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Offline Lee

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Re: Soleplate rope seal
« Reply #45 on: September 05, 2016, 06:20:10 pm »
I have found that pipe cleaners work very well as rope seals. You can buy them in some pound shops, craft shops etc. The ones I have are slightly too short so you have to cut a separate small piece to take up the gap.

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Re: Soleplate rope seal
« Reply #46 on: September 05, 2016, 06:42:55 pm »
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Re: Soleplate rope seal
« Reply #47 on: September 05, 2016, 06:59:53 pm »
Thats a great hack! And looks quite smart too!
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Re: Soleplate rope seal
« Reply #48 on: September 05, 2016, 07:27:26 pm »
Thats a great hack! And looks quite smart too!

Thanks  :)

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Re: Soleplate rope seal
« Reply #49 on: September 06, 2016, 08:17:28 am »
I like the idea of pipe cleaners - they look ace!

We use loads of rope seals and a good known supplier have recently changed their pattern seals to incorporate an adhesive strip on one side (goodness knows why).

We have given up trying to source them from wholesale now and are in the process of manufacturing our own. We're thinking of retailing them on eBay in bulk quantities for other traders if anyone is interested?

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Re: Soleplate rope seal
« Reply #50 on: September 12, 2016, 11:29:23 pm »
Managed to get some extra-long (50cms) pipe cleaners off ebay, so now my rope seal is all in one piece. I'm a bit OCD like that. Haha  ;D


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Re: Soleplate rope seal
« Reply #51 on: September 13, 2016, 11:03:28 am »
That is a pretty good idea actually, Lee.  :icon_nod:

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Re: Soleplate rope seal
« Reply #52 on: September 13, 2016, 07:35:21 pm »
^ Thanks   :tiphat:

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Re: Soleplate rope seal
« Reply #53 on: September 13, 2016, 10:51:42 pm »
Brilliant!

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Re: Soleplate rope seal
« Reply #54 on: September 18, 2016, 08:24:03 pm »
brilliant idea the company who make them better make more we will all be buying them now lol

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Re: Soleplate rope seal
« Reply #55 on: September 18, 2016, 11:43:47 pm »
brilliant idea the company who make them better make more we will all be buying them now lol

Haha  ;D

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