In this tutorial we are going to be able to do three things:   Make neat servo installations. Lock servo connections securely. Lock connections into our receiver. Each image can be enlarged by clicking on them First of all we are going to need some tools. From left to right they are as follows: Small cable tie bases. Lacing cord. Pair of side cutters. A toothpick. In this example we have three servo cables that need  tying together. Cut a piece of lacing cord to about 20cm. As you gain more experience you can use less. Wrap it round the cables as shown on the picture. Now feed the part of the lacing cord pointing up and pointing down until it looks like the picture on the left. Now pull the ends as shown by the arrows. As you pull, bunch the two loops together so you will end up with a nice tidy knot. You will notice once you let go of the lacing cord the knot wont loosen. This makes the ideal knot. You can pull it quite firmly if need be! To secure the knot all we have to do is one final knot as seen. Basically left over right and under, then pull tight. All that remains is that to trim off the excess. Leave a couple of millimetres either side and your done! Here is an example of what it will look like. The space between knots is totally up to you. Like with any knot you can use this to tie to a airframe for example. Now for the second part of this tutorial. The picture opposite is a typical servo connection. I've used red simply because black on black will not show too clear. As with the cables do the initial loop but this time feed the cord in between the wires as seen. A close up picture can be shown on the right. Using the cable tidy example after you do what looks like the double loop, DO NOT pull or the picture on the left will show what will happen. To get round this you will have to make it tight by feeding it tight. A good example is like lacing a new pair of shoes. The picture on the right shows the end result. As before to finish off do the final knot (left over right and under, then pull). Then trim any excess to leave a couple of millimetres either side and now your connection is locked securely. How strong is it? Well the picture on the right shows it supporting a Raptor 30 V1 (minus radio gear). It's probably caused more electrical stress than mechanical! Now for the third and last part of this tutorial. The picture opposite is a typical receiver with some leads plugged in. Now stick the small cable tie bases on either side of the receiver. Cut a piece of lacing cord to the length of six times the width of the receiver and feed it through the base as seen on the picture. Then pull it tight! Make sure the two free ends of the lacing cord are of equal lengths. This step is very tricky and may some require some patience. Working on each side of the centre wire at a time. Insert the toothpick all the way through. This will clear a channel which will make feeding the lacing cord easier. Do this for both sides until to get something the picture on the right. Now feed it through on the other side until you get something like the picture shown on the left. Again this bit is very tricky. A small screwdriver may help making the holes slightly bigger. Once you have managed to do this then pull it tight! To finish off and to secure it. We will use a reef knot. 1. Left over right and under (left picture). 2. Right over left and under (right picture).   All that is left is to trim the ends (a couple of millimetres either side).   And that's it! All done! Now you can do neat installations and lock all your connections. If you have any questions or queries then please feel free to email me at ash@ashtekelectronics.com Happy Lacing!