Intresting way to store power cords

[EddieS'04]

 

[Tom Schindler]

That is the same "chain" used to start crocheting.





Tom

 

[Jerry Abson 3]

My climbing buddies and I have been doing our ropes that way since the 80's, and I have been doing my extension cords or any other long cord type items that way forever. It works great, and is really easy. And one 'whip' after a toss, all comes undone.

 

[kevinbakon]

I never knew there was name for it, but thats how I've been storing my cords for years.

I plug them end to end and stack them on the wall-hook, they never get tangled.

What's nice is 50% of the time, I just use them at their compact length or I can pull out just as much as I need instead of undoing the whole thing.

They call it a Daisy Chain, which by the way isn't the same thing in the Urban Dictionary

 

[Ray McIntireJr]

My dad is a retired electrician and does that with all his drop cords.

 

[buzz worth]

Flashback to my roadie days........

 

[Gary DiPietroSr]

Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Thanks!

 

[J Piroth]

Damn, I'll have to give that a try. Always went with the hand-and-elbow approach myself, which creates a nice tight roll but tangles like a bitch most of the time when you unravel it.

 

[Bill V]

Doesn't appear to be very compact for storage--. I think I'll stick with the hand-and-elbow technique. Contrary to other people's experiences, I've never had a problem with tangling using that method.

 

[Larry Hampton]

You should never use a cord longer than you need and if you do you should unwind it all the way if you're running a high amperage load, otherwise you'll create an electrical field at the coil, could get hot and burn thru.

 

[Frank Marano]

um, that seems like more work then undoing a knot. that guy was sweating at the end, lol

 

[Thomas Rogers]

Anyone else having grown up on a farm and having dealt with feed bags think that "knot" is similar to the threading that closes a feed bag?



That's what it reminded me of.







TJR

 

[Gerald Pierce]

TJR, if it is not the same, it is very close. A pull on the correct string would open the bag in a second.



fast Eddie, thanks for sharing. I have seen that before, but never knew how to do it.



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[Gavin Allan]

Nothing new here. Been doing it that way for years...

 

[Kevin Lang]

It does remind me of the threading on some chicken feed bags.

otherwise you'll create an electrical field at the coil, could get hot and burn thru.

We all know that sounds cool...provided it isn't your cord

 

[Thomas Rogers]

Cruz,



And a pull of the wrong string would have you fishing for a pocket knife.





Frankly, I don't see that type of winding for a cord or rope to be handy at all, especially not for storage. But that's just me.



I coil mine over my hand/elbow, or in the palm of my hand, and then twist the coil and wrap about a foot of cord around the middle then tuck it in. The twist, then the wrap-around the middle and the tuck keeps everything in place and it rarely ever knots.



As for time to coil, and tightness for storage, I'll stack up my technique against his anytime.



P.S. It doesn't hurt that I worked one summer on a factory line coiling plastic tubing.



TJR

 

[Richard L]

Tom,

I never knew that you crocheted?? My my, you have so many talents.



...Rich