PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-489
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 489
AUGUST 1993
Dear Editor,
Here's a way to fnish rope ends that±s as good as whip-
ping or heat shrinking. Use a plastic coating compound. It
adds no buLk to the rope and won²t come oF³
1. Be´ore cutting the ropeµ use an acid swabbing brush
to paint a 1¶·n band o´ compound around the area where
the end wiLL be. NSN 7920¸00¹514¹2417 gets 144 brushes
´or Less than
$.
Toss the brush when ´inished³ OR a
popsicLe stick
wlL
work fneº too. »et the compound d¼Y
ove½ight.
2³ Cut the rope through the band¾
3¾ Dip the rope end (approximateLy 2 ¿nches) Into the
pLastic coating compound
.
Àet it dry oveÁightÂ
Ãhe pLasÄÅc coaÄÆng compound comes in a puLL¶tab can
with these paÇt numbers:
PN
CoLor
11601
Èed
11602
ÉeLLow
11603
BLack
Order the coLor compound you need on a DD Êorm 1348¶6
by using CAGË 08629 and the part number ´rom È¿C GSAÂ
MSG ÈonaLd Ë. MobLey
HaywardÌ CA
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