I followed your video and it worked out great! Thank you for the tutorial. I used a hairdryer for 5 minutes on each side and it had the same result if anyone’s wondering.
omg, are you the real miraie? The osu god? Actually a huge fan of your channel and have even been using your Osu! skin for like a year. Hairdryer would work, but I would recommend you would need to heat it for much longer as it doesn't get as hot as a heatgun. I would also let it cool then heat again. Btw. please get in touch, would love to send some cables your way!
@@CruzCtrl Damn this thread is so wholesome. :') I've been trying to coil my regular usb type C cable lol but your aviator coils are so sick! Also I do not have a drum stick like yours so I have to use 3 chopsticks to coil mine and it didn't come close to looking as nice as the one in the video unfortunately haha
done my first coiled cable today super excited to see how it turns out thank you for your amazing channel has been a real help :) a order will be incoming soon as I get paid many thanks for inspiring me to make my own cables its been super fun :)
Hey man i just wanna say that this tutorial was really helpful! Just did my first coiled cable this week and you were right about allowing yourself to repeat it multiple times. The first time i did my cord it came out really loose and messy because i only heated it once for around 20 mins. Then i decided to re-do it and this time, i heated it twice at 30 mins each time (I used a hairdryer so it needed more time to heat). But it came out great afterwards!
Just did my first custom today! Deff not the prettiest solder job but shhh no one has to know what’s under that heat shrink lol. Your videos were a huge help, thanks a ton!
Hey man! I love the quality of your vids, they're awesome. I just finished up my first keeb build and got my cable kit from you yesterday, super excited to start working on it! Have a great day man
great tutorial, was goign to buy a fancy coil after seeing a sleeved coiled cable with an aviator plug but now I'll be able to doit myself with the cables I already have
Been an awesome night of following your tutorials. My first cable works! The coil is cooling now, last step is to add the YC8 connector. and we're done!
man this is super helpful. always liked the custom coiled cables, but they are super expensive in shops! but I guess you pay the work that went into it, haha! the cables, connectors, etc. on their own do not cost much, but factor in maybe stuff like soldering iron, extras, working hours etc. and then this is not cheap anymore in principle, although if you are good to go and just have to buy the "ingredients", then you can certainly have it a lot cheaper opposed to commercial ones. I think it will take some time until I am gonna make mine, since I have to stock up on said soldering iron but also other helpful tools (I do not own a heatgun or hair dryer... yeah, I let my hair dry on its own, weird...), but after that gonna look for some great parafilm, cables, connectors, heatshrinks and make me a beautiful custom cable. This is the perfect tutorial for that!
I really appreciate that vid. It saves me money and it will be alot cooler if the cable was made by myself. Only thing missing is a drum stick, I even have enough cables to practice.
thanks that was a really cool vid I'm just starting my custom keyboard journey and I work in electronics so I have all the kit just never thought of making cables before your vids are really cool I will be making cables soon :)
I don't watch DIY's. TH-cam doesn't recommend me DIY's. But then they recommended Cabling Coiling DIY. I now have a sudden urge to make this a hobby......Thanks youtube lol.
Electricians tape is also called friction tape. When wrapping it around stretch it a bit. The glue will keep it from sliding across itself to loosen. It will be tighter with less tape if each winding is made with stretched tape. Uses less tape also.
Does that really work? You are talking about the pvc electrical tape right? from experience they seem to uncoil eventually with all the glue sticking on the top surface whenever I've stretched and wrapped the tape around a wire.
@@anonymouseniller6688if you want a good wire tape, use Tesa. They have plenty of tapes for both interior and exterior use, and the adhesive lasts years. It is the same tape used by German auto manufacturers for their vehicle harnesses. Probably many other applications, but I’m a BMW tech so that’s where I see it mostly
Ive had success with this. Tape one end back down, then twist in the direction it coils to tighten it along the length of the coil. Tape down the other side, and reheat. Good luck
you should learn about what is the Jacket material of the cable? different material has different thermal properties. Some Jacket material is not suitable for Coil cables.and you may damange the cable in appearance or even conductivity
i have a direya dk61 pro and the type c port is on the side and from an aesthetic point it looks nice with the l shape charger it comes with, i want to get 1 of your cabbles do you make them with l shape type c
How could I make the ends of the coil to exit perpendicular to the coil instead of along the coil like you did in this example? I am trying to figure out something but can't think of anytything that wouldn't affect the radius of the first coils next to the ends...
I think I'm going to do this to one of my KDBfan cables ( I have a few), and do like a 3 inch coil on it. I have a heat gun too because I play hockey. So I don't even need to buy one. Thanks for the video.
