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Old 01-07-2006, 03:28 PM
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Shroud for Dob

Hi All
Need some help
Does any one know were I could buy material suitable for making cloth shroud for Dob
Would be nice if place available in Brisbane area but interstate also ok

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Dave
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Old 01-07-2006, 03:42 PM
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Any Shop That Sells Clothes Making Material Or Fabric Shop, Thats Where I Got Mine, It's Called Rip Stop Material
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Old 01-07-2006, 04:00 PM
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Thanks Astro Ron
That's of great help and also at least to know what the Material is called
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Old 01-07-2006, 04:23 PM
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Hi Dave

As Ron mentioned, Rip Stop is very important.

If you accidentally get a small tear in plain nylon, it will continue to tear and grow in size very easily. Rip Stop nylon has an interwoven mesh, a bit like a reinforcing grid pattern, so that if you puncture the material, it will generally only tear as far as the nearest mesh reinforcement thread.

I discovered this to my cost, and immense discomfort, by mistakenly using a cheap waterproof anorak in the Scottish mountains one winter……..

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Old 02-07-2006, 04:48 PM
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Hi Dave,

I purchase my black ripstop Nylon shroud material from Clark Rubber.

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