Rubber rope for canvas tie-down?

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Ian Rawlings

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Wotcher.

I'm looking for rubber rope for tying down canvas tops, not the cheap
"shock chord" that you can get from the DIY shops, but proper black
rubber rope. Also clamps for use when making eyelets in it. Anyone
got any sources for the stuff?

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Ian Rawlings <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
> Wotcher.
>
> I'm looking for rubber rope for tying down canvas tops, not the cheap
> "shock chord" that you can get from the DIY shops, but proper black
> rubber rope. Also clamps for use when making eyelets in it. Anyone
> got any sources for the stuff?

http://www.rubberrope.com/

Click away and you'll get to a catalogue, dunno if it's what your looking
for... I find it leaves less marks ;-)

Lee


 
On 2006-07-03, Lee_D <[email protected]> wrote:

> http://www.rubberrope.com/
>
> Click away and you'll get to a catalogue, dunno if it's what your looking
> for... I find it leaves less marks ;-)

It *might* be what I want, all I get is a white background, a title,
two pictures, a google search box and nothing whatsoever that reacts
to mouse clicks :-(

I'll assume it's a windows-only site and will peruse it when I'm next
near one of the dratted things.

Cheers in advance!

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Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!
 
Ian Rawlings <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
> On 2006-07-03, Lee_D <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> http://www.rubberrope.com/
>>
>> Click away and you'll get to a catalogue, dunno if it's what your
>> looking for... I find it leaves less marks ;-)
>
> It *might* be what I want, all I get is a white background, a title,
> two pictures, a google search box and nothing whatsoever that reacts
> to mouse clicks :-(
>
> I'll assume it's a windows-only site and will peruse it when I'm next
> near one of the dratted things.
>
> Cheers in advance!

OK the links lead here, can you see this page?

http://www.silex.co.uk/Silex_FrSet.htm

Lee


 
On 2006-07-03, Lee_D <[email protected]> wrote:

> OK the links lead here, can you see this page?
>
> http://www.silex.co.uk/Silex_FrSet.htm

Ah, cheers for that. I'll give them a bell, but I get the feeling
I'll only be able to buy in large-ish quantities as they appear to be
a trade supplier. Not sure if their rubber chord is what I'll need,
it appears to be intended as the raw material for O-rings and other
tubular rubber products but no harm in asking. Cheers for the link.

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Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!
 
Ian Rawlings wrote:
> On 2006-07-03, Lee_D <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> OK the links lead here, can you see this page?
>>
>> http://www.silex.co.uk/Silex_FrSet.htm
>
> Ah, cheers for that. I'll give them a bell, but I get the feeling
> I'll only be able to buy in large-ish quantities as they appear to be
> a trade supplier. Not sure if their rubber chord is what I'll need,
> it appears to be intended as the raw material for O-rings and other
> tubular rubber products but no harm in asking. Cheers for the link.
>

Isn't Silex's stuff all silicone ? You COULD buy butyl 'O' ring material
from the likes of BSL if you get stuck.

Steve
 
Ian Rawlings came up with the following;:
> Wotcher.
>
> I'm looking for rubber rope for tying down canvas tops, not the cheap
> "shock chord" that you can get from the DIY shops, but proper black
> rubber rope. Also clamps for use when making eyelets in it. Anyone
> got any sources for the stuff?

I have about 400metres of decent shock cord ... used by my late father to
lauch radio controlled airplanes. You're welcome to a few yards worth, I
find it pretty good for load tarp securing etc. If you want some email me,
my reply address is mine and is live, but post to say you've mailed as I
never use it 'properly'.

For eyelets and stuff have a look in any decent camping supplier, they all
supply eyelet kits of various types. I find the brass ones, normally
supplied with stamps etc are the best.

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Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules ..... Doh !!!



 
On 2006-07-03, Paul - xxx <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have about 400metres of decent shock cord ...

Cheers Paul, I'm not after what I know as shock cord, which appears to
be nylon webbing around an elastic core. I think Land Rover used what
I'm after to secure the canvas on later military soft-tops, rubber
rope that is fed through the eyelets on the canvas and just quickly
hooked around matching hooks on either another piece of canvas or the
bodywork.

> For eyelets and stuff have a look in any decent camping supplier, they all
> supply eyelet kits of various types. I find the brass ones, normally
> supplied with stamps etc are the best.

Eyelets in canvas aren't what I mean, sorry if it's not that plain,
hard to explain in text on a hot day! I mean clamps used to join the
rubber cord, including when you fold it back on itself to make an
eyelet in the cord itself (to attach to a hook).

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Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!
 
Ian Rawlings <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
> Eyelets in canvas aren't what I mean, sorry if it's not that plain,
> hard to explain in text on a hot day! I mean clamps used to join the
> rubber cord, including when you fold it back on itself to make an
> eyelet in the cord itself (to attach to a hook).

Like a staple kind of thing?


 
On 2006-07-03, Lee_D <[email protected]> wrote:

> Like a staple kind of thing?

The links on there at the moment are like a piece of metal folded in
half with curved sections cut in it to match the rope, when you look
at it from the front it looks a bit like this;

=O=O=

So it holds the rope which is fed throught the loops, rather than
spearing it.

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Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!
 
On Mon, 3 Jul 2006 17:40:48 +0100, Ian Rawlings <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Wotcher.
>
>I'm looking for rubber rope for tying down canvas tops, not the cheap
>"shock chord" that you can get from the DIY shops, but proper black
>rubber rope. Also clamps for use when making eyelets in it. Anyone
>got any sources for the stuff?

Not quite what you specified - but I put some almost bungee cord type
rope in the ragtop on the 2A about 3 years ago and its still working
fine, its not perished like cheapo bungees do.

I got it from my local outdoor/climbing shop who sell it by the meter.
It isnt very expensive. They have a big selection of rope and various
elasticaed stuffs.
 
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