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Where do you guys get your wire?
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Sylentwulf:
Just put Lilwolf's reply next to Sylentwulf's name. I'd have said the exact same thing, must be the screennames... (In fact, I JUST got that 10 colors 10' thing in a package I got from him yesterday :)
Sephroth57:
i ordered the 10 colors package from him also. its pretty good wire and hard to find so many colors in stores around here
crsdawg:
i'd just like to mention that cat5 does come in stranded which will not have the breaking problem that the solid core does.  1000 ft spindles can be had for around $40 and also gives the ability to create custom network cable when nessecary. this amount of wire should be a liftime supply for most.

also i've used solid core cat5 several times with no  problems(example-here). the trick is to solder your connections. not for everybody i realize, but it works for me. i used this type of cable since i have a large amount left over from when i wired the house.

another option for the cheap bast@rd would be long parallel port or cintronnics type cable(i find these at suplus computer stores all the time for a buck). they  contain large amounts of thin color coded wire that can be salvaged and the connectors can be used for detachable panels.
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