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ekcopyephilips 7th Dec 2018 8:41 pm

Cord braiding machine
 
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Hi everyone

Saw this tonight in the toy store smyths. Might be good for making braided cables on a restoration project??

Cheers. Mike

G4_Pete 8th Dec 2018 12:00 pm

Re: Cord braiding machine
 
Curiosity got the better of me so had to check how it works on youtube . Comes up under cool maker.
Pete

Boater Sam 8th Dec 2018 12:51 pm

Re: Cord braiding machine
 
Coool!
Santa, I want one. Seems to be a £30 item, Argos have then and on the ebay. Refilling kits extra.
Used to bobbin knit when I was a kid.

Brigham 11th Dec 2018 5:39 pm

Re: Cord braiding machine
 
You can use an empty cotton reel with four panel pins...

kalee20 11th Dec 2018 5:47 pm

Re: Cord braiding machine
 
Yes but it takes ages and you generally use just one thread (you can use four, as many as the panel pins). I take it that the reels on this machine do their Maypole-like dance around the centre? I'm thinking you may be able to use more exotic threads, like Nomex, to make up braided cables!

Dave Moll 11th Dec 2018 7:50 pm

Re: Cord braiding machine
 
I also wonder how well the cotton-reel technique works with modern plastic cotton reels - i.e. how well the panel pins stay in place.

terry123 11th Dec 2018 9:48 pm

Re: Cord braiding machine
 
My late nan called this french knitting and I remember as a wee boy back in the 1960s being shown how it was done with a wooden cotton reel and 4 pins.



If you google "french knitting" there is a mass of stuff including various machines.


Terry

FRANK.C 11th Dec 2018 10:50 pm

Re: Cord braiding machine
 
If you used as low a number of reels as possible (3?) of fine thread, maybe it could be used to make cotton covered enamel copper wire for wave winding.

Frank

Cathode Ray 14th Dec 2018 10:59 am

Re: Cord braiding machine
 
Would this be any cheaper than just purchasing Vintage Braided Cable on ebay etc?
which is about £2.30 per metre, cheapest I've seen it.


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