One thing I didn't noticed or may have missed, but what heat do you set it your heat gun to or temp do you advise to stay within? I know some newer guns have dials where you can change it and then there's guns that are basically set to low & high, what do you use or recommend?
Can you do this with ur standard plastic sheath cable, I've found out coiled cables are great for vr when u have a ceiling cable mount set up, but all Amazons are usb 2.0 instead of 3.0, just thought to make my own?
I don't have a heat gun so probably I'll be using a hair dryer, how many minutes should I heat the cord? Is 3 to 4 minutes good enough given hair dryers have lower heat output than a heat gun.
Nice technique but isn't this essentially melting the plastic sheathing around the internal wires? I suppose it's safe enough to do this once but if anyone tries to do it twice to the same cable (to fix some mistake or make a different shape) could they risk shorting the copper strands? (I didn't watch the entire video start to finish, not sure if this was discussed)
The cable I typically use is rated at 80C. I haven't personally had any problems with this process, but I could understand how it can be overdone. The most apparent problem that I could predict would be that the insulation for the individual wires could melt together and cause contact between conductors. I guess your mileage may very depending on what type of cable you're using.
hey i know im late to this video, but i was wondering if it would work if you just sleeved it with paracord? or will the paracord melt from the heat of the heat gun? Also thanks for making such a great video
Is there a difference if you heat up the coil then quickly cool it by let's say putting it in the fridge compared to heating it up and letting it cool on it's own?
Hi Cruz need your advice, I have been following your steps but my coil is unraveling, heat it up for about 2 mins per half foot. Am scared to melt the techflex if I go slower and closer to heat gun
you should learn about what is the Jacket material of the cable? different material has different thermal properties. Some Jacket material is not suitable for Coil cables.and you may damange the cable in appearance or even conductivity
you should learn about what is the Jacket material of the cable? different material has different thermal properties. Some Jacket material is not suitable for Coil cables.and you may damange the cable in appearance or even conductivity.
I'm running into an issue where my heatgun melts the electric tape at the ends which causes it to loosen a bit. Do you just not focus much on the ends?
Hello I have a question: If I didnt use techflex for the cable, the coil will be more prone to be undone once the cable is cold again? or is it the same with techflex?
Hey Cruz, is it possible to re-do a coil on a wire? I coiled my wire with a hair dryer and didn't get as good results as I would have liked and want to give it another round with a heat gun
you should learn about what is the Jacket material of the cable? different material has different thermal properties. Some Jacket material is not suitable for Coil cables.and you may damange the cable in appearance or even conductivity.
so in the thread is says * An ample amount of cable. A good rule of thumb is about 7ft of cable per 1ft of coil , so if i want a 6 inch coil shall i use 42 inches of cable?
where do you get the actual cable???? PLEASE SHOW HOW YOU CUT, SOLDER, CONNECT THE CABLE... ARE YOU USING BRAIDED CABLE SLEEVE? OR THE CABLE IS ALREADY THE WAY IT IS?
you mean stretch the coil cord to straight or enhance its retractability by reversing the coil cable in a opposite direction? In cable manufacturing , reversing a coil cord means to "Reversing the coiling to enhance coiling retractability. if you mean “stretch straight”,as we coil cable manufacturer, we give an certain answer: No Possibility
I followed your video and it worked out great! Thank you for the tutorial. I used a hairdryer for 5 minutes on each side and it had the same result if anyone’s wondering.
If I don't have a heat gun, does using a hairdryer with maximum heat works? Great tutorial btw, easy to follow :)
omg, are you the real miraie? The osu god? Actually a huge fan of your channel and have even been using your Osu! skin for like a year.
Hairdryer would work, but I would recommend you would need to heat it for much longer as it doesn't get as hot as a heatgun. I would also let it cool then heat again.
Btw. please get in touch, would love to send some cables your way!
@@CruzCtrl broooo im not an osu god in any way hahaha also I'm surprised you know me!! Hell even using my skin I'm so grateful about it
@@CruzCtrl Damn this thread is so wholesome. :') I've been trying to coil my regular usb type C cable lol but your aviator coils are so sick! Also I do not have a drum stick like yours so I have to use 3 chopsticks to coil mine and it didn't come close to looking as nice as the one in the video unfortunately haha
Thanks!! I was just wondering about that
@@qrizma sorry just read this and choked a little laughing. chopstick coils could be a new meta
Thank you so much for making this! I have been looking for a tutorial all over and this is such a simple, yet detailed, informative video.
thanks! thank you so much for watching!
done my first coiled cable today super excited to see how it turns out thank you for your amazing channel has been a real help :) a order will be incoming soon as I get paid many thanks for inspiring me to make my own cables its been super fun :)
Hey man i just wanna say that this tutorial was really helpful! Just did my first coiled cable this week and you were right about allowing yourself to repeat it multiple times. The first time i did my cord it came out really loose and messy because i only heated it once for around 20 mins. Then i decided to re-do it and this time, i heated it twice at 30 mins each time (I used a hairdryer so it needed more time to heat). But it came out great afterwards!
