I bought a couple of these to use for cable storage. I made a small hole in the side of the reel to hold the ends of XLR cables, then put 5 or 6 cables on the reel & wind away. Now at the end of the gig, I can get 10 to 12 cables packed up in about a minute rather than 10 minutes to individually coil & Velcro tie each one. Perfect, sturdy construction.