Good place to buy bulk cable?

[kevbeck122]

Are there any local places to buy bulk cable?  If not, where's the best place to buy online?  I'm mainly looking for solid cat6 and coax to run through walls.

[RLJSlick]

Try these guys, they are locally own, and we have bought from them at work:
http://www.wcwc.com/053818/index.html

[Ralph Kramden]

I'm not sure about the Cat 6, but you can get the coax at Home Depot.

[Tom Snyder]

I got my bulk coax and Cat 6 at Home Depot

[TPK]

Are there any local places to buy bulk cable?  If not, where's the best place to buy online?  I'm mainly looking for solid cat6 and coax to run through walls.

A while back I bought some stuff (cable, crimping tools, etc..) from MarMax (I think they are in or near Racine)....  I went to their store directly (did not have it shipped)....

http://www.marmaxdistribution.com/

[mhz40]

Marmax around 51st & Rawson.  Cable, fittings, GOOD prep tools (not pliars!!).

[Talos4]

Home Depot for me.

No one has come up with a good reason not too!

[mhz40]

Foil shield with 80% braid or I'm not buying it...

[kevbeck122]

Thanks for all the suggestions.  I guess I'll check Home Depot first since it's closest.

[TPK]

Foil shield with 80% braid or I'm not buying it...

Im curious, would you suggest (or insist on) quad shield or no??

I think most cable installers stay away from quad shield, or at least thats what I was told, but is that because the quad shield really doesnt help much or is it simply because its so much more difficult  to terminate??  What tools would you use to terminate coax cable (quad shield or no)?

I cannot deal with putting the ends on the quad shield, but perhaps thats because I dont have the right tools...

[mhz40]

Im curious, would you suggest (or insist on) quad shield or no??

I think most cable installers stay away from quad shield, or at least thats what I was told, but is that because the quad shield really doesnt help much or is it simply because its so much more difficult  to terminate??  What tools would you use to terminate coax cable (quad shield or no)?

I cannot deal with putting the ends on the quad shield, but perhaps thats because I dont have the right tools...

Yeah, quad is tough to work with.  A nut driver is almost a requirement to push the fittings on.  I'd avoid it.  You don't get much more bang for your buck and besides the termination issue, is pretty tough to work with because of the extra bulk.

Just go with foil shield and a braid as dense as you can find --- or your budget will allow.  Before I'd go quad shield, I'd move to RG6 --- but DONT connect it directly to your gear... use a RG59 jumper.  The RG6 stinger can permanently stress out the inside of the F connector on consumer hardware, which not easily replaced.