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idsane:
I like the ribbon cable idea. What is the gauge of that? Can I crimp connectors on?
BobA:
Crimping on small gauge wire can be helped by doubling or tripling the wire on itself and twisting after stripping the end to give the crimp a better grip.
Benevolance:
Anyone have good suggestions on how to strip the cat 5 cables easily? I found that the wires were a little too thin for my regular wire strippers to work easily.
BobA:
They make wire strippers that specifically do smaller gauges. I have a Klein Tools 11047 stripper that I got a Home Depot. It does 22 to 30 gauge.
bobotech:
I use a Zippo lighter.  I just light the lighter and heat the ends of the wire and grab it with my fingernails and pull off. 
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