4 quick questions: 1. what size/thickness paracord are you using? 2. does size or thickness matter for this application? 3. to minimize cord waste what would be a good/reasonable working length to start with? 4. do you have to remove the core? wouldn't having the core in there add to the stiffness of the weave? thanks and great video.
+jggibson65a After an evening of playing around with this I am going to answer my own questions for any who want to weigh in feel free. 1. 550 seemed most practical 2. both thin and thick worked well, but preferred the 550 3. I found that 22" to 24" minimized cord waste 4. core out is preferred. still nice firm protection and easier to work with.
I have used this method in combination with the pen spring and it has made my cable extra strong! Also if you don't have a paracord, some nice shoelaces will do the trick. At the end, just cut the tip of the lace and seal with a flame. Cheers!
Brandon mate the only way this could wreck your cable, is if you didnt take in to account the fact your weaving round a thin cable with a thin protective coating. If you did it the way you do a round another piece of paracord instead of a wire, you pulled way too tight and damaged the wire. The one doing the weaving is where the error lays nor the weave itself. We all make mistakes mate the key is to learn from it. Happy weaving :)
So if you don't take the stuff out the paracord and pull tight it will mess you're wire up? cause I did mines with the parachute paracord and I didn't take the stuff out of it and I pulled right to secure it and my wrote was taking a little long to charge than usual
Jasmine Wilturner the copper wire inside a charger cable is so fine, that they either snap or break loose from the connections to the head of the charger with repeated use. Thats why this idea works by using paracord you're spreading any force used on the cable when connecting or disconnecting the charger. Whether the paracord is gutted (strands removed) or not makes no difference, if the paracord is pulled too tightly its physically pulling the copper from the connections or possibly even breaking the wire itself. The paracord simply acts like a spongy protection which eleviates pressure on the wire when inserting or removing the charger. There is no need to pull it tight enough to damage the wire for th8s to work.
In my experience so far, it looks like taking out the inner lining makes the Paracord more delicate as it lays on the cable. Also, it makes it sit flush. If the lining were in, the cable seems to curl.
Yeah, the video cuts to the completed job and my cord comes out all twisted? do you swap alternate left side to right side with each knot or just repeat the same side each time? I have tried both and cant get this to work. Maybe I have the wrong type of cord..?
This is the most soothing video! It's so enjoyable to watch you tie the knots and listen to the music. Not why you made the video of course, but a nice side benefit. :0D
Does this method actually work ?? Does it charge your phone ?? Will the charge symbol light up to let you know your phone charging ?? If it does then I need to use it cause i need to charger my iphone 4s it's been dead all day and my charger don't hardly work.
3 and half years I got out of an original apple charger by doing this. The only reason it broke was because the gold connectors wore away from being slide in and out so many times. Highly recommend doing this 👍🏽
👍👍👍👍👍thanks for the tutorial...I did all my chargers even the ones I had thought I would never use again. I even made some bracelets out of shoe laces👍to give out. or maybe $$$$.
Thanks For the video! This looks really cool and I'd likely run it the entire length of the cable with smaller diameter cordage, however, you would be well advised to use a bit of epoxy and some electrical tape to stabilize the separation in the wire prior to using braiding as a strain relief. Unfortunately, the size of the paracord used here, will likely have an ill effect on the cable itself, as there will be a much greater chance of someone using the braid as a "handle" to disconnect the cable from the device or manipulate it in a way that will unnaturally flex the cable at it's already weakened point, finishing the job of rendering it useless. Don't get me wrong, I'm not nay-saying. I'm just pointing out the potential flaws in doing this. I'm very tempted to experiment with this; using a new cable and adhesive at the start point of the braid (over the connector portion of the cable) to stabilize it and create a good looking/functional strain relief. (Thank god for android and their non-proprietary connectivity) Wait.. am I still typing?
Buddha Bear That's a lot you have to say! I agree with you though. It's not the perfect solution, but I think it works to a degree. Thanks for your opinion!
"Wearing out" keep the end of the cable strait for about 3-5in making sure it doesn't bend when you set it down and when you use your phone charging(also not a good idea messes up the battery).
