increased dragloads which would have the tendency to break the wires if they were presented to it individually at the same time and as an associated phenomenon this arrangement obviates the necessity of adjusting and monitoring within prescribed limits the tension on the wires individually induced by the spools themselves in operation a spool containing a multiplicity of wires wound parallel thereon is mounted on the cradle 30 as shown in fig1 and 2 with each of the wires from the spool fed through one of the holes in the guide plate 50 if one is used six through the peripheral holes 54 and one through the central hole 52 by this means it is assured that six peripheral wires will overlay a central wire in abutting relationship to each other and substantially entirely overlaying the core wire in the proper geometric configuration for a true concentric 7 wire strand alternative strand configurations e g a 19 wire concentric strand would utilize corresponding changes in the hole configuration of the closure plate and or might be adapted for each hole to accomodate a multiplicity of wires in each thus for example although 7 wire strands 6 over 1 19 wire strands 12 over 6 over 1 and 37 wire strands 18 over 12 over 6 over 1 are traditional 34 true concentric 34 configurations as to which a separate guide plate hole may be used for each wire a 49 wire 7 u00d7 7 34 rope 34 might utilize 7 guide plate holes each accomodating a 7wire concentric strand where seven such 7 wire strands have been wound in parallel on the spool or as noted above and.