Techflex1/2 Clean Cut Sleeving 25 feet Black

Superb!

Does what it's supposed to

After reading some reviews (people could not fit their cables into the sleeve) I thought it was better to buy the larger techflex 1-1/4 clean cut sleeve to cover my 5 speaker wires (14 gauge each). As it turns out this is way to big. I tried to find something in my kitchen that we all might have and be able to use as a reference. A ketchup bottle was too big but my spice rack had exactly what I was looking for. As you can see this 1-1/4 sleeve expands wide enough to fit a a McCormick spice jar. I could probably fit over a dozen speaker wires through this sleeve and it does not close tighter than 1-1/4 inch... go figure.More bad advice from reviewers, they say cut the sleeve prior to putting it on your cables, don’t do that. I cut the sleeve and now I know I can’t return it. Put it over your cables first, make sure you have the correct size and length before making any cuts.Not only did I just waste $25, because honestly when will I ever need such a wide sleeve. But this sets my home project back until next week when the correct sleeve size shows up.I know this is 100% my mistake but am still hoping Techflex reads my review, and maybe helps offset the cost. I do like the product a lot, but definitely did not need to spend $50 just to hide 2.5 feet of white speaker cable. There should be a better description of this product, and include some pictures showing how it stretches. I really thought 1-1/4 was the max width and I could pull it tighter not the other way around.

Ignore all the negative reviews complaining that you lose half your length after you run your cables inside. These folks don't know how to buy the right size. The sheathing expands so you can get the bulkier ends of the cables through, not so you can cram too many cables inside because you're too cheap to buy a bigger size. If you expand this as large as it will go, of course you're going to lose some length. At any rate, I love this stuff. I bought it to run effects patch cables and AC power from my amp to my pedal board, and it works great. Not more spaghetti monster at every show. It easily holds 4 instrument cables and an AC extension cord (which the end fit through just fine). Once I cut it, I hit the end with a soldering iron quick, and it's good to go. I will definitely be buying more of this stuff to tame cables.

The biggest things I put through this 1-inch size was a regular US 120V 3-prong power cord, plus a VGA cable. I staggered those two ends a couple inches apart and didn't have any problem inching them through a few foot run between PC and wall. It looks way nicer than zip-tied cables! Plan ahead and don't forget the USB webcam or Audio wire or whatever. I didn't need VGA but I put one through just so I'd never have to take it apart later, and if I want to remove it I'll just cut off an end rather than un-stretch it.You have to push, not pull, like a "Chinese Finger Puzzle" toy. The more diameter of cables you end up having inside this, the less it will stretch out so you have to guesstimate a little before you decide how long to cut it so you can stuff your cables, or else you could just feed your wire most of the way before cutting and then cut it once most of the cable is pushed through. The stock end where it was melted had to be stretched open, and once the cables are in it I don't see how you could really melt the ends again safely, so if I wanted really clean ends I would add some heat shrink rather than trying to melt this directly.