Just did my first custom today! Deff not the prettiest solder job but shhh no one has to know what’s under that heat shrink lol. Your videos were a huge help, thanks a ton!
There's nothing like making something with your hands! Always the best quality
these are facts
Did you put this on a keyboard?
Hey man! I love the quality of your vids, they're awesome. I just finished up my first keeb build and got my cable kit from you yesterday, super excited to start working on it! Have a great day man
great tutorial, was goign to buy a fancy coil after seeing a sleeved coiled cable with an aviator plug but now I'll be able to doit myself with the cables I already have
Me who has a wireless keyboard: damn thats cool
person with a wireless keyboard: still watches a video about keyboard cables
@@CruzCtrl LMAO OOF
is it g915?
Custom mechanical or prebuild wireless?.. Please don't be a typical prebuild. That's gay
Currently doing the same thing....LOL
Been an awesome night of following your tutorials. My first cable works! The coil is cooling now, last step is to add the YC8 connector. and we're done!
About to make my first custom cable. Def going to use the drum stick technique. 🤘
man this is super helpful. always liked the custom coiled cables, but they are super expensive in shops! but I guess you pay the work that went into it, haha! the cables, connectors, etc. on their own do not cost much, but factor in maybe stuff like soldering iron, extras, working hours etc. and then this is not cheap anymore in principle, although if you are good to go and just have to buy the "ingredients", then you can certainly have it a lot cheaper opposed to commercial ones. I think it will take some time until I am gonna make mine, since I have to stock up on said soldering iron but also other helpful tools (I do not own a heatgun or hair dryer... yeah, I let my hair dry on its own, weird...), but after that gonna look for some great parafilm, cables, connectors, heatshrinks and make me a beautiful custom cable. This is the perfect tutorial for that!
you're so chill, this is very cool
also thank you for sharing your experience to teach us !
This dudes so chill I love it. Great video
thank you! you have saved me a fortune in shipping. i just can;t seem to find the right cable in the UK, so thanks to you I rolled my own
Love your tutorials! Do you have a guide on how to add an aviator connector to a coiled cable?
ill be recording one in march!
Awesome video! I'm gonna try it out for myself pretty soon based on this video. Keep up the great work!
The effect of the binder clip to fix wire is good
pease keep sharing your skills. it was a pleasure to watch and learn
Thanks, this means alot. I have a couple videos I plan to do this month.
Thanks for the tutorial. BTW if you stretch the electrical tape while applying it it sticks better.
Good this appeared in my recommended. I was about to buy one.
You're pretty cool. Thank you for your help. New to this and I am glad I ran into you so early.
thanks for checkin out the videos :)
I really appreciate that vid. It saves me money and it will be alot cooler if the cable was made by myself. Only thing missing is a drum stick, I even have enough cables to practice.
can you please do a TRRS diy cable guide, there is none! awesome videos btw
@CruzCtrl To be able to make the cable in this quality, do you first pass the paracord and then, over the paracord, the techflex? That's right ?
Yes, I just made one. watch his other cable making video if you want a more in depth guide!
@@hasekaki thank you so much man 😀
thanks that was a really cool vid I'm just starting my custom keyboard journey and I work in electronics so I have all the kit just never thought of making cables before your vids are really cool I will be making cables soon :)
You should also do a tutorial on how to reverse the coil, that’s how it becomes stretchy right? Lol
will consider doing something along those lines for a future video.
I think you fix one end in a vise the other in a drill and reverse it... Easier before soldering the ends
@@alexaraldi6458 i tried it like 5 times and it didnt work for me sadly :(
@@alexanderkarageorgiadis6414 don't try to do it with a drill, basically recoil the cable flipping it in the opposite direction each loop.
Just reverse the video too
Hey thanks for making these videos! You put in a lot of effort and it shows.
Getting a new keyboard but the cable is not Paracord. Would this work on a rubber coated wire too?
I don't watch DIY's. TH-cam doesn't recommend me DIY's. But then they recommended Cabling Coiling DIY. I now have a sudden urge to make this a hobby......Thanks youtube lol.
just make sure you don't dive into mechanical keyboards, your wallet will thank you :)
Electricians tape is also called friction tape. When wrapping it around stretch it a bit. The glue will keep it from sliding across itself to loosen. It will be tighter with less tape if each winding is made with stretched tape. Uses less tape also.
Does that really work? You are talking about the pvc electrical tape right? from experience they seem to uncoil eventually with all the glue sticking on the top surface whenever I've stretched and wrapped the tape around a wire.
@@anonymouseniller6688if you want a good wire tape, use Tesa. They have plenty of tapes for both interior and exterior use, and the adhesive lasts years. It is the same tape used by German auto manufacturers for their vehicle harnesses. Probably many other applications, but I’m a BMW tech so that’s where I see it mostly
Can you redo a coil after its been heated up if u weren't satisfied with the end result or at a later date?
I guess maybe if you undid the coil with a heat gun as well
Ive had success with this. Tape one end back down, then twist in the direction it coils to tighten it along the length of the coil. Tape down the other side, and reheat. Good luck
Hey man, great video! Supporting this channel!
Could heating be done in an oven set at a specific temp?
you should learn about what is the Jacket material of the cable? different material has different thermal properties. Some Jacket material is not suitable for Coil cables.and you may damange the cable in appearance or even conductivity
Does the cable need to be sleeved or can I do it with some of my premade unsleeved cables as practice?
Ha's to be, ore your gonna burn your cables.
Thanks , those materials are hard to find , it's good to have some of them in one place.
he exudes a good mood, now I'm a lot happier too
lol :DDD
Most satisfying sub in a while. Thank you so much for this!
What size techflex is needed to be able to sleeve over the usb cable and paracord?
What would happen if you oven the coiled cable with the rod without using a hot air blower?
Is there a way to uncoil a coil? Mines a little bit too coily on the usb c end and I want to make a tiny part straight again
so paracord the cable then curl it into the shape you want then heat it till it stays in that shape?
is this applicable for those mech keyboard that has non-detachable cable?
i have a direya dk61 pro and the type c port is on the side and from an aesthetic point it looks nice with the l shape charger it comes with, i want to get 1 of your cabbles do you make them with l shape type c
Think this would work on a pre-made cable like the cord on a razer mouse?
This kind of reminds me of making coils for cutting chainmail rings.
thank you for this great mind blowing how to videos!!!
How could I make the ends of the coil to exit perpendicular to the coil instead of along the coil like you did in this example?
I am trying to figure out something but can't think of anytything that wouldn't affect the radius of the first coils next to the ends...
So if I want to make the connector end 90 degrees, I pretty much have to angle the end piece before heating?
yup...i do 90 degree ends
I think I'm going to do this to one of my KDBfan cables ( I have a few), and do like a 3 inch coil on it. I have a heat gun too because I play hockey. So I don't even need to buy one. Thanks for the video.
One thing I didn't noticed or may have missed, but what heat do you set it your heat gun to or temp do you advise to stay within? I know some newer guns have dials where you can change it and then there's guns that are basically set to low & high, what do you use or recommend?
does it need to be sleeved with paracord? i have my headset cable that is with a nice texture, i dont know if its paracord
For some readon mine keep uncoiling even after heating the wire and letting it cool. Is it possible that it's due to the type of cable i used?
Super nice simple video, definitely be trying that with some spare cables that I have, hopefully don't damage them in the process
can we do this with a standard ducky cable which has a rubber outside?
Can you do this with ur standard plastic sheath cable, I've found out coiled cables are great for vr when u have a ceiling cable mount set up, but all Amazons are usb 2.0 instead of 3.0, just thought to make my own?
How would coiling cables hurt?
Just askin
Can i do this even if my keyboard does not have a detachable cable? Its braided tho but not detachable
Do you know where you could get a soldering tool thing that’s pretty cheep cuz the heat gun reminded me about a soldering tool
could i do this using a different cable sleeve material
if its just a little loose you can reverse the coil to make it tight.
exactly
Question do you have to have a pre sleeved cable I have a like rubber texture keyboard cable would that work
Should work in most cases, but YMMV
im wondering if its possible to do this with xlr cable
I don't have a heat gun so probably I'll be using a hair dryer, how many minutes should I heat the cord? Is 3 to 4 minutes good enough given hair dryers have lower heat output than a heat gun.
Nice technique but isn't this essentially melting the plastic sheathing around the internal wires? I suppose it's safe enough to do this once but if anyone tries to do it twice to the same cable (to fix some mistake or make a different shape) could they risk shorting the copper strands?