I just did this but my parachord looks a lot different, I got it from an old paracord braclet I never wore and just unraveled that's. And it wouldn't melt to keep it from unweaving so I used krazy glue. My chargers always get destroyed. Thanks for the idea
Gianna Buscone Hmmm, that's odd. Perhaps the paracord you have is not true 550 paracord? Most paracord will melt if you take a lighter to it. Well either way, I'm glad this video helped. :)
I figured you were gonna actually have the paracord as sleeving. You can cut off the head of the connector, push the paracord and three pieces of heat shrink over the cable then solder the connector back on, push the heat shrink over the soldered wires and heat it up then use the other heat shrink tubes on both ends of the cable. It's creative though, just doesn't seem all that durable in comparison of actually sleeving the cable itself and it'd look pretty sleek.
The Weavers of Eternity Paracord Tutorials I'd love to do it with my phones charging cable, so I might do a little guide sometime. There is only two small cables inside the rubber sleeving so it'd be very easy to sleeve with paracord. Not sure sure about Apple though.
Nice idea I thought so too! But unfortunately the paracord overheats the casing due to the electricity passing through. It will breakdown the insulating cord rapidly...FYI
THIS IS SO TRUE. I had 4 macbook chargers over the years and the first one i ever had took about 3 years before completely was fringed out. The second one i did this with shoe laces and it lasted 1.5 years, the third one i did it again with a shoe lace and it lasted 1 year. (it was weird how short it lived, and i barely touch the charger, it didn't turned yellow or anything too, and there was no fringing) With the latest one i have now i don't do that anymore but it turns yellow fast, soon it will start fringing again but hopefully it lasts longer.
Need some narration and zoom out so we can see what cord you are using clearly. I had to rewind too many times to figure it out and it still looks messed up. Good idea though.
The Weavers of Eternity Paracord Tutorials So, how can USA overcome this outflow / loss of jobs and loss of manufacturing revenue to China? It seems that USA has given up long ago to defeat China in this aspect? Its quite sad to see how USA has evolved for the worse. On the economy side, the China Strategy has worked miraculously and USA and the west clearly cannot compete with China in manufacturing. On the political front, ISIS is essentially succeeded in using the Western values like Freedom to practise religions and Freedom of expression and human rights to penetrate into the west and progressively increasing their muslim population in the west and taking over territories and eventually there is a risk of them wanting Sharia law there. Islamist terrorists have destroyed USA into incurring a debt of 1 trillion since 911. Now, ISIS seems unstoppable. Any attack on ISIS by the west will be to the advantage of ISIS. I feel very sad for the West. They have shown unable to defeat China and Religious Terrorism. The prowess in science is whats keeping them afloat.
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4 quick questions:
1. what size/thickness paracord are you using?
2. does size or thickness matter for this application?
3. to minimize cord waste what would be a good/reasonable working length to start with?
4. do you have to remove the core? wouldn't having the core in there add to the stiffness of the weave?
thanks and great video.
+jggibson65a After an evening of playing around with this I am going to answer my own questions for any who want to weigh in feel free.
1. 550 seemed most practical
2. both thin and thick worked well, but preferred the 550
3. I found that 22" to 24" minimized cord waste
4. core out is preferred. still nice firm protection and easier to work with.
+jggibson65a I'll have to agree with your points! :)
I have used this method in combination with the pen spring and it has made my cable extra strong! Also if you don't have a paracord, some nice shoelaces will do the trick. At the end, just cut the tip of the lace and seal with a flame. Cheers!
+Charlestown 14 Cool! Great idea!
put some hot glue on the top that way it wont slide down and help it stay put
TvidzCT N
Why must you pull out the insides of the Paracord? Also should I be tying it loose so not to squeeze the charging wires?
The music choice though. Sounds like a funeral.
It's a classical piece.
I know, it just sounds a bit meloncholy.
The Weavers of Eternity Paracord Tutorials what is the title? thank you in advance.
It's a lot like the Minecraft theme xD
Flom the Cynic big
i have done this , it works well , but it depends on how thick the paracord is .
Great weaving. Great music. Missing the compsoer's name> Eriik Satie.
Brandon mate the only way this could wreck your cable, is if you didnt take in to account the fact your weaving round a thin cable with a thin protective coating.
If you did it the way you do a round another piece of paracord instead of a wire, you pulled way too tight and damaged the wire.
The one doing the weaving is where the error lays nor the weave itself.
We all make mistakes mate the key is to learn from it.
