Southwire MH8110 Wire Smart Cable Dispenser, Floor or Stud Mounted

Fantastic. It’s saved time on several jobs already. Works great with NM cable and MC cable. Easily to assemble and pretty strong.

Assembly is fairly simple. Only issue I had was it binding for the first few pulls as i did not have the plastic keeper insert end-cap all the way seated which allowed it to wobble off axis. Once that was squared away I pulled about 1500ft of 12/2, 500ft of 10/3, and another 500ft of 14/2 with ease. Since I was using it on the deck/floor it had a tendency to slide around as the rolls got lighter at the end. I do not think that would be an issue using the optional stud mounting bracket.For those who are unfamiliar with what this actually does: Using this dispenser greatly helps with straightening out the wire as you pull it so that it doesn't curl or kink anywhere along the way. It also helps wire feed so smoothly. It takes the natural curl right out of romex and makes feeding across attics and down walls a breeze.Pros: It's light weight and very easy to use. Spins freely and does it's intended job.Cons: It's light weight - so it might slide around on a slick surface. You "could" drill a hole through the frame and secure it to the decking with a screw, or use a rubber mat of some kind under it for increased grip.I cannot speak to the included stud bracket as I have yet to use it. I used the dispenser for an old-work renovation and most of the walls were already dry walled.Overall it was worth the money to avoid the hassle of pulling wire/cable right out the package or even the inconvenience of building one out of scrap wood and wire as I have done in the past.

I'm an engineer who is building his own barn/house. This thing is awesome!!! Definitely makes wire pulling much easier with one person. I wish I had bought this at the first of my building project vs. half way through. Well worth the $$. There are a few videos online if you look for them. I typically open the 250ft spool of wire in the center and feed from the center so the outer plastic wrap holds everything together.

Handle , works well, and makes the job easier. For the price you can’t go wrong.

I bought this for a slightly different scenario. I needed to unwind brand new pre-made Ethernet, SDI, and XLR cables so I could put them onto cable reels. This product worked great once I got the hang of it. The only change I'd love to see might not work for the intended scenario. The four pieces that connect to the center square tube are a bit too wide, and many of the cables I had were wound a bit too small in the middle. Tapering those side pieces closer to the top would allow smaller rolls of cable to be used on it (see the arrows in my photo). Other than that, this saved me a LOT of time of unwinding cables manually before putting them on reels.

Works great for pulling wires from 250’ wire packs. Makes the job go much faster and without the wires getting hung up when pulling. Used to wire my basement that I am finishing.

Well made, all metal, but still easy to move around on the job site. I'm using this on a 2nd story job, I got it up the ladder easily and its easy to move around on the framing. It works well, unspools with no kinks and snags.

Excellent tool, very versatile and easy to use