Kits for classes · the course in a box

Build your first cable. Test it. Send it in.

Every kit matches the free Cable Bench Guide and the Academy lessons: same connectors, same pinout card, same steps on video. Teachers get a unit that ends with a tested cable and a certificate. Schools buy it on a PO.

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Neutrik connectors and cable coils laid out on the bench
Product photoStarter Cable Kit · flat-lay of contents on the bench
One student · one cable

Starter Cable Kit

  • 2 Neutrik XLR connectors (male + female)
  • 10 ft Canare star-quad mic cable
  • Heat shrink in 3 colors
  • Pinout card and "boot first" sticker
  • The 5-page Cable Bench Guide, printed
  • QR to the Academy lesson for each step

Finish it, test it, scan the QR, get the certificate.

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Product photoClass Cable Kit · flat-lay of contents on the bench
PO-friendlyTen stations · one unit

Class Cable Kit

  • 10 × Starter contents
  • 2 spare connector pairs (someone will ruin one)
  • Cable tester: XLR, TRS, RCA, SpeakON
  • 100 ft spool of star-quad
  • Lesson plan from "Teach cable building in your classroom"
  • 10 Academy seats
  • Safety sheet: iron temps, ventilation, supervision, red-zone list

Purchase orders welcome. Catalog item PB-KIT-CLASS-10 on the vendor packet.

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Product photoBench Kit · flat-lay of contents on the bench
QuotedStart a program · one bench

Bench Kit

  • Temperature-controlled iron, chisel tip, stand, brass wool
  • Flush cutters, strippers, helping hands
  • Fume fan and 2 pairs of safety glasses
  • Multimeter and cable tester
  • Lead-free solder, rosin flux, heat shrink
  • Parts-bin layout from "Run an efficient repair workbench"
  • Course seat for the teacher
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Send your first one in

Every Starter and Class kit includes a prepaid card: mail us the first cable a student builds. We test it on the bench, write a Bench Report with the student's name on it, and send it back. Ten minutes for us; a report on the classroom wall for them.

What a Bench Report looks like

Refills and spares

ItemContents
Refill packLead-free solder, shrink in 3 colors, 4 connector pairsAsk for a price
Connector 10-pack5 male + 5 female Neutrik XLRAsk for a price
Leaded solder option63/37 with the wash-your-hands note printed on the bagAsk for a price

Lead-free by default for schools. Neutrik connectors only; a kit that fails the wiggle test undercuts everything else we say.

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Teachers: the lesson plan is free even without the kit.

"Teach cable building in your classroom" in the Academy has the supervision checklist, the safety talk, and the rubric.

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