Happy weaving :)
lifesabuzzwhoopwhoop Well said! :)
So if you don't take the stuff out the paracord and pull tight it will mess you're wire up? cause I did mines with the parachute paracord and I didn't take the stuff out of it and I pulled right to secure it and my wrote was taking a little long to charge than usual
Jasmine Wilturner the copper wire inside a charger cable is so fine, that they either snap or break loose from the connections to the head of the charger with repeated use.
Thats why this idea works by using paracord you're spreading any force used on the cable when connecting or disconnecting the charger. Whether the paracord is gutted (strands removed) or not makes no difference, if the paracord is pulled too tightly its physically pulling the copper from the connections or possibly even breaking the wire itself.
The paracord simply acts like a spongy protection which eleviates pressure on the wire when inserting or removing the charger.
There is no need to pull it tight enough to damage the wire for th8s to work.
lifesabuzz-So bottom line is you don't have to take out the inside of the Paracord, just be careful not to tie it too tight?
In my experience so far, it looks like taking out the inner lining makes the Paracord more delicate as it lays on the cable. Also, it makes it sit flush. If the lining were in, the cable seems to curl.
Yeah, the video cuts to the completed job and my cord comes out all twisted? do you swap alternate left side to right side with each knot or just repeat the same side each time? I have tried both and cant get this to work. Maybe I have the wrong type of cord..?
I would like to do this with yarn, but I'm afraid it might catch fire. Do you think it would be ok?
Fabulous as always.. not sure you are still doing videos… it’s been a few years since I’ve watched you.. would love to see if you did something new!😊
great idea brotha. I tell you I enjoy following your tutorials. keep them up. please and thank you.
Song remind me from
Something out of Spartacus or sounds like black parade from mcr haha
Liked video. fixed 4 cords used epoxy under David Hopper's two bight turks head .Held great . TY
Al Loo Nice, good idea!
This my first time fixing my cord but it doesn't look very good but it's for my first time ,thank u for the video.
I'm happy it worked for you! I wonder if it matters which device you apply it to? Do some conduct more power than others...perhaps..?
Thank you!!!
This is the most soothing video! It's so enjoyable to watch you tie the knots and listen to the music. Not why you made the video of course, but a nice side benefit. :0D
+Poshcat I'm glad you enjoyed it! Hope it wasn't so soothing that it put you to sleep! lol
If I don't take the strand out, does it make any difference like the durability?
Great technique. I appreciate you are slow technique
Thank you! :) your video made it really easy for me to accomplish this :)
You're welcome, thanks for watching!
thank you
i'd do the whole cable thatd be dope
Nyan Htet for sure!
Applicable to most cables of sufficient diameter.
Absolutely!
Does this method actually work ?? Does it charge your phone ?? Will the charge symbol light up to let you know your phone charging ?? If it does then I need to use it cause i need to charger my iphone 4s it's been dead all day and my charger don't hardly work.
hi iove your tourch thingy where did u get it please reply
3 and half years I got out of an original apple charger by doing this. The only reason it broke was because the gold connectors wore away from being slide in and out so many times. Highly recommend doing this 👍🏽
So, I LOVE the idea, but I'm curious about why you took the "insides" out... I assume because it would have been to stiff?
You can use microcord much better and stronger. Or you can use the insides of paracord works great too
👍👍👍👍👍thanks for the tutorial...I did all my chargers even the ones I had thought I would never use again. I even made some bracelets out of shoe laces👍to give out. or maybe $$$$.
As always great work. Great way to protector our power cords with paracord lol
Lol, thanks Patrick!
Thanks. What knife are you using?
thanks
Thanks For the video!
This looks really cool and I'd likely run it the entire length of the cable with smaller diameter cordage, however, you would be well advised to use a bit of epoxy and some electrical tape to stabilize the separation in the wire prior to using braiding as a strain relief.
Unfortunately, the size of the paracord used here, will likely have an ill effect on the cable itself, as there will be a much greater chance of someone using the braid as a "handle" to disconnect the cable from the device or manipulate it in a way that will unnaturally flex the cable at it's already weakened point, finishing the job of rendering it useless.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not nay-saying. I'm just pointing out the potential flaws in doing this. I'm very tempted to experiment with this; using a new cable and adhesive at the start point of the braid (over the connector portion of the cable) to stabilize it and create a good looking/functional strain relief. (Thank god for android and their non-proprietary connectivity) Wait.. am I still typing?
Buddha Bear That's a lot you have to say! I agree with you though. It's not the perfect solution, but I think it works to a degree. Thanks for your opinion!
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"Wearing out" keep the end of the cable strait for about 3-5in making sure it doesn't bend when you set it down and when you use your phone charging(also not a good idea messes up the battery).
I just did this but my parachord looks a lot different, I got it from an old paracord braclet I never wore and just unraveled that's. And it wouldn't melt to keep it from unweaving so I used krazy glue. My chargers always get destroyed. Thanks for the idea
Gianna Buscone Hmmm, that's odd. Perhaps the paracord you have is not true 550 paracord? Most paracord will melt if you take a lighter to it. Well either way, I'm glad this video helped. :)
No prob
Now you have a heavy cable on one end which will make it easier to bend and tear the rubber cable. A spring is a better solution imo.
Thank u :)
Love the idea! Thanks a lot 👍🏼
Jimena Rosales You're welcome, thanks for watching!
I figured you were gonna actually have the paracord as sleeving. You can cut off the head of the connector, push the paracord and three pieces of heat shrink over the cable then solder the connector back on, push the heat shrink over the soldered wires and heat it up then use the other heat shrink tubes on both ends of the cable.
It's creative though, just doesn't seem all that durable in comparison of actually sleeving the cable itself and it'd look pretty sleek.
+EvilWiffles Sleeving the cables would be the best option for sure. I don't have the tools for doing that yet though. Maybe in the future.
The Weavers of Eternity Paracord Tutorials I'd love to do it with my phones charging cable, so I might do a little guide sometime. There is only two small cables inside the rubber sleeving so it'd be very easy to sleeve with paracord. Not sure sure about Apple though.
How do you work out how much cord you need?
Many thanks
About 1 ft of cord can tie about 1 inch.
Thanks, works great.
Vincent Taijeron Cool! Glad it's working out for you Vincent. Thanks for commenting!
thx alot man
hi do u have other design for paracord on iPhone cable ?
supergirl08 Not as of right now, but I'm keeping an eye out for other designs you can weave onto power cables.
Loving the minecraft music
It's not Minecraft's music.
Gymnopiede
The piece is by federic chopin
Erik Satie
Gymnopedie no.3
Спасибо, я теперь знаю как просто и без заморочек укрепить шнур.
good idea, but I actually fell asleep with your music. I need to find this song to sleep to at night. lol
Kiana AndFamily lol, its a very relaxing song. It's Bach's "Air for G-String"
Any estimations on length of para cord needed for (x) ft of power cord ?
I'd say about 1 foot of cord will make 1 inch of cobra knot weave.
What are the measurements
great idea!
Thanks! I saw an image of it somewhere, so I can't take full credit, but I thought it deserved to be shared here on CZcams. :)
how to wrap on a t shaped bar?
Great video! Simple and educational. Music made me want to slip into a warm bath and open my wrists.
Same here! Just minus the wrist part...😁
gracias quedo excelente ! de mucha ayuda
Alexia Rugeles Con qué medida utilizó el paracord para ese mismo tipo de cable???
Aldo Navarro use uno grueso de cordón de zapato y quedo realmente bien. Le corte las puntas plasticas
Someone needs to sell these!
Amie Sanchez That would be a good idea! ;)
Nice idea I thought so too! But unfortunately the paracord overheats the casing due to the electricity passing through. It will breakdown the insulating cord rapidly...FYI
I've had mine on for months and it has never heated up.
Nah, i did it to my ipod cable almost a year ago and doing fine. Checked it and absolutely no heat.
THIS IS SO TRUE.
I had 4 macbook chargers over the years and the first one i ever had took about 3 years before completely was fringed out.
The second one i did this with shoe laces and it lasted 1.5 years, the third one i did it again with a shoe lace and it lasted 1 year. (it was weird how short it lived, and i barely touch the charger, it didn't turned yellow or anything too, and there was no fringing)
With the latest one i have now i don't do that anymore but it turns yellow fast, soon it will start fringing again but hopefully it lasts longer.
what's the name of the piano piece? anyone know it?
can i use thinner cord? would it work? thank you
JuShiDae Sure, it would still work, but it just might not be as stiff.
Does it stay at the end of the cable all the way, or have anyone experienced that it "glides down", away from the injured area of the cable?
+Hans André Skåtun It can sometimes slide away from the end of the cable. A drop of superglue can fix that.
What can I use instead of paracord?
Nice work.
Thanks Harley!
That music was playing at a Chinese buffet
Good idea thw
Is it safty?
How much paracord do you use per iphone cable? I'm going to try this to beef up the life of my cheap ebay cables.
Meghan Barrett I think I used only a couple of feet, but if you want to reinforce more of the cable, then just use more. :)
Daaaaaang I got idea jacked!
Lol, if it makes you feel any better I got the idea from a picture I saw on Facebook and not your video. :S
Alexander Wilson No, just a random picture someone posted.
haha thxz and whats the color name of that red?
That paracord is the red and black mix.
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Need some narration and zoom out so we can see what cord you are using clearly. I had to rewind too many times to figure it out and it still looks messed up. Good idea though.
Still Works though! I used it on my computer charging cable. Thanks.
Most depressing music EVER. People will hang themselves with the cord are they are done wrapping their charging cables. LMFAO!
Cool idea btw weaver ☺
lifesabuzzwhoopwhoop Thanks!
I can't even get the first knot started
where can you buy the paracord please?
Try ebay or amazon first type in paracord 550 and your away ☺. Hope it helps ☺
April Lacy There are plenty of great online dealers. You can try boredparacord(dot)com or paracordplanet(dot)com as well.
i'm thinking tha you use an spyderco triangle sharp maker for your knifes
+filipus toletus I actually freehand sharpen my knives.
nice
Nice
+Arturo Enriquez Thanks!
The song... My gosh the song
Cyber_Unicorn Too chill? ;)
Just a heads up, this does not work well if you have a lifeproof case.
LaziestMango Thanks for the tip!
what is the name of the song?
How is it supposed to stay it will just slide down
+Brett Beeman Do it rely tight
You can also put a little bit of hot glue
Como se llama el tipo ensendedor que usas?
+Ozkar Styles La cuerda? Se llama, "paracord."
+DearGracie he's asking about the lighter:) what what the type of lighter used called
Get a even longer piece and just wrap the whole thing 😉
You could do that! :D
U WOT?!
The song is Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No.1
Stonedcookiex Yessssssssss! :)
Yo lo hice con una liga de cabello
You could just buy high quality 3rd party cables that aren't complete crap. They don't break like Apple cables do.
Very true!
Is this flammable; _;
where are the knivessss?
Check out my instagram for more knife related stuff. I'll still be doing knife reviews on this channel, but not as often as paracord videos.
amazyng
Quit watching as soon as I heard music.
Frederic Chopin
Lol is this Minecraft music
I don’t understand why ppl gut the paracord
twilight music.....ok
Most iphones and pads are made in china, right?
+Cosmo John Yes.
I would say all of them
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So, how can USA overcome this outflow / loss of jobs and loss of manufacturing revenue to China? It seems that USA has given up long ago to defeat China in this aspect?
Its quite sad to see how USA has evolved for the worse. On the economy side, the China Strategy has worked miraculously and USA and the west clearly cannot compete with China in manufacturing.
On the political front, ISIS is essentially succeeded in using the Western values like Freedom to practise religions and Freedom of expression and human rights to penetrate into the west and progressively increasing their muslim population in the west and taking over territories and eventually there is a risk of them wanting Sharia law there. Islamist terrorists have destroyed USA into incurring a debt of 1 trillion since 911. Now, ISIS seems unstoppable. Any attack on ISIS by the west will be to the advantage of ISIS.
I feel very sad for the West. They have shown unable to defeat China and Religious Terrorism. The prowess in science is whats keeping them afloat.
The background music is depressing 😂😩
+Kaydee It's actually a classic ;)
The Weavers of Eternity Paracord Tutorials how long does the paracord have to be?
Why remove the core?
Why mine craft music
It's classical music, not from Minecraft lol
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#cablelivesmatter
I love your videos, but do you REALLY have to call a suggestion a 'hack'? Not everything has to be trendy.
But trendy is what gets views! lol
unfortunately. Trendy just cheapens what would otherwise be good ideas in general, but ratings drive everything. Current video excluded, ;-D
Yeah I know what you mean. There's really too much clickbait and over-sensationalized titles in stuff on YT these days. Oh well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
When in Rome...... ;-D