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  • Most Weather Resistant "Rubber" Cord

    From Bob La Londe@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 16 09:52:29 2023
    Not much in the way of metal in this other than the screws that will
    attach the hardware.

    Now, when I say weather resistant I am not talking about rain. I am
    talking about heat (desert), UV resistance (desert), cold, rain, ice, longevity, etc.

    Heat, UV, and COL. We are all familiar with bungee cords. I'm looking
    at the ultimate material for bungee cords. Not the cheapest or most economical.


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    Bob La Londe
    Proffessional Hack, Hobbyist, Wannabe, Shade Tree, Button Pushing, Not a
    real machinist

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  • From Bob La Londe@21:1/5 to Leon Fisk on Sun Apr 16 12:00:33 2023
    On 4/16/2023 11:50 AM, Leon Fisk wrote:
    On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 09:52:29 -0700
    Bob La Londe <[email protected]> wrote:

    <snip>
    Heat, UV, and COL. We are all familiar with bungee cords. I'm looking
    at the ultimate material for bungee cords. Not the cheapest or most
    economical.

    Personal experience doesn't mean much the way suppliers change sources nowadays. Very rarely am I able to buy the _same_ item more than once...

    I see that McMaster has a good selection with specs. Knowing you already
    deal with them maybe give some of there decent sounding cords a
    try <shrug>

    https://www.mcmaster.com/products/bungee-cords/



    Yep. I looked at McMaster. I may just buy a few coils and see. The
    only bungee MFG I found so far that "claims" a lifetime warranty seems
    to be using polyurethane rubber.


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    Bob La Londe
    Proffessional Hack, Hobbyist, Wannabe, Shade Tree, Button Pushing, Not a
    real machinist


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  • From Leon Fisk@21:1/5 to Bob La Londe on Sun Apr 16 14:50:34 2023
    On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 09:52:29 -0700
    Bob La Londe <[email protected]> wrote:

    <snip>
    Heat, UV, and COL. We are all familiar with bungee cords. I'm looking
    at the ultimate material for bungee cords. Not the cheapest or most >economical.

    Personal experience doesn't mean much the way suppliers change sources nowadays. Very rarely am I able to buy the _same_ item more than once...

    I see that McMaster has a good selection with specs. Knowing you already
    deal with them maybe give some of there decent sounding cords a
    try <shrug>

    https://www.mcmaster.com/products/bungee-cords/

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    Leon Fisk
    Grand Rapids MI

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  • From Joe Gwinn@21:1/5 to All on Sun Apr 16 17:09:15 2023
    On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 09:52:29 -0700, Bob La Londe <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    Not much in the way of metal in this other than the screws that will
    attach the hardware.

    Now, when I say weather resistant I am not talking about rain. I am
    talking about heat (desert), UV resistance (desert), cold, rain, ice, >longevity, etc.

    Heat, UV, and COL. We are all familiar with bungee cords. I'm looking
    at the ultimate material for bungee cords. Not the cheapest or most >economical.

    It sounds like you want EPDM. Note that EPDM is _not_ resistant to
    oil. McMaster has EPDM sheets and gaskets and the like.

    Joe Gwinn

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