[TowerTalk] Antenna Rope

[Don]

The tar is deeply embedded and I've never had any issue with stickiness 
on the hands or running through pulleys. My end hangers here  by the way 
are old sash weights I salvaged many many years back. Come in weights of 
2 up to 8 lbs. Bless the bowline!

Don W7WLL

On 4/20/2019 3:25 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
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> On 4/20/2019 2:40 PM, Don wrote:
>> The name of the manufacturer I couldn't remember was Everson. I would 
>> imagine it may only be available locally here on the left coast but 
>> the info and URL is at 
>> https://www.eversoncordage.com/tarred-seine-twine. 
>
>> Don W7WLL
>>
>
> Can anyone decode the #N gauges listed?  IOW, is there a table or 
> formula that converts the numbered sizes to diameter?  I see that
> the strength varies from 7.5 to 9.5 lbs per size #.  So the
> diameter should be roughly proportional to the square root of the
> size #.
>
> Also, how messy is the tar, especially at high temperatures in the sun?
> Does it get all over your hands when handling the twine?  Does the
> tar tend to form a solid ball around knots making them difficult to
> untie?
>
> I will say that tar sounds like something that should be bulletproof
> w.r.t. UV if it stays put.
>
> The price for 220 lb twine works out to slightly over 1 cent/foot.
> Baler twine is something like 2/3 cents/foot.  So this is very
> cost effective given the additional UV protection.
>
> Rick N6RK
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