Thickness of twine for whipping rope

[Allan Yates]

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?

Possibilities so far:
http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|5948|599234&id=75991
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=326
http://www.westmarine.com/1/1/28229-whipping-twine-black-4-med-0-8mm-295l-from-fse-robline.html

Thanks,

Allan.
http://www.1stmerrickville.ca

[Pete]

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

[Tony Mochan]

On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:43:45 -0000, Pete <psm...@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)

HTH

Tony

--
Tony Mochan

[Broooz]

"Tony Mochan" <to...@mysurname.net> wrote in message
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>
> From my "Resources" folder ...
>

Hi Tony - good to hear from you. Any further ahead with your new youth
club? It would be sad if your talents are lost to the youth of Dundee.

Bruce