Work in Progress
this page is updated as I have time or find something new to share
Terms
- cable lacing
- looms
- cable sewing
History
- Telecommunication
- Navy
- NASA chapter 9 of NASA-STD-8739.4
- Aerospace
Blog Posts
Reference and Articles
- Cable Lacing Wikipedia
- Cable Lacing: A Lost Art
- How to Lace Cable Harnesses
- Make Zine - Lost Knowledge Cable Lacing
- Different Kinds of Cable Lacing Bars for Cable Management
Tutorials
Videos
- 12min How To Hand Lace Your Cables Video Card Cables
- 3min Quick Demo Lacing Large Cables to Top of Server Racks
- 4min Aircraft builder shows a quick running lace on a custom cable assembly
- 3min Demo of basic wire lacing on CNC cable run
- 3min Chicago Stitch
- 3min Kansas City Stitch
- 1min H Stitch
- 5min Using Cable Lacing (sewing) in a Custom PC Build
- 38min Long and detailed examples of running cable lacing
- 1min Quick example of 1:1 replacement using lacing loop instead of a zip tie on a cable bundle
- Lacing a Double Layer PO Power Cable
Tools of the Trade
- No Stretch Nylon (Michael's or any craft store)
- Lacing Tape
- Nylon string with Wax coating
- Lacing Loom Hook / Cable Lacing Needle
- Cable Lacing Bar
Knots Used with Cable Lacing
- Clove Hitch (start or running)
- Slip Knot (start)
- Chicago Stitch (keeping a tight bundle of cables)
- Kansas City Stitch (tying to a rung)
- H Stitch
- Running lockstitches using figure eight knot
- continuous lacing via marline hitch