with laser . i always love father paw
Thanks sir youreally helped my make something close to wat you made to store my extention cables 👌
Glad I could help
A coiled cable when working on higher current could heat up due to Induction and could damage the
cable insulation over a period of time. It could even start smoking due to heat.
That is always a possibility. Safety first. If you have any concern whatsoever please unroll the cord completely
Great project.
Thank you very much
Very very good
Thank you very much
Good idea! Finally a good use for my HUGE wood scrap pile! Can you tell me more about your Wish I Was Fishing sign? I'm not lucky enough to have a grandson yet but my son is a Bass Fishin Nut!
Thank you very much. Did you watch the video on the "Wishin I Was Fishin" Sign?
Great idea.
Thank you
Great idea. You should patent this quickly.
Thank you very much. I think the world knows about it by now.
Thanks for sharing! 👌
My pleasure
thank you
You're welcome
Very smart.
Thank you very much.
nice working holder. Thanks. any chance of linking a dxf file of the holder?
very nice
Thank you very much.
Well alright ! Now I know
You’re welcome
Nice!
Thank you very much.
Gee, do you take orders? I would buy that holder immediately. So fed up to wrestle with my extension cords.
Yes, I can make them for you but realize that you can do it as well.
@@PawPawsWorkShop I do not have that type of saw. I guess it would be quite expensive to ship that to Montreal Canada.
Yes, Canada is very expensive. You could pay for the jig saw to make this project for the cost of shipping.
I love and NEED this so much. I own a mobile pet grooming service, so Im plugging a heavy duty extension cord from my bus to the house at every single stop, 5-7 times per day. I just bought a 50ft cord because i only need to full length of the 100ft cord about once a week. Rolling the thing up as i walk back to the vehicle is a nightmare and i dont have 5+mins to roll to perfection. Where can I buy one of these? I dont have a skillsaw to make my own.
At the hardware store they sell some various types that may meet your needs.
Has anyone drawn a plan or template of this project? i would really like to make it but I don't understand the video.
The drawing is there on the plywood. Follow the instructions, stop the video on each of the steps and listen to the measurements given. Any other questions please let me know
Using a extension cable while rolled up can cause it to catch fire one should aways unroll the full cable before using.
Thank you for your comment. You make a good point, although I have never experienced this type of event, it is worth noting and would heed your voice of caution.
Thank you, this is why it is important for the community to comment. This can help everyone our there to be safe and enjoy this wonderful hobby to the fullest.
Unless you something wrong with your cable it wouldn't.
@@jaradat -- Wrong... Cables are rated for a certain amperage assuming the heat can dissipate to the surrounding air. When you wrap it in a reel, you are interfering with the heat dissipation and you can end up with a melted mess... I saw it happen at a community center where they were having a fundraising fair in the parking lot. One of the booths had a popcorn maker like you might see in the movie theaters. He figured that he didn't need the entire extension cord, so he left the portion he didn't need wound up on the plastic reel... Everything melted and no one notice until the smell of burnt plastic drowned out the smell of the popcorn...
What is the cleat for?
The cleat is so that I can hang it on the wall using the french cleat method. It is cut on both ends so that it do not matter how you hang it up.
What would be the dimensions to make one for a 50m (150ft) lead?
It is not just the length of the cord. You must also consider the gauge of the wire. If it is a 16 ga vs a12 ga or even a 10 ga cord. I would suggest rolling it up to about the size you want and measure the cord length and the diameter of the whole mass of the wrap.
@@PawPawsWorkShop I made the U cut out 100mm (4in) X 100mm and this was enough to wrap the 50m (164ft) 10 gauge extension cord. The length of the handler is 600mm (24in). When I made my first one I did find, because the 10 gauge wire is rather stiff, that it might kink in the cut out when your starting your wrap so when I made the second one I inverted this cut out and that worked better. I want to say thanks for posting this video. All my cables are now neatly hanging on the wall by the French cleat instead of lying on the floor. One poster mentioned not to router one of the holders and therefore it can be used as a template. That’s a good idea.
add a feature: cut a clip for the ends so you don't have to slip inside the wound cord
Thank you, great idea.
"folding the cord in half" makes a weak spot.
Wile that is possible, in fifty plus years I have not had a cord failure due to this method. (Knock on wood). Thanks for watching
@@PawPawsWorkShop and it really looks like you dont bend it hard.
smart to have both ends always available.