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

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

On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:43:45 -0000, Pete  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

"Tony Mochan"  wrote in message 
news:op.u2vys4zf700lht@mochalap...
>
> 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