Free Cable Management Solution

[Spony]

So first things first it is not clickbait and secondly I do not have a cable management solution to offer you for free or otherwise. What I do have is a question. I work in a content creation company that has hundreds of various power cords, vga, rgb, hdmi, dvi you name it kind of cables. Honestly I am sick of the cables tangling and having a hard time finding the right cable easily in our equipment area. I was wondering if anyone has a method for large form storage that is both convient from 1-3ft long cables all the way up to 20+ ft long cables and offers some semblance of organization for size and or function. Keep in mind that any solution has to be variable enough that a cord can be grabbed and used without having to deal with cutting zip ties or similar restraining methods. We use any given cord often enough to keep them available but not to often that they are at our desks or in our field equipment.

[Crunchy Dragon]

Twist ties

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Twist ties

some heathens will say zip ties but they are foolish mortals

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

some heathens will say zip ties but they are foolish mortals

*Tweezers

[Spony]

I was thinking something that can not only keep them apart but also contained. For instance I have found the toilet paper roll method for small cables but then you must also consider the larger scale cables and you could technically move to paper towel rolls or various tube shapes but I am looking for something that looks professional and can be used for organization.

[Crunchy Dragon]

10 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

some heathens will say zip ties but they are foolish mortals

OP said they didn't want to deal with cutting zip ties, that was the next best option.

I could go even more budget and say paperclips, given it is an office setting.

 

Velcro would also be a good option.

[Alex Atkin UK]

4 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

OP said they didn't want to deal with cutting zip ties, that was the next best option.

I could go even more budget and say paperclips, given it is an office setting.

 

Velcro would also be a good option.

I'm a big fan of velcro myself, looks neater than twist ties IMO and they last longer if you have to constantly untie them, plus no risk of them cutting into the cable sheathing if you over-tighten.