{"id":7333,"date":"2005-05-25T23:28:00","date_gmt":"2005-05-26T03:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2005\/05\/25\/7333\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T11:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:33:12","slug":"7333","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2005\/05\/25\/7333\/","title":{"rendered":"!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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…so while talking to tonight, it somehow came up that I had made floggers \/ whips out of both network and IDE cable while working at various jobs in the past. Typically they were made simply by bundling the cables (or strands thereof as in the case of the IDE cable) into whatever handle was handy, be it a pen tube or a plastic test tube.<\/p>\n

Well, for some reason I decided to make another, and proper, CAT5-based flogger. So, thanks to some boredom and a random burst of creativity, an hour and twenty minutes later I had it done.<\/p>\n

Thirteen tails, each twenty inches long, comprised of six grey pieces of CAT5e, and seven of blue CAT5. In order to make them softer, more flexible, and lighter they have had the conductors removed. They are bundled together inside the handle with three large cable ties and friction-fitted into a six-inch metal (aluminum, I believe) handle. A blue \/ blue & white conductor pair from inside the cables is wrapped on the ends of the handle for finishing. The strands were straightened to eliminate the curling typically found in network cable.<\/p>\n

In the end it turns out to be rather solid, with the strands having a texture like that of tanned leather. The strands are very solidly seated into the handle and will withstand a decent tug. It can also be swung with all the force I can exert and nothing budges.<\/p>\n

In order to see the other pictures of the completed assembly, either click the photo above or take these links:<\/p>\n

· Flogger with measuring tape showing it’s length.<\/a>
\n· Detail of the handle and wire wrapping.<\/a>
\n· Detail of the strands of cable.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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