Allan Yates wrote: > What thickness of whipping twine should I be using for 5/8" manila > pioneering rope?
> I have found: #2 (0.5mm), #3 (?mm), #4 (0.8mm), #8 (1mm), #16 (1.5mm).
> Should the twine be waxed?
I've no idea what size we use - I'd have it was bigger than 0.5mm but smaller than 1.5mm. Ours is waxed (came from our 'local' rope works) - I guess that helps prevent it rotting?
Pete
-- Peter Maley SL, 3rd Whitstable ESL, Tombstones ESU
On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:43:45 -0000, Pete <psma...@supanet.com> wrote: > Allan Yates wrote: >> What thickness of whipping twine should I be using for 5/8" manila >> pioneering rope?
>> I have found: #2 (0.5mm), #3 (?mm), #4 (0.8mm), #8 (1mm), #16 (1.5mm).
>> Should the twine be waxed?
> I've no idea what size we use - I'd have it was bigger than 0.5mm but > smaller than 1.5mm. Ours is waxed (came from our 'local' rope works) - I > guess that helps prevent it rotting?
> Pete
From my "Resources" folder ...
"The twine that is used for whipping should be tightly spun or braided twine that is less then 1/8 the size of the rope to be whipped. Twine made of synthetic material should be used to whip synthetic rope, if natural fiber twine is used, the capillary action along the fibers of the rope draw water under the whipping causing the whipping to remain damp, so that rot quickly sets in. Likewise, natural fiber twine should be used to whip natural fiber rope the poor wicking action of synthetic fibers allowing the whipping to trap moisture in the natural fiber rope, causing the rope to rot."
Obviously taken from an Americanised website (from the spelling)
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