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COILING DOWN
ACABLE
Knowing how to coil down a
cable properly is important in
order to avoid its becoming a
mass of knots and tangles.
which would make the rope
useless when needed.
How to coil the cable
First of all, follow the
direction of the lay of the rope
(1). Form the turns of the coil
using the wrist (2), laying
them in a clockwise direction
and taking care to keep them
all the same length (3).
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