How are you organizing your spare cable drawer?
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Nice! So far I have a box of bags, vaguely sorted by function
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I was about to ask if you could show off some of your assorted cables, then I couldn't stop thinking of Professor Farnsworth
Prof. Farnsworth: Let me show you around. That’s my lab table and this is my work-stool. And over there is my intergalactic spaceship! And here’s where I keep assorted lengths of wire.
Fry: Whoa! A real live spaceship!
Prof. Farnsworth: I designed it myself. Let me show you some of the different lengths of wire I used.
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That's a great idea, plus you can label them on the outside of the roll!
I mostly use assorted small cardboard boxes – usually from computer peripherals.
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Rubber band everything and throw them in a series of different drawers of varying sizes with a vague organizational scheme
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mind sharing those .STLs?
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Clear plastic bins full of toilet paper rolls with the cables folded and inserted so that both ends stick out upwards. Keeps everything tidy and visible at a glance.
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I have a few small totes. I have a few categories: USB, networking, computer internals (SATA), power, A/V. From there, I just coil them up and hope for the best. I still have to hunt a little to find stuff, but the vague categories makes it a lot easier.
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I have all the "USB-A to ?" cables rubber banded together at the opposite end. That way I can find the non USBA side that I need quickly.
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Guys organize your cable drawer?
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velcro ties, in fabric grocery bags
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I use a combination of zip lock bags and small cardboard boxes with the contents written on the outside.
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Things like this make me think of the only good advice from Jordan Peterson.
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If you have Ethernet cables that are old or have damaged ends in your pile just sacrifice them to make your own cable ties. Cut it into pieces as long as you need to wrap your other cables and in each section you cut you get four twist ties.
Cheap, readily at hand, and if the cables were bad you can call it recycling.
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You'll make the bidet people cry
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You can use a bidet to keep the cables in, too
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Buy a refrigerator box, write "CABLES" on every side and put all cables in the box
Sorted
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I don't, they're everywhere
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I only keep one spare of each type.
I use cable ties to keep them coiled
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Then how do you keep your spare spare cable drawer sorted?
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There's not really enough to sort. I just put them in a box.
