making network cables

Got some gear in and needed custom length network cables, since i hadnt made any cables for over a decade i had to get new reel, plugs, pliers etc.

On to making cables, i recalled it being super simple, but somehow after hours i had 0 working cables - WTF?! always some issues.

I recall it being so easy that i made my first cables even without checking up how to make them, and on first attempt for a long run. Wierd, when did it become this hard?

For a while, i used way too long cables, but then i checked out youtube that i better make good cables and stumbled upon this funny tek syndicate tutorial video: