Strimmer Line

[_scorpio_]

bought 250ft of it off eBay to use on my crab nets but have encountered a problem, its so damn tough that you can barely tie a knot in it! its also pretty sharp and that could be a problem when pulling it in (tough gloves me thinks).
anyone know of a tough knot that will just get tighter when pulled and will stay on when being pulled very hard? i think i will have to use a metal ring and crush it over it to make it stay, but i thought i would ask you guys incase you have any good ideas.
thanks.

 

[lee2205]

ive found that warming the stuff up with a lighter or boiling water, just enough to make it supple not soft, will help tighten the knots and when it cools it holds its shape better. takes abit of practice to judge the amount of time to heat it but seems to work for me. if you want to remove the sharp edges then you could try rapping it in 1000 wet and dry and sanding it. hope this helps.
lee

 

[Cap'n Badger]

Aye what he said,,,,we used t' fill a pan wi' boilin' water an' have it simmerin'....dip the part o' the cord ye wants t' bend an' it should go floppy.
It don't take t' well t' melt stickin' wi' a flame.....never stays stuck!....bit o' a major net yer makin' ifin yer usin' that stuff tho.....what ye after big ol' moby?

 

[mr dazzler]

The other option would be to buy some more line that is better suited for the task, and use the strimmer line for a strimmer? seems like a lot of faffing about?

 

[_scorpio_]

LOL! no i mean to tie off crab traps on the shore! not to make a crab trap! sorry if i said it so it sounded that way lol. thanks anyway, i assume the heating method would still work to just tie it to the trap. so thanks anyway

 

[RAPPLEBY2000]

I use this for work (gardener) Isn't it meant to snap off easily? if so it's a bad choice for a anything other than whipping plants to death!

 

[mr dazzler]

Aye what he said,,,,we used t' fill a pan wi' boilin' water an' have it simmerin'....dip the part o' the cord ye wants t' bend an' it should go floppy.
It don't take t' well t' melt stickin' wi' a flame.....never stays stuck!....bit o' a major net yer makin' ifin yer usin' that stuff tho.....what ye after big ol' moby?

Are you in sponge bob square pants by any chance??

 

[_scorpio_]

Are you in sponge bob square pants by any chance??

nah he's supposed to be like that, its how pirates talk aint it??

i will test the line a bit to see how easily it snaps, im just testing a few things, this and paracord, to see which will take the strain and last the longest.

 

[_scorpio_]

well after some rigorous testing, squishing with pliers, hitting with hammer, hitting with axe, tying a knot and pulling as hard as possible i have concluded it is actually indestructible and is excellent if you need to blunt a knife very quickly! took a hell of an effort to cut with the wire cutters too!

 

[Mesquite]

I use this for work (gardener) Isn't it meant to snap off easily? if so it's a bad choice for a anything other than whipping plants to death!

It's not designed to snap easily but wear down with use, otherwise bits would always keep flying off.

Mind you being spun round at 200mph and hitting a fence post or similar would snap just about anything.

 

[_scorpio_]

yea, i think it snaps easily when in a strimmer going 200mph and hitting a rock, but it should only snap when whacked sideways and not really easily when pulled hard should it?.

 

[mr dazzler]

Strimmer line is ok on strimmers, whats it like for UV resistance exposed to sunlight all day? Polypropylene (is strimmer line polypropylene??) deteriorates and disintegrates alarmingly fast.

 

[_scorpio_]

its nylon copolymer.