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Getting ready to put this max8 in and I figured I’d spruce it up a bit first.

Only thing I can say for a project like this...

Patience patience patience. Lol

Took forever but I think it turned out alright..
 

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I am sorry if you hand wove that. You can buy on eBay for 5 bucks meter.
Some poor Chinese kid probably made it for 10 cents
Aint nobody got time for hand weaving.

And I am pretty sure that stuff is made by machine.
 
Ooo that's nice. Care to share how you do that?
I knew I shoulda took pics in process ??‍♂️
Whoops.

It’s just cable braid and heat shrink on the ends of each end..

Some helpful tips:
1: Cauterize the ends of the braid with a solder Iron or hot knife after you cut to length so you eliminate the potential for fraying as your trying to slip the sleeve over the wires.
2. Slip your heat shrink over your braid before you put it on your wires.
3. Make sure you put your braid over your wires before you cut to length so you get an idea for “shrinkage”... if your wire is bigger than the non stretched sleeve it will shrink in length as you put it on the wire. Hard to explain but you’ll understand what I’m saying with the sleeve in your hands. (It expands to accept bigger wires than the sleeve looks like it’ll take keep this in mind when ordering as well)
4: careful with the heat gun when your shrinking your heat shrink if you get the braid too hot it’ll start to melt.
5. Use heat shrink that has glue inside it so that it keeps the cable braid in place.

Any questions I’d be happy to help anyone out.


Links:

25ft - 1/8 inch PET Expandable Braided Sleeving – BlackRed – Alex Tech Braided Cable Sleeve https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073YL2CL6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_FHHXEbVHQQV1V

225FWY All Sizes & Colors 5 FT - 100 FT Expandable Cable Sleeving Braided Tubing LOT https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071ZHMB9H/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ZIHXEbGQNM2VZ

30FT 1/4" Dia Heat Shrink Tubing Dual Wall 3:1 Glue Lined Electrical Wire Cable Insulation Back-end Connector Protection High-Strength Toughness Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083LX38F2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_UMHXEbX75Z02K
Looks better than my job.
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PS you missed the wire for the power switch :p
I know huh? I took the little case apart to see if there was a way to get a braid over the wire but the wires are glued in on that side. Didn’t really want to go opening the esc up ?
 
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Getting ready to put this max8 in and I figured I’d spruce it up a bit first.

Only thing I can say for a project like this...

Patience patience patience. Lol

Took forever but I think it turned out alright..

@Rcproponent ... The braid king...? nice job..!!

You've got me hooked, I just ordered 7 different types of braid and some adhesive heatshrink...?
Watch this space.. coming to a build thread soon..?
 
@Rcproponent ... The braid king...? nice job..!!

You've got me hooked, I just ordered 7 different types of braid and some adhesive heatshrink...?
Watch this space.. coming to a build thread soon..?
Heck ya! Can’t wait to see. I will post some more once I get it all crammed into something.. :)
 
Hope to do this on my Mojave this weekend what size wire loom are you using?
 
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