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jonell — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:30:05 GMT

Has anyone ever kept livestock in a yurt?......................jonell

Re: "dyneema"

froit1 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:01:34 GMT

That;s excatly what I mean, American oversizing, in this case, in an answer. If it weren't for the americans doin what they did in 1945, I would probably not

Re: "dyneema"

Chris Fuhr — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:30:57 GMT

We have agreed before your trying to live up to your reputation of being disagreeable. I got what I got on sale. Note it wasn't Kmart; but if it dies from

Re: "dyneema"

Russell Andrews — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:47:29 GMT

Please remove me from this list. Russell Andrews ... From: "froit1" To: Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009

Re: "dyneema"

Kenneth — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:34:20 GMT

Should I point out that if it wasn't for America's "over doing it" and steel cable you would be goose stepping and speaking german right now??? KEEP your

Re: "dyneema"

froit1 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:32:13 GMT

That poses the question: who would tie a tow-rope to the axle of his truck, and second: what kind of truck? Just came back from the workshop, way over in

Re: "dyneema"

froit1 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:27:20 GMT

then we finally agree on a point" flat-weave. But we do not like nylon, too much stretch, and UV-sensitive, we prefer Polyester (UV-treated, of course). As

Re: "dyneema"

jerry diamond — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:13:44 GMT

Be aware. do not use it for towing. you will tear out your axle before breaking it, and it has zero, zip, nada, dynamic stretch to it. bolts will break, steel

Re: "dyneema"

Chris Fuhr — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:15:43 GMT

It's all material sciences. Froit Carbon fiber and Kevlar are way way too different for that compairison. I tried to get a way to chart 3 variables cost,

Re: "dyneema"

froit1 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:05:55 GMT

Now you can accuse me of not wanting to modernise, to stick to medieval solutions, bit steel-cable is sooo WW2. Ever heard of Carbon Fibre? Or Kevlar, which is

"dyneema"

eginden2 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:12:47 GMT

... The word made me curious so I looked it up on Wikepedia. Some of it's trade names are more recognizable. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyneema Dyneema is a

Re: I need help deciding on the rope material and thickness for my y

puppy@... — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:50:16 GMT

Scott, You are only using this for occasional camping a few days or a week or two at a time? Save yourself some headaches and money and buy a few bundles of

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Kenneth Paul ********** — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:13:59 GMT

DO NOT RESPOND ON BOARD Been give the ok, to get rid of some 2nds that are good tops but have some flaws in them that we can't send to normal orders. So if you

Re: I need help deciding on the rope material and thickness for my y

Kenneth — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:05:40 GMT

Im afraid this is where I know more about it than you, Our company has 100s of yurts in the field plus the other commercial companies having hundreds if not

Re: I need help deciding on the rope material and thickness for my y

froit1 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:01:59 GMT

Even steel cable stretches, measurably, and: not all ropes stretch. Dyneema 3 mm will do the job totally ok, breaking strength somewhere in the 1000 kg-range.