[Milsurplus] Cable lacing

Sat, 10 Apr 2004 20:00:28 -0400

Does any one need some of the white lacing cord?  I have a roll and would 
be happy to send someone some if they need it.

73
Glenn
WB4UIV

At 03:16 PM 04/10/04 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
>Group,
>
>I'm 99-44/100 sure that the original white lacing material is flax.  I never
>thought about it but the wax is most likely bees wax, not paraffin.  The 
>black
>material probably came later, as I don't remember seeing it in anything older
>than the 50's.  It may be a synthetic.  I thought that I had a roll of it but
>all I see on the shelf is a roll of white (tan actually).  My recollection of
>dealing with the black is that it was either unwaxed or more lightly waxed.
>And comes loose much more easily if cut.
>
>In a message dated 4/10/2004 12:35:13 PM Central Daylight Time,
>[email protected] writes:
> > Harness lacing cord is not just ordinary twine.  It is not round, but flat
> > (kind of like a narrow ribbon) so that it will not cut into the outer 
> wires.
> >
> >   It does have a wax like impregnation.  It still can be purchased.  A
> > friend of mine (KT4AD) bought some, but I don't know the source.
> >
> >
> > >From: David Stinson <[email protected]>
> > >To: milsurplus <[email protected]>, [email protected]
> > >Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Cable lacing
> > >Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 07:19:51 -0500
> > >
> > >I have some original wiring harnesses here.
> > >These appear to be laced with regular package twine
> > >that has been impregnated with wax.
> > >It looks like hemp, but not as coarse.
> > >I've seen similar twine, minus the wax,
> > >at the local WalMart.
>
>Robert Downs - Houston
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