(I didn't watch the entire video start to finish, not sure if this was discussed)
The cable I typically use is rated at 80C. I haven't personally had any problems with this process, but I could understand how it can be overdone. The most apparent problem that I could predict would be that the insulation for the individual wires could melt together and cause contact between conductors. I guess your mileage may very depending on what type of cable you're using.
hey i know im late to this video, but i was wondering if it would work if you just sleeved it with paracord? or will the paracord melt from the heat of the heat gun? Also thanks for making such a great video
Is there a difference if you heat up the coil then quickly cool it by let's say putting it in the fridge compared to heating it up and letting it cool on it's own?
What is the wood rod's diameter?? I am going try to find a PCB tube with the same, and just use that!
Is there any way to coil a cable with no heat gun or hair dryer?
possibly a lighter but far away from the cable or maybe have it sit for a long time
How long do these stay coiled?
do you need to use a small tube? or a big diameter tube is worse or what. does it need to be wood? or metal is better bc thermal conduction
Hi Cruz need your advice, I have been following your steps but my coil is unraveling, heat it up for about 2 mins per half foot. Am scared to melt the techflex if I go slower and closer to heat gun
what temperature is your heat gun at? i melted my sleeving a bit on my first coil and i want to get it right next time
you should learn about what is the Jacket material of the cable? different material has different thermal properties. Some Jacket material is not suitable for Coil cables.and you may damange the cable in appearance or even conductivity
I have a adjustable heat gun what temp should I set it to?
If i didn't use a techflex, can i make it to coiled? Thanks
What is the temperature of the heat gun?
you should learn about what is the Jacket material of the cable? different material has different thermal properties. Some Jacket material is not suitable for Coil cables.and you may damange the cable in appearance or even conductivity.
can i use transparent PET sleeving, as techflex isnt really available from my country
Is it possible to achieve to a decent coil without using techflex. So just the wire sleeved with paracord?
I'm running into an issue where my heatgun melts the electric tape at the ends which causes it to loosen a bit. Do you just not focus much on the ends?
does this work for any kind of cable or thick braided only? cause i wanna practice and i wouuld like to try it with my earphones or charger cable
Hello I have a question: If I didnt use techflex for the cable, the coil will be more prone to be undone once the cable is cold again? or is it the same with techflex?
Heating in a toaster oven on a stand/rack so you don't touch the coil to the metal would work well too and provide consistent heat.
could I do this with 16g stranded copper for audio wiring?
Any tips for having the keyboard connector end have a hard right angle when the coil starts?
looking for the same. Keycron puts their ports on the left side of the keyboard. sigh.
Where you get the paracord and carbon flex thing from if one wants to make his own?
I have them available at the cruzctrl.gg store. You should also be able to find them online like on amazon and eBay I believe
Hey Cruz, is it possible to re-do a coil on a wire? I coiled my wire with a hair dryer and didn't get as good results as I would have liked and want to give it another round with a heat gun
Could you do this to a coax(tv aerial)cable? How long does the cable stay coiled? Great vid👍👍
Can I heat the coil with a hair dryer ?
i dont think you can, no where near enough heat, you could try tho (might ruin cable)
Does the cable need double sleeving in Techflex or MDPC-X, or is a simple paracord fine?
do I need some high quality sleeve or can I do it also with cheap nylon sleeved (paracord is also nylon) cables?
better choose tpu pu or pur jacket cable to make spiral cable...
you should learn about what is the Jacket material of the cable? different material has different thermal properties. Some Jacket material is not suitable for Coil cables.and you may damange the cable in appearance or even conductivity.
Can you like stretch the cable coil?
How many degrees you're use to coiling the cable? I didn't have heat gun, do you have another way to coiling the cable?
so in the thread is says * An ample amount of cable. A good rule of thumb is about 7ft of cable per 1ft of coil , so if i want a 6 inch coil shall i use 42 inches of cable?
For me, I roughly use 1ft of cable per inch
which temperature you use with this wagner heat gun?
Why not bake the cable in the oven for more consistent heat distribution?
where do you get the actual cable???? PLEASE SHOW HOW YOU CUT, SOLDER, CONNECT THE CABLE... ARE YOU USING BRAIDED CABLE SLEEVE? OR THE CABLE IS ALREADY THE WAY IT IS?
Nice work, LOVE that you used drumsticks haha
this video is so scuffed, but it helped me. i gave a like thank you
Do you reverse coil your cables too? If so, could you make a tutorial about it?
you mean stretch the coil cord to straight or enhance its retractability by reversing the coil cable in a opposite direction? In cable manufacturing , reversing a coil cord means to "Reversing the coiling to enhance coiling retractability. if you mean “stretch straight”,as we coil cable manufacturer, we give an certain answer: No Possibility
Wouldn't boiling the coil give you more consistent result? The heat would be distributed equally across the entire coil.