Need Advice On Securing Speaker Wire

are you talking about the old antenna style flat two wire cable with a web between the wires?----if so then you can just turn your stapler sideways and staple in between the two wires in the web---or just use small screws in that section whatever intervals needed---if yours is not this type cable, then just switch to this style because it is inexpensive and easy to secure--I have lots of this style and it works very good for large speakers------Dave
 
I would use T25 staples. And you would need the special gun for them. I have been using this kind of staple T18 & T25 to fasten wire for decades, works great. It takes some practice. You can easily staple the wire if you are not paying attention:mad:…Good Luck, Dave.
 
For 30 or so clips, why don't you just make them? It would be rather easy to do; get a piece of 3/8" x 5/8" Delrin or HDPE and mill a slot. Drill some holes for the nails, and slice . It's the HM way!

Bob
 
Is there a ceiling in the garage? If so run your wire up through it and over the rafters to where your speaker is than back down to the speaker. Probably save some length off that run too.
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If the slot is too wide, angle it to the wire just a bit to take up any slop. I've done it in the past and it allowed me to keep the wire somewhat taught too. It looked good in the end, nice an straight.
 
Drawing pins, sorry, Thumb Tacks through the middle of the cable between the conductors. If you are worried about shorts, split cable with sharp utility knife just where tacks penetrate. Or use small conduit.
John.
 
Well, I ended up using two different types of wire "clamps" or "staples"or whatever you want to call them. And that's only because I couldn't find anything exactly right for the 14 gauge wire size. I used 1/8" bell wire staples for the single run and I used 1/4" plastic, single-nail, coaxial clamps for the doubled-up run of wire. The 1/8" staples just didn't have enough barb left for good penetration into the wood on the doubled-up run of wire. I had to grind a little plastic off the bottom of each coax clamp to get it to hold the wire firmly enough. I made up a couple small jigs to run along the wood and help locate each clamp and staple so the spacing would be even. The wire is now in a nice straight line. Gardner Bender does make that Boss stapler that shoots those insulated staples. The 5/16" blue ones fit my wire nicely, but the depth of the insulator only accommodates a single run of wire and the stapler itself was over $36. I couldn't justify that. I ended up installing 104 staples and clamps, spaced about every 8 inches for the 100 feet of speaker wire. I couldn't really hold the darn staples, so I had to grasp every one with needle-nose pliers and then hammer them in place. Moving on to the next step of the workshop remodel. At least now I can get my lawnmowers, snow blowers, tiller, motorcycle and other crap back up against the wall and out of my way. Still need to do the electric runs and drops and I have two new garage doors waiting to be installed, too, that are in my way and taking up a lot of floor space. If you don't see me on here very much in the coming weeks, that's why. Thanks again for everyone's advice.
 
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