My other half likes to make things out of paracord which is a good thing as it means i get various items made for me whilst she is tinkering, however we are looking for some "micro" paracord for some smaller projects we did find http://www.survivaldepot.co.uk/product/micro_paracord but it is out of stock........ anyone know where i can get a simular item?
"Micro" paracord
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Would tarred nylon twine do? 1.5 or 2 mm iirc recently bought some from bushcraft store (no affiliation)
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I've been looking for Type 1 paracord for ages, with no luck. I used to get it from 5 star cord, but they seem to have disappeared (or at least gone overseas). I'll be interested to know if you find a good source.
l we have a ca. 2 mm braided nylon line from all hardware stores called "mason line" about 50 lb (20Kilo) BS used for marking straight lines on building sites and can be white, black or (god help us) dayglo orange or lime green. really inexpensive and very useful. I use it or tarp guy lines amongst other uses. I'm sure similar string must be available in the UK. We also have in sports/fishing tackle stores "bank line, which is PET (Dacron or terylene), plaited line of various breaking strains. PET, unlike nylon, does not stretch, so this is good for whippings holding e.g. rods/sticks together for simple structures. Not sure what that would be named in the UK as "bank lines" are IIRC illegal.
Still available from their ebay.com store and shipping to the uk, however some colours are not available. There is also a another US seller called robbys store, very close in price to 5starcord selling 275Lb cord, although I havent made a purchase from them before.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-Parac...t=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item74716b5c85
and
http://www.shoprobbys.com/275-Tactical-332-Paracord-100ft_p_228.html
found this............. http://www.ptwinchester.co.uk/Cord/99/BraidedNylonpara.html
and / or
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Braided-N...or-15m-of-1-5mm-Various-Colours-/190721773115
and / or
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Braided-N...or-15m-of-1-5mm-Various-Colours-/190721773115
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Not sure its the same stuff. The line PDA1 is referring to is much thicker- more like string? braid in the USA is the same as in the UK and unless in a very high breaking strain, is very fine in diameter, good for small jobs, but too fine and harsh on the fingers for much else
Braid could work for some purposes though, albeit an expensive option! This is Mason's line
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Marshall...-Mason-s-Line-ML339-HD/100318177#.UdR3HtDD--I
This is bank line
http://compare.ebay.com/like/251275339504?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar
The ClasOhlson stuff linked below looks to be just the job
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Marshall...-Mason-s-Line-ML339-HD/100318177#.UdR3HtDD--I
This is bank line
http://compare.ebay.com/like/251275339504?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar
The ClasOhlson stuff linked below looks to be just the job
Yeah, we get Mason line over here, the better stringlines I've used have been made in the US as a matter of fact.
I have a hellishly pink one at the moment, its great cos nobody steals a pink line on site.
In germany
http://tacticaltrim.de/Paracord-Typ-I-Accessory-Cord_1
Also Chatham sells some of English Braids cordage
http://www.master-ropemakers.co.uk/english-braids-c-138_177.html
http://tacticaltrim.de/Paracord-Typ-I-Accessory-Cord_1
Also Chatham sells some of English Braids cordage
http://www.master-ropemakers.co.uk/english-braids-c-138_177.html
What about zing-it, it's an arborist throw line made from dyneema. I think it comes I'm 1.75mm to 2.2mm. Pretty strong stuff
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http://www.bestglide.com/milspec_paracord_type_1a.html
Type 1 paracord. Pretty sure that they will ship to the UK as well.
Type 1 paracord. Pretty sure that they will ship to the UK as well.
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