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Originally Posted by GeeTwo
If you don't have a lathe, you could probably lag the spool with some epoxy and plastic wrap. Spread a relatively thin (about 1/4 the thickness of your cable) layer of epoxy around the core of the spool, wrap this in plastic wrap, then firmly wind the cable around the plastic wrap in a single layer to shape the epoxy. Remove the cable and (if you can) the plastic, and let the epoxy set. Note that I have not actually done this, so expect to have to experiment a bit.
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Could get cable drum meant to go on to the end of a garage door torsion spring shaft. They are already "lagged" and probably a whole heck of a lot easier to acquire than create. A 4" diameter drum that will hold 8' of 1/8" cable is under $18/pair in a real quick search.