(re)stringing question

Has anyone heard of coated cable *breaking*? I was given a 16" amber
necklace to restring last week which was on 7-strand tigertail, and the
cable was rusted, bent, and broken; the connections to the clasp were
intact. I was going to restring it on silk and knot it, but the holes in the
beads are way too big even if I use 5 strands of silk. However, they're not
big enough for delicas or something to fit inside. If I re-do it on
49-strand cable, does anyone know if I risk that breaking the same way?

Georgia

Definitely yeah!

I know for a fact that the 49 strand cable will be a million times more
durable than 7 strand tigertail.


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Sooz
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Tiger tail breaks MUCH easier than the later manufactured stuff.


Becki
But what it sounded like
when she yelled was, "She prefers dicks". --Tina

That old 7 strand tiger tail is not very good quality. I will use up what I
have for temporay stringing, but it's neither greatly durable, nor does it
drape well. The better brand and the 49 strand stuff IS good.

Can you use a thicker silk?

Tina


"Georgia" wrote in message
news:Q8_Ta.122443$GL4.32686@rwcrnsc53...
Has anyone heard of coated cable *breaking*? I was given a 16" amber
necklace to restring last week which was on 7-strand tigertail, and the
cable was rusted, bent, and broken; the connections to the clasp were
intact. I was going to restring it on silk and knot it, but the holes in
the
beads are way too big even if I use 5 strands of silk. However, they're
not
big enough for delicas or something to fit inside. If I re-do it on
49-strand cable, does anyone know if I risk that breaking the same way?

Georgia

Many years ago, I bought some 0.12mm tiger tail which kept breaking. I
think it's the crimps that cut through the very fine tiger tails. I
switched to 0.18. I've been using the same reel of it for about 15 years.
I bought a 1000 feet of it!


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Amanda
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"Dr. Sooz" wrote in message
...
Definitely yeah!

I know for a fact that the 49 strand cable will be a million times more
durable than 7 strand tigertail.


~~
Sooz
-------
ESBC
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http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html
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Has anyone heard of coated cable *breaking*?

ALL THE TIME!
that 7 strand old-fashioned stuff will not stand up over time

I was given a 16" amber
necklace to restring last week which was on 7-strand tigertail, and the
cable was rusted, bent, and broken; the connections to the clasp were
intact. I was going to restring it on silk and knot it, but the holes in the
beads are way too big even if I use 5 strands of silk.

I would not do amber on knotted silk -- get some of the new "gold" colored 49
strand
coated wire (there are two brands)
and string it on that - should work nicely.

EVEN THAT will break SOMEDAY -nothing is forever - not even silk. My
necklaces, that I wear heavily, generally last about 4 years on SoftFlex.....

ALL THE TIME
Cheryl of A HREF="http://www.dragonbeads.com" DRAGON BEADS /A
Flameworked beads and glass
http://www.dragonbeads.com/

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 23:41:36 GMT, "Georgia"
wrote:

Has anyone heard of coated cable *breaking*? I was given a 16" amber
necklace to restring last week which was on 7-strand tigertail, and the
cable was rusted, bent, and broken; the connections to the clasp were
intact. I was going to restring it on silk and knot it, but the holes in the
beads are way too big even if I use 5 strands of silk. However, they're not
big enough for delicas or something to fit inside. If I re-do it on
49-strand cable, does anyone know if I risk that breaking the same way?

Don't put amber on cable. Amber is too soft and the cable will wear
away at the holes. Put it on silk or nylon.

This amber has already been worn by the cable, which is why the holes
are so big.

Mary

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Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer