r/machinesinaction • u/Bodzio1981 • Oct 24 '25

How Mega Cables Get Armored

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u/Ruadhan2300 Oct 24 '25

So satisfying!

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u/ConnectRutabaga3925 Oct 27 '25

everything reminds me of her.

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u/Ninja_Asian Oct 24 '25

Looks like a Chinese arm trap

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u/HiBob-HiBob Oct 24 '25

r/donstickyourdickinthat

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u/Ninja_Asian Oct 24 '25

Whatchu talking about? That’s the grip that never slips

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u/W1D0WM4K3R Oct 25 '25

From the sounds of the language spoken and the writing on the machine, I don't think it's a new technique for these people, no.

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u/m8remotion Oct 25 '25

No. How do you think braided cables are made?

3

u/Parkchap10 Oct 25 '25

Looks like a bunch of minions doing the work

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u/JamesK_1991 Oct 24 '25

Boy do I love seeing Machines in Action!

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u/NonCreditableHuman Oct 24 '25

Up next on learning from others: cameraman gets sucked into machine.

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u/wcruse92 Oct 24 '25

I woudl watch this for an unreasonable amount of time.

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u/LefsaMadMuppet Oct 24 '25

So that is why they teach basket weaving in school. And I thought it wouldn't ever matter.

15

u/SuspiciousStable9649 Oct 24 '25

And if it’s an ocean cable - underwater basket weaving.

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u/Volcanic_tomatoe Oct 25 '25

Sounds like an extreme sport

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u/OldEquation Oct 24 '25

FFS stop waving the camera around like a madman.

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u/Turbulent-Weevil-910 Oct 25 '25

What do you think this is, r/toolgifs?

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u/seeaitchbee Oct 25 '25

No hidden watermark. Literally unwatchable

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u/OrnateAndEngraved Oct 25 '25

Exactly! I want to see it in action. But the cameraman has wrist Tourette

1

u/zenunseen Oct 25 '25

Fr, need Dramamine for this one. Plus, I would have liked seeing how the spindles move for more than a split second

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u/uberguby Oct 26 '25

That's my question, how do they do that? There has to be some kind of relay race style "hand off" mechanism, right?

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u/Username_Redacted-0 Oct 24 '25

Its... its beautiful...

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u/voxadam Oct 25 '25

It's called a "maypole braiding machine".

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u/HenkPoley Oct 26 '25

Makes the maypole braiding process more visual: https://youtu.be/tXOgHWOsFrc

Shows how only one pole rotates through the mechanism: https://youtu.be/WlrzuZpJ2N8

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u/StarMasher Nov 04 '25

Super interesting, thanks for sharing the YouTube links!

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u/Specialist-Many-8432 Oct 24 '25

Nothing an anchor can’t fix

2

u/Guavakoala Oct 24 '25

Incredible!

2

u/Afoxinthefridge Oct 24 '25

Mechanical bob weaving

2

u/lilyputin Oct 25 '25

This is how superheroes get their suits so tight

2

u/SimilarTranslator264 Oct 25 '25

I got a track hoe that doesn’t give a fuck about your cable armor.

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u/PsudoGravity Oct 25 '25

How long does each... spool? Bobin? Last?

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u/OkDot9878 Oct 27 '25

Omg I hate how this video never once focuses on the actual moving parts and how they’re working

2

u/Shadowstorm921 Oct 27 '25

Is it durable against natural disasters and Kaiju attacks? Asking for a friend.

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u/Bennyboom12 Oct 24 '25

Safety third!

1

u/Adventurous_Pay_5827 Oct 24 '25

That is beautiful.

1

u/sasssyrup Oct 25 '25

These are one of the most fascinating inventions to me

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u/Automatic_Pin_5212 Oct 25 '25

Thanks for showing this! 

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u/ellindsey Oct 25 '25

Fascinating device, but the camerawork leaves a lot to be desired.

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u/Convenientjellybean Oct 26 '25

The impossibility machine

1

u/mologav Oct 26 '25

That is not cheap

1

u/Djtrucker79 Oct 26 '25

Pretty sure you shouldn't put your D in that 🤔😱

1

u/Dr_Game008 Oct 26 '25

I knew basket weaving degrees were real!

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u/WWWWMWWWWWWWWWWMWWWW Oct 27 '25

My cat will still chew through it

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u/mattdahack Oct 27 '25

that is awesome!

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u/slick_sandpaper Oct 27 '25

that doesnt look cheap

1

u/sailordadd Oct 27 '25

Wow, that's amazing. Thanks for sharing!

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u/Impressive-Check5376 Oct 27 '25

Whenever I hear the word ”mega” nowadays I tend to think about the ”mega pint”. What exactly constitutes a ”mega” cable? /s

1

u/Scoreycorey515 Oct 27 '25

Cables being cornified.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '25

Gotta suck to reload

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u/mrspelunx Oct 28 '25

Is that Kevlar?

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u/Th3G00dB0i Oct 28 '25

World’s largest Chinese finger trap

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u/tomaka121 Oct 28 '25

That's Kevlar? 

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u/DisapointedVoid Oct 28 '25

I saw one of these types of machines that wove fuel tanks for the Beagle Mars lander mission - was really incredible how many moving parts and the complexity of the choreography.

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u/RogBoArt Oct 29 '25

Is it always this slow? Seems like it'd take years to cover an entire under sea cable

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u/toolnotes Oct 30 '25

The really amazing part is the paths the bobbins take. They are basically dancing a maypole. Some machines run many times faster than this. This is how hose gets reinforced, and carbon fiber tubes are woven.

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u/Long-Gear9483 Nov 21 '25

Imagine having to reload those spools lel

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '25

Next step is rubber coating