One should be able to find various sizes and strengths of plastic coated wire cables through fishing suppliers such as Cabelas. I usually keep a 20 lb. size and a 60 lb. size on hand. A quick web search gave me Anglerswarehouse.com which is located at Montauk, and the Fishing Cybermall which has links to all sorts of suppliers. The other two sources of supply you should know about in general are Small Parts (WWW.smallparts.com) which has more weird little parts than you ever thought you'd need, and the Thomas Register which is the directory of manufacturers nationwide, and through which you can find virtually anything available in the industrial realm. In addition to the cable, you will also need the sleeves that go with the specific sized cable. These are tightly crimped with pliers to connect the cable instead of using knots. Jamie Hascall Hascall Museum Services Seattle, WA >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 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).