[Boatanchors] Dial Cord again

[hwhall at compuserve.com]

Following a discussion of sources for new dial cord material I bought 100yds of 45lb test braided dacron line (Meatmaster brand name, by Gudebrod).  But recently I saw that Surplus Shed had some & ordered a pack. Link to the item is here:
https://www.surplusshed.com/pages/item/M3091.html

SurpShed's is 1/32" diameter & Meatmaster's is about that thick & just a bit wider (not perfectly circular). It seems to be a white (nylon?) core with black woven jacket. The materials are some sort of synthetic, they melt rather than char or burn like cotton, etc., would. The package date is 1967 but the stuff is still very strong. I don't have a scale for checking a breaking strength. Tried on a dial shaft, it seemed to grip as well as the Meatmaster stuff.

Thought I'd report on this in case someone else might want to give it a try.

Wayne
WB4OGM