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I still think you are designing a 400mph door stop. Who has to time to hunt for mil-spec zip ties? Maybe this is a business opportunity for you. SS hose clamps on the corrugated hose and glue on the mouthpiece for me. Jim On 6/29/98 10:37 PM Scaleworks@ao*.co* wrote: >Hmmm, > >Jim, are you saying that there may be a zip tie that is worth the nylon it's >made from? The "Mother"of all zip ties? I personally don't use them in >torsional flex applications, never even thought of that, but I do count 4 on >my rig in total. Two as backups to the Seaquest clamps on my inflator hose, >one on each mouthpiece. >The "Mother" must be out there somewhere though, as Law enforcement uses them >to handcuff 300 lb gorillas in an alcoholic rage. Don't think you can twist >those off with a thumb and forefinger. > I will grant you, there is junk out there, and I have gotten ties where I >have had at least 60% reject rate. But the " Mother " is available, and >waiting at your local industrial fasteners distributor, and it does not have >to be big and heavy gauged to be "Mother". It is the quality of materials, >and quality of the mold design and mold wear that counts. In a piece like >this, temperature of the mold is very important during production to control >shrinkage, and fit of the ratchets. If you choose to use cable ties, try to >get a good one by a quality manufacturer like TRW. > Personally, I would think that any application that requires a compression >fit, or compression type fastener, would rule out braided line due to its >tendency to loosen when wet, or with time. > >Regards, > >Kevin > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix At http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/trimix.html -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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