Batcable Management

The Batdad Cable Manager

Today's post is a quick, easy, and cheap way to help organize cables around the ol' Batcave.  The Batdad uses only a single orange juice container to accomplish this amazing feat of modern technology.  I think I may have saw this many years ago and now I am subliminally copying it so if you invented this, all kudos go to you.  Buy the orange juice and pour it down the drain or you can drink it if you arent as rich as Master Wayne.  You could also use a milk or any other plastic container.  I like these containers because the plastic is a little more rigid than other alternatives.

The starting point.

 Next cut out a big flat area of the carton as shown below.

Cut out a large area of plastic.

 

Cut out piece and shape to your application.

Now you can clean it up and cut it specifically to the size and shape you want.  Punch as many holes as you need, I go with about 1 inch between holes but they could be closer.  That is what I like about this project is it is totally customizable.  As you can see below, I completely butchered one side because I was using one hole on a 3 hole punch to make the holes and I couldn't really tell how far apart they were.  A single hole punch would be much nicer.  I could probably afford one if I wasn't making secret entranceways and saving up for new Batmobiles but oh well.  It really doesn't matter because the other side will be hidden.  Next cut a small slit from the side to each hole to allow for cable attachment. 

Punch holes poorly, curse at self, turn around and punch holes properly.

Just screw or otherwise attach to the bottom of a table or workspace and there you have it!  I use mine for my home workstation, kind of like a poor man's docking station.  You could also use it behind entertainment centers or desktop PCs to keep things straight. Of course, once everything goes wireless this will all be obsolete, which is why I made this one of my first posts. 

The finished product attached to the underside of the Batbar.

View B with better lighting.