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Good, strong, abrasion resistant, no stretch, good for braiding cords?
May 9th, 2017 at 8:55pm
 
As a result of my recent traumatic sling breakage. I've been looking into other materials to make slings out of that are more durable (the sling that broke was make of twisted hemp) I would like it to be good to braid thin slings with (not fishing line thin, but not thick... maybe like a 6 strand braid of it would be a bit less thick than 550 paracord. On here I've seen that bonded braided mason line is quite good, and it has many colors, but I've also seen here some BBML stretches quite a bit, so if you have any reccomendations on Amazon for this (doesn't have to be bonded braided mason line) please link them.
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Re: Good, strong, abrasion resistant, no stretch, good for braiding cords?
Reply #1 - May 9th, 2017 at 8:59pm
 
Google Dynaflight.
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Reply #2 - May 10th, 2017 at 2:48pm
 
Hmm. That looks promising. Any other suggestions before I buy some of that?
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Reply #3 - May 10th, 2017 at 6:16pm
 
Jans netcraft sells bonded twisted nylon twine in various sizes and three colors; white, green and black. The black is tarred , but non smudging. I use this stuff for netting and think it will make nice braided slings too. Going to try it anyway.
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Reply #4 - May 11th, 2017 at 3:12am
 
You can get polyester, polypropylene and nylon cord which are very hard wearing. I'd recommend 1.5-3mm as the ideal range of thicknesses for braiding

If you want to stick with natural materials sisal is probably the toughest by miles, though it can be a bit rough on the fingers. You can soak it in water after sling making to make it very flexible. I've never had a sisal sling display any real wear- even at the tassel.

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Reply #5 - May 11th, 2017 at 4:48pm
 
I like the idea of dynaflight. But it is flat-ish cords. I don't think that would work well with a flat braid.
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Reply #6 - May 11th, 2017 at 9:00pm
 
I use 3mm braided nylon curtain cord.  I have several slings that are 5+ years old and are not really showing signs of wear. 

The downside is the slings are rather stiff, fairly thick and will take some getting used to.
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Reply #8 - May 12th, 2017 at 4:18pm
 
That does look good but it is a bit pricey.
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Reply #9 - May 12th, 2017 at 9:15pm
 
Are you planning on braiding it or just using as is? You want something smaller than paracord with a 6 strand braid its going to have to be pretty small indvidual plys. The kevlar might work just as is. Braiding that is going to cost a bunch.
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Reply #10 - May 13th, 2017 at 3:02pm
 
I've made some very good, durable slings with Polypropylene. Paracord is excellent also.  You can't go wrong with either.  Both make strong, beautiful, functional slings. Mason line, which is made from Nylon, also makes a nice durable sling.
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Reply #12 - May 15th, 2017 at 5:39pm
 
100lb at .5 mm diameter. You wanted smaller than paracord at 6 strand so that sort of seems perfect.  Smiley
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Reply #13 - Jun 5th, 2017 at 11:21pm
 
I like to use sisal. You can get it in large bundles at the hardware store, cut it into strands of about 20 cm and soak them in water, then clean and separate the strands. Braid this into custom thickness cordage. Hemp also works well, but may need a coating of wax or oil. I would imagine Kevlar cord would be ideal, it is very cheap, strong, and dense.
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