AWK-1A American Wire Kaddy - Wire Dispenser / Caddy
The AWK-1A is the best-selling, most economical, longest-lasting wire dispenser (wire caddy) and payoff stand ever made. It features a handle wire guide that prevents your wire from unspooling.
American Wire Kaddy- Wire dispenser for electricians
- Great for dispensing THHN wire and any wire on a 7” spool.
- 5⁄8 diameter yellow zinc solid steel axle
- Powder-coated steel frame
- Overall dimensions: 7” x 26” x 7” Tall
- Manufacturing wire caddies for over 41 years
- Also called cable dispensers, wire kaddys, electrical wire caddys
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American Wire Kaddy Testimonials
“Thank you for providing the American Wire Caddy Model AWK-1A and AWK-10A wire dispersers for review. I have been using the "original" for over 35 years working as an electrician in the Chicagoland area. Hands down this is the best wire caddy on the market for the following reasons.
Lightest, strongest, most compact, efficient way to dispense wire. Competing products are much heavier, bulkier, and weaker.
Your wire caddy lasted 35 years and is still being used by one of our crews. It has been thrown into vans daily, stepped on, abused, and bent by accidents; at one point even welded back together because my guys don't want anything else.
Tom- thank you for believing in your design, a timeless example of form follows function. Simple, bulletproof, and elegant. You have made my job and many tradesmen's jobs so much easier.
So excited to find this design, it is truly superior to anything else available today. Thank you TMC. You are the heart of this nation. America needs more hard working, honest people and products like yours."
- Bart Witowski - Wito Electric Engineering Inc (Chicago, IL)
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American Wire Kaddy FAQs
Where is the AWK-1A THHN wire dispenser made?
The AWK-1A is made completely in the USA, in the state of Indiana.
When was the AWK-1A originally created?
The AWK-1A was made in 1980 by Tom Tomlinson while attempting to wire a lighted sign for his neighbor who owned a sign company.
What will the AWK-1A hold?
The AWK-1A will hold:
- 5 spools of THHN 12 or 14 gage wire
- or 2 spools of 10 gage wire
What makes the AWK-1A a superior wire dispenser?
The AWK-1A is a superior wire caddy because of the patented wire guide that functions as a "brake" to keep wire from unspooling. It is the first portable, hand-held wire dispenser made.
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