"Best" cable elevators?

Tim is right on, I have done the same thing at a fraction of the Mapleshade price. The only differnce between our teepee's is I used a ball between the three legs to build a common size. While the legs of the teepee were held securely I used wood glue to bond them together.
I use these tepee's to hold up my five meter pair of ICs too. They have worked very well but the initial setup can be tedious if you have heavier cables. My new Purist Museaus speaker cable is very heavy and give the stands a run for their money.
If I had it to do over again I would try using a short (1") section of shrink wrap placed over the form. It is easy to use and the small cup could help hold more glue where it is needed.
Good luck, and remember if you try it, this is a cheap tweek so don't get dicouraged if a couple of the tepee's break. Have fun!

I'm using a set of ceramic coffee cups and spark plug wire separators. On one side, I have a power cord running through the handles of the cups to keep it off the floor and away from the speaker cables. Cheap and effective.

jd

A suggestion for the tying of teepees. use small zip-ties.
You can glue the sticks and ziptie them easy. Pull the ziptie with a plier and cut off the end. works good!
(the ball measuring system sounds like a good idea too)
If your cables are not too heavy, use round toothpicks for sticks

Terra Cotta flower pots work fine at well under a dollar each.....

Another solution is to use a four inch PVC pipe. Use a hole saw to drill the holes of the desired diameter in the PVC. These will need to be 75% larger than large enough to hold whichever cables you are going to be lifting. Drill the holes at a distance twice the desired height of the elevator. Next, cut the lengths needed at half way through the drilled holes and half between the distance of the holes. You will end up with elevators of your desired height with small (or large) troughs (sp?) in them. Work as well as anything else I've tried. Can be painted if desired. Best Regards.