Abstract: A device for making a wire strand with changing twist direction (SZ-stranding) from individual wires, includes a fixed guide (1) provided with bores for receiving the individual wires and a plurality of spaced apart storing disks (4) capable of being driven in changing directions and also having bores for receiving the individual wires to be stranded, and a laying disk (6) capable of being driven via drive disks (7) and transmission members (9), with a drive (8) common to at least a portion of the drive disks (7) being provided, wherein between the drive (8) and the drive disks (7) there is disposed a torsionally elastic shaft (15) having an arbitrary cross-section.