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In Reply to: depends upon what kind of cotton sleeves you want posted by bartc on November 18, 2006 at 16:58:41:
thanks for that info ...what I want is hollow tube like and made from cotton that I can use to insulate bare wire for DIY projects ...
Chris VH sells silver wire w/ the cotton sleeve but I just need the sleeve part ..the piping you referred to , do you think it would fit the bill ?
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I have used 100% cotton braided clothesline rope. It has a poly core which can be used to pull the wire through the center of the sleeve. Just make sure it's 100% cotton.
I think it would be almost impossible to feed a wire (especially fine guage) through a cotton sleeve. The wire would catch and want to poke through the weave. If you are set on using cotton insultated wire, I'd suggest its better to buy it that wayBTW another hearty recommendation for the VH silver/cotton wire - I have also made ICs with this stuff, wrapped around a corron rope core and using Eichmann bullets, and they are very good
It is relatively easy to snake 1-5 strands of fine wire (up to around 24awg each) through a small 2mm cotton sleeve. For 1-2 weak strands, wrap the wire into the business end of a small drill bit and secure with a wrap of telflon plumbers tape. The smooth end of the drill bit moves easily thru the sleeve. For 3-5 strands of stronger wire, wrap the tips tightly together with teflon tape without the drillbit. In the same way you can pass up to 20 strands through a 4mm sleeve.
Chris' cotton is a tight wrap, if I see it correctly. These cotton sleeves (or the stuffing) will not work that way for you. They're too fat for that if you're using something on the order of 18-32 AWG wires.They would work as backing for a set of wires (what I did with the piping/stuffing) or over a 1/4" or larger set of wires for the sleeving.
If you're thinking of duping Chris' stuff, I think you're out of luck unless you laboriously wrap with cotton thread or cotton gauze. Not worth the work. Pay that piper; he's worth it!
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