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Raz Smith
Metal Corner Brackets

You just finished building your new Metal Corner Brackets gaming rig and it looks awesome, but there's one big problem. The cables are boring. Sure, Keyboards come with generic sleep cables these days and the majority of power supplies have moved on from ketchup and mustard to black. But where's the personality in that? How do you set your build apart from the rest of it there? Well, don't worry. Custom sleeve cables aren't for diehard enthusiasts anymore. And with a bit of know-how you can make your own, just be careful because we're not taking any responsibility If you accidentally fry your board, you just spent a couple of hundred dollars on it. But don't worry, right? It's going to be fine.

The G. SKILL Trident Z Royal elite series represents peak DDR for performance and is designed with a beautiful crystalline pattern across its polished aluminium heat spreader. Get yours today using the link below. (Theme song) - So, it's one hell of a first-world problem. But right now I'm stuck using this super long cable to plug my phone into my car. And it looks awful. Not only is it plain, but the access gets tangled up and I can't really close the chummy and it's just gross. So let's fix that. Typically, if you only need a single cable, you're probably better off ordering something from a custom site. But if you like DIY and like to have it your own way or building an entire set, then building your own cable is a great way to go. 

If I'm honest, I've never done this before. The script says it's easy enough. You just add some para cord and some Sutter points. Right? - [Brackets] Yeah. Technically. - So. Are we just doing it? - [Brackets] Yeah. - Oh, sick. We're making a USB cable. It's you know, your standard electrical tools, soldering iron carbon filter, wire, strippers, and cutters, a heat gun and some wood or metal dowel. We'll explain those last two later. We've also got a pair of helping hands to help keep things in place as well as, well... the script says standard lighter. Ours didn't have fuel. So this is what we've got. for materials we've got some USB 2.0 cable para cord sleeving, USBC connectors, and their housing's. 


USBA connectors and also their housings. So you always  Metal Corner Brackets need this stuff over here, but for personalization, you can go for just about any color of para cord. Heat shrink and tech flags. This nifty purple one right here is what I chose because I like it. But the options really are pretty much endless. We've got a few examples here today, but there are dozens, if not hundreds of different patterns available online, we'll decide on the heat shrink color and whether or not I want to add any tech flex later on. There are a few things to know when ordering your supplies, primarily the size of everything. You can find thinner USB cable, which makes for an easier time sleeving, but you have to make sure that you have the right size and shrink ratio for your shrink wrap.

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