Abstract: The apparatus for making a cable by roebling individual rectangular cross-sectioned strands includes two pressing elements, each of the pressing elements extending in a direction (y-axis) perpendicular to the conveying direction (z-direction), engaging different stacks from the top side and bottom side of the cable respectively and being displaceable in opposite directions in a timed reciprocating manner to move stacks toward each other; two nonrotatable pushing members, each of which being mounted on opposite lateral sides of the cable, being structured and positioned to be moveable in another direction (x-axis) perpendicular to and across the conveying direction (z-axis) to displace respective individual strands to adjacent stacks and to simultaneously bend them; a nonrotatable counterabutment member spaced along the conveying direction from each of said pushing members and being mounted to be moveable oppositely to the pushing member associated therewith; a device for adjusting, prior to roebling, a spacin