Do you know a supplier of the plastic coated stainless steel wire,
preferably on the East Coast?  Thank you for this bit of information about
monofilament and degrading to the point of breakage.
Jane
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From: "James Hascall" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 1:04 PM
Subject: Subject: Re: monofilament


> I have seen enough instances of degraded monofilament breaking that I am
> very shy about using it for weight bearing support, but if an assured
> yearly schedule for replacement with fresh mono could be set up, I feel
> that it will perform as required. However, the recommendation of fine
> plastic coated stainless cable with small swaged fastenings is a more
> secure solution that has little more visual weight.
>
> The other point that has not been brought up in this discussion is that
> of the concentration of load applied by this sort of very fine and
> strong material. Depending on the overall object weight, and the
> underlying structure and material, the force applied by a very fine line
> can indent the surface, or provide insufficient structural support to
> the object leading to gradual sagging damage. I would highly recommend
> sheathing the mono or cable at the point of weight bearing with felt,
> non PVC tubing, or other appropriate material to spread the load. Making
> sure there are sufficient points of support will relieve the tendency to
> sag as well as reduce the individual load on any one point.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jamie Hascall
> Lead mountmaker
> Hascall Museum Services
> Seattle, WA
>
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