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Wire and cable lacing info wanted
Hi Folks,
When in the Air Force, we used 12 ply waxed linen twine to bind bundles of wire together. This was an *+art* that had it's own set of tools (needles, loops, half-gloves, etc). I've tried in vain to find any information other than sources for the tools and the twine itself. I know that most of the knots were named for US cities, i.e. "Chicago Knot". I also know that this practice is still extensivly used at the various telephone company's CO's. Grateful for any information. Thanks and Best Regards, Dave PS: May be folklore, but we were told not to put the twine in our mouths as it was impregnated with minute amount of cyanide to keep the rodents from chewing it. |
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wienie wrote:
I've tried in vain to find any information other than sources for the tools and the twine itself. If you hit the [ Next ] tap at this site: http://www.tpub.com/neets/book4/12p.htm there are three more pages of information. A little more info. he http://www.tecratools.com/pages/teca...le_lacing.html And, a little more he http://www.dairiki.org/hammond/cable-lacing-howto/ PS: May be folklore, but we were told not to put the twine in our mouths as it was impregnated with minute amount of cyanide to keep the rodents from chewing it. One site says the twine contains a fungicide. Hope the above helps - Brian. |
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