Bank line

[Amon81]

Thanks for that link Yakman65, I'll be buying a couple of rolls from them of hemp and the spun stuff.

I'm not sure it's like the bankline, but its for netting so it should be good stuff.

Also on page one "Seine Twine" was mentioned, after a bit of googling:

http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wc...ay?langId=110&storeId=10151&partNumber=130073

£5 for a roll I think I'll have to pop in my local one and pick up a roll.

 

[shaggystu]

Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I thought that this might be of interest to some people

http://stuartsgettingthereslowly.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/cordage.html

Cheers

Stuart

 

[ged]

Good link Stu, but I have to take issue with the comment in there about abrasion resistance.

Any cordage with a braided outer like paracord is likely to suffer badly from abrasion. And nylon isn't generally good for abrasion resistance (polyester is a lot better). So cord with a braided nylon outer is likely to be especially bad.

The main thing I like about nylon is that it's strong for its weight and it stretches more than many other materials.

A while back I bought a few packs of parachute cords salvaged from scrap parachutes. It comes in short lengths of course, as it was used on the 'chutes. I really like that you don't have to agonize about cutting it.

 

[shaggystu]

Good link Stu, but I have to take issue with the comment in there about abrasion resistance.

Any cordage with a braided outer like paracord is likely to suffer badly from abrasion. And nylon isn't generally good for abrasion resistance (polyester is a lot better). So cord with a braided nylon outer is likely to be especially bad.

The main thing I like about nylon is that it's strong for its weight and it stretches more than many other materials.

A while back I bought a few packs of parachute cords salvaged from scrap parachutes. It comes in short lengths of course, as it was used on the 'chutes. I really like that you don't have to agonize about cutting it.

Thanks for that Ged, I think the point that I was trying to make about abrasion resistance is that "genuine" paracord tends to be better on that front than the cheaper stuff that I generally use, some of the cheap stuff is terrible at dealing with any kind of abrasion.

I like the idea of buying a bag of paracord off-cuts, that sits nicely with my aversion to waste (especially wasting to good string by cutting it up!)

Cheers

Stuart

 

[Big Stu 12]

As far a line/cord goes has anyone else tried kite line, braided or unbraided, From years of flying , I know there are many kypes a line that I have used and have in my stock in the garage, also to stop water ingress and friction/abration, we have used a Slicon Spray as this does not damage the lines and when using twin and quad lie stunt kites, durring stunts, and displays it helps when lines from the kites get twisted together,

 

[maddave]

Here is the stuff... UK supplier too !!

http://www.gaelforcemarine.co.uk/36...ogle&utm_medium=froogle&utm_campaign=pid36215

 

[Joonsy]

waxed polyester whipping twine http://www.marlowropes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=98&Itemid=174 is also very good for a variety of uses, being polyester it retains very little water when wet and does not stretch as much as nylon (unless stretching is a benefit of course), it is ususally 3 ply twisted so is a lot easier to reduce into seperate strands than standard braid. One thing that may be of interest is to remember that ''spun'' twine and standard twine have totally different handling qualities, for instance ''spun polyester'' is used for making table mats etc for restaurants as spun polyester soaks up and retains water (drinks spills) in a similar way to cotton but standard polyester does not retain hardly any water at all, that is why it is used for making table mats plus the fact that polyester is more abrasion resistant than both cotton and nylon. See this link in twines qualities http://www.linenlovers.com/articles/spun-polyester-history.htm