the winding power cord debate.:S

[tea lady]

and I have an on going debate about the right way to wind up cables. Here is someone on you tube that is doing it MY way. :D

Winding an extension cord the right way - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ4brFtXJv4&feature=related)

[tea lady]

Somebody else doing it the right way. :D Roadie Wrapping Cables - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqbYyaUY5Sk&feature=related)

[_fly_]

So let me guess, yours is the wrong way.
What a lot of bother for a cord.
I'm a big loop and just keep going around (sorry).

I'll bet your a roll the socks into a ball and then tuck as well...

[tea lady]

So let me guess, yours is the wrong way.
What a lot of bother for a cord.
I'm a big loop and just keep going around (sorry).

I'll bet your a roll the socks into a ball and then tuck as well...And you're a chuck in the draw and hunt in the morning type guy. Alright if all your socks are all black.:q

[RedShirtGuy]

I'm a big fan of that technique too.

In previous jobs I've had to lay out long cables and being able to throw them straight down the length of a long room without farting around undoing knots is a massive time saver. Once everything is laid out, it's also nice to be able to stand (mostly) in one spot to roll the cables back up again. After a while, if you're using the same cables and are reasonably accurate with your roll ups, they tend to automagically take the form you want them to go in for each twist.

[_fly_]

And you're a chuck in the draw and hunt in the morning type guy. Alright if all your socks are all black.:q
Nope all white and the live in the dryer.
Sometimes, just sometimes they will get put together and just the tops get folded over, But never the roll into big ball and fold last bit...

[tea lady]

Nope all white and the live in the dryer.
Sometimes, just sometimes they will get put together and just the tops get folded over, But never the roll into big ball and fold last bit...All white? :doh: you must wear runners all the time. Boot and shoe people wear black ones.:cool: I, on the other hand(or foot) , have all different coloured hand knitted ones.

[Woodwould]

Anne-maria, you can buy cordless tools these days!

[RETIRED]

My way.:p

How to coil an extension cord - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv0xQv5vX2s&feature=related)

[_fly_]

My way.:p

How to coil an extension cord - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv0xQv5vX2s&feature=related)

This is my way as well. But I have velcro tag to tie not masking tape.

That other way must be the ipod way.

[tea lady]

My way.:p

How to coil an extension cord - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv0xQv5vX2s&feature=related)but he is out numbered by all the other guys doing it the right way. :P And a few guys doing crochet with them.

[shedbound]

hi folks had to jump in here as my pet hate is extension leads and air hoses, this is the first thing any apprentice or laborer ive had work for me learns how to do start winding at the female end nice big loops no figure of 8's.
i never bothered to tie them they were the last thing in the truck and first thing out they were just layed flat on top of everything else. in the morning drop the male end at the power source and walk to wherever i was working most of my leads are 30 mtr leads

[pugwash]

TL. I always just coiled them, but now I'm going to do it your way!

[fenderbelly]

This is what we did when i worked in the shipyards.

Hold the plug in the right hand, spread your arms out then bring the left hand to the right hand twisting the cord with your fingers as you do so and forming a loop.
This works on welding cables and air hoses and takes the kinks out.

[RETIRED]

This is what we did when i worked in the shipyards.

Hold the plug in the right hand, spread your arms out then bring the left hand to the right hand twisting the cord with your fingers as you do so and forming a loop.
This works on welding cables and air hoses and takes the kinks out.Exaccery.:D

[Mulgabill]

:whs: You would think it is simple to understand and do.

When working, the unskilled and brain dead would wind up the leads in no particular fashion, leave them on the floor near the power outlets and always leave them with the plug ends on the bottom of the coil. So when you wanted to use it next you had to turn the coil over so the lead would uncoil. :gaah:

[Grumpy John]

Sorry TL, I'm with and Fenderbelly on this one. Regarding the folding of socks, maybe Skew could give us a few pointers :p:rolleyes:.

[tea lady]

:sigh:

[TTIT]

Exaccery.:D
Make that a double-sigh TL - gotta agree with and Fenderbelly :shrug:

[tea lady]

But winding it like that actually twists the cord as you UN wind it. You would have to unwind it by carefully untwisting it. With the "roady wrap: you don't have to cos each 2nd twist already untwists the twist you put in the twist before.:C

[mic-d]

I'll bet your a roll the socks into a ball and then tuck as well...

Don't even get her started on folding fitted sheets!:wink::p:)

[Woodwould]

Don't even get her started on folding fitted sheets!:wink::p:)

...or T-shirts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUpSHOm5zT0).

[fenderbelly]

TL, go to Aldi's and get a packet of Twisties and a drink and unwind in any direction you want. :rotfl::U:U:U

[TermiMonster]

You're all wrong.
This is the correct way to roll an extension cord:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E51reLU0prM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E51reLU0prM)
And thanks to Uncle Knackers for enlightening us......
TM

[RedShirtGuy]

And thanks to Uncle Knackers for enlightening us.........on how to halve the distance you can throw/unravel the cable :q

[burraboy]

For a long cord you can't go past the chain knot with the cord doubled, for medium cords my son (the roadie) showed me what the professionals do (TL's method) and for short cords, I use the butterfly over the elbow method. Plain old loop winding finds no use at all for me.

[tea lady]

You're all wrong.
This is the correct way to roll an extension cord:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E51reLU0prM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E51reLU0prM)
And thanks to Uncle Knackers for enlightening us......
TM

when you plug the ends together you are effectively winding half the cord in one direction and the other in the other direction. Half is wound up and half is unwound.:cool:

[TermiMonster]

when you plug the ends together you are effectively winding half the cord in one direction and the other in the other direction. Half is wound up and half is unwound.:cool:

your'e just winding me up, TL....

[tea lady]

Just cos you all don't agree with me doesn't mean I am wrong. :P

[chrisb691]

Just cos you all don't agree with me doesn't mean I am wrong. :P

I am certainly going to try it TL, I hate untangling my leads.

ps. Would also be interested, if indeed you had the solution to folding fitted sheets. :D

[RETIRED]

Here you are:

[pmcgee]

Who knew power cords were such a hot-bed of contention?

:)

Paul

[Boringgeoff]

And the other absolute fact about an extension cord, compressor hose or rope is that when you're dragging one around the work site it will catch on the slightest obstacle at every opportunity. But if you were falling over a cliff, hanging onto one and relying on it to catch on something and save your life...yep you guessed it......... smooth as silk.

Geoff.

[TTIT]

Here you are:Oh yeah! Easy as that eh!?! - just like turning coves with a skew I reckon!!!

[Chris Parks]

You guys are all wrong. It has been my lifetime experience that the female of the species is always right, end of story and no argument is possible.

[Woodwould]

It has been my lifetime experience that the female of the species is always right...

It has been my lifetime experience that the female of the species always thinks she's right.

[petersemple]

Best method of winding leads of any kind that I have seen is to wind them up on garden hose reels. You can daisy chain them together and they don't kink.

[Chris Parks]

It has been my lifetime experience that the female of the species always thinks she's right.

It amounts to the same thing or the female of the species thinks it is so I lose.

[tea lady]

I am certainly going to try it TL, I hate untangling my leads.

ps. Would also be interested, if indeed you had the solution to folding fitted sheets. :DI can fold em without laying them out on the bed. Might have to do a youtube vid. :cool:

One of 's friends today was on my side. :p

[RETIRED]

I can fold em without laying them out on the bed. Might have to do a youtube vid. :cool:

One of 's friends today was on my side. :pHe is an engineer, what do they know?:whistling2: