Cable Sleeving Guide

[H2O]

Thanks Chris! I'd love to see some of your recent work.

Sadly, I havent done any sleeving yet. I decided to hold off because I'm going to upgrade my PSU soon, plus I want to make sure that I don't need to extend/reduce the length of the cables for my new case configuration (I sent it off to Charles to have some work done).

I've been working in the studio with some other parts, though, and I'll post them in a worklog soon.

[Aedubber]

anyone here wanna make some money? ill pay you to sleeve up my comp for me lol..I tried and just had bad luck and couldnt get the pins to work etc.. i guess i have no patience im located in NJ if anyone is local lol

[wiretap]

I've always wondered about that.. what is a fair price to charge someone to murdermod-style sleeve their cables for them. (PSU, front I/O, etc) I always feel like the work is so tedious and time consuming that I'd have to charge them a lot and then they wouldn't want the service done. Does anyone here know what's an acceptable price? I was thinking between $75 and $100 because it's such a rare service that takes so much time.

[shazza]

I believe Crys1s Gam3r does custom sleeving - you might want to send him a PM. As you can see from some of the photos he does, looks like he does great work.

[MoMo_RT]

Where does everyone buy their sleeving and shrink?

I bought it from MurderMod for my first project but would like to find out about other options.

Any options with a choice of hot pink sleeve would be much appreciated.

Variety is the spice of life

[8times0]

hey ppl,

i have done two 6pin graphiccard cables.
hope you like my work.... btw the pictures are taken with a HTC HD 2 phone that has a 5 megapixel camera inside... no tripod just two steady hands!

[H2O]

Where does everyone buy their sleeving and shrink?

I bought it from MurderMod for my first project but would like to find out about other options.

Any options with a choice of hot pink sleeve would be much appreciated.

Variety is the spice of life

It looks like most people here get their's from MDPC-X, which is run by Nils (dualbrain). Charles at MurderMod also gets his sleeve from there. I have not seen hot pink anywhere, but I'm sure you can find somewhere that stocks it.

[Sushi Warrior]

Do you guys figure it is worth buying MDPC and re-sleeving? I am currently using Techflex but it is TERRIBLE. It is nothing like MDPC-X, it is only solid fibers (very stiff, and lets LOTS of colour through). Funny thing is MDPC would have cost just as much.... d'oh.

[dualbrain]

8times0: What'S the purpose of the cable-tie?

[Petrucci_M3]

Do you guys figure it is worth buying MDPC and re-sleeving? I am currently using Techflex but it is TERRIBLE. It is nothing like MDPC-X, it is only solid fibers (very stiff, and lets LOTS of colour through). Funny thing is MDPC would have cost just as much.... d'oh.

Worth every penny my friend.

I always try do it right the first time.

[8times0]

@ nils!

i keep my cables in a big box.... all mixed. and there is one thing i hate and that is a knot of cables.
im not that patient with getting a knot out! so this is my solution!

[8times0]

@ Crys1s_Gam3r
what sleeving did you use mdpc-x small for this 24 pin? looks awsome!

[vistageek92]

Got my MDPC-X Sleeving in Saturday.

Thanks Nils!

Enjoy guys!

[Martin S]

Thanks for pointing me out Sharon, I appreciate it.

@ Crys1s_Gam3r
what sleeving did you use mdpc-x small for this 24 pin? looks awsome!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2767/...0f3f4bde_o.jpg

Thanks . The sleeving was MDPC-x small, but the wires underneath were black.

Today's work: (playing with faux wood background! )

[snoro]

@Crys1s_Gam3r

by using mdpc-x small sleeving for two wires, does others coloured wire like red or orange shown through the sleeving, i might do that instead of single sleeving for each wire.

[8times0]

thank you Crys1s_Gam3r, wel i must say that the wooden background makes it look classy!

[Martin S]

@Crys1s_Gam3r

by using mdpc-x small sleeving for two wires, does others coloured wire like red or orange shown through the sleeving, i might do that instead of single sleeving for each wire.

Yes, hence my use of black wire

thank you Crys1s_Gam3r, wel i must say that the wooden background makes it look classy!

Np, and thank you!

[3dchipset]

Hey Crys1s,

Anyway you can show a picture of that 2 wire sleeving job from the top of the connector? I'm curious how you heatshrinked it? Did you just heat shrink the sleeving only?

[Martin S]

Those were done for an EVGA forum member (thor88), so I don't have access to them. IIRC, I first heatshrinked the pins together (stopping at the usual distance), then put the sleeve over it, and shrunk again in the same place. Using an xacto knife, I cut a small slit -- just long enough so that the heatshrink could enter the connector unblocked by the plastic wall. I'll check the archives to see if I have a better pic.

[3dchipset]

Thanks, very appreciated.

[Martin S]

No problem, hope that helped. Unfortunately, that's the best pic I have as far as showing the heatshrink is concerned.

[fhantastic]

[kwscore]

fhantastic always great shot

[Beloe.]

[CaloSIM]

@Beloe : Nice work..

Do you use insulation tape for white sleeving?