Abstract: What is disclosed is an improvement in a braiding assembly having a structural framework and a main rotating braider deck carrying a plurality of bobbins, each having a plurality of spools from which cable is pulled at the desired tension for being braided into a master cable for being wound into respective layers in the hose or the like. The improvement comprises respective bushings and nuts non-rotatably supported on the shafts of the bobbins, the bushings have respective radially protruding bases, or flanges, against which the nuts can tighten respective pairs of adjustably loadable bearings for providing the requisite accurate rotation and adjustable tension for the respective cables.