10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MANILA ROPE»
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Manila rope in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Manila rope and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Referring to a manufacturer's size- and-strength specifications sheet, Plymouth
Cordage Company, Plymouth, Mass., in this case, Manila rope % in. in dia. with a
minimum breaking strength of 5400 lb. is a safe rope size to use. As rope ...
Manila rope is still universally available and is often the only kind at hardware
stores far from yachting centers. It appears low in price, diameter for diameter,
when compared with synthetics, but the latter are usually 150 to 290 percent
stronger.
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Stage Rigging Handbook, Third Edition
The cleaner and lighter the Manila rope, the longer it will last under acceptable
atmospheric conditions. All grades of Manila are manufactured with the same
strength rating for each size. The lower the grade, the quicker it will deteriorate
and ...
4
National Directory of Commodity Specifications: Classified ...
Practice, Survey, 1925: Rope. . *Cordage Institute, undated: Standards for
footage, nomenclature and tensile strength of sisal, manila, and java ply and yarn
goods. '341.1 MANILA ROPE AND TWINE *Fed. Spec. Bd., 61, 1925: Manila rope
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United States. National Bureau of Standards, Addams Stratton McAllister, 1925
5
Camping & Wilderness Survival: The Ultimate Outdoors Book
Manila Rope: is made from the fibers of the leaves of a banana tree. The lighter
the color of the rope, the better the quality. This rope is superior to nylon rope for
suspension traverses and rope bridges because it does not stretch as much as ...
The Manila rope is a great deal cheaper to make than the rawhide rope and can
be tied to a saddlehorn without much danger of breaking it. The rawhide rope is
still used in California, Nevada and Oregon, but the silk Manila rope is also used
...
They cost more — three to nine times the price of manila rope of the same size.
But take another look. Actually you won't pay that much more. Because it's
stronger than manila, a synthetic can be thinner. And because it lasts longer, a
synthetic ...
The tackle I use is about 800 ft. of l^-in. manila rope with a three-sheave 10-in.
pulley block and a two- sheave 10-in. block, giving a leverage of 5 to 1. We
generally run the engine with a boiler pressure of 50 Ibs. per square inch. The
boiler is ...
9
Fire Engineering's Handbook for Firefighter I and II
Natural rope is made from naturally occurring organic materials and isn't
generally used for fire or rescue purposes. Manila. Manila rope is made from
fibers from plants. These small fibers are twisted together (not knotted) to form
longer fibers.
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The Marine Mammals of the Northwestern Coast of North ...
4 coils 2 -inch Manila rope. 3 coils 2J-inch Manila rope. 2 coils 1^-inch Manila
rope. 1 coil 1^-inch Manila rope. 1 coil 5J - inch Manila rope (for cutting -falls). 2
coils 18 - thread ratline. 1 coil 2 -yarn spunyarn. 1 coil 3 -inch Manila rope. 3 coils
...
Charles Melville Scammon, 1874
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MANILA ROPE»
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Manila rope is used in the context of the following news items.
Bright Ideas for Decorating a Swinging Outdoor Deck
... the deck; built the pergola from pressure-treated wood that they painted; and puzzled out how to weave the hanging bench from manila rope. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Fairchild's Tropical Garden Column: Little Geiger trees are tough …
All three share some similarities: The bark is rough, deeply furrowed, and it exfoliates — it feels and looks like coarse manila rope. Their foliage ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
A Textile Artist's Long Overdue US Survey Ropes You In
... with their cascading loops and knots of thickly coiled linen and manila rope. Like the works from the Metamorphosis series, the proportions of ... «Hyperallergic, Jun 15»
Finland mourns author Veijo Meri
Meri was best known for his 1957 novel The Manila Rope, which recounts the adventures of a soldier attempting to smuggle a rope home while ... «YLE News, Jun 15»
Command Arms Gun Shot Counter 'Shoot Like a Pro!'
RDNK: 5/8"x 600' of Pro Manila rope is prime noose tying rope and 'knot and rope' running sale $185.00 1/2"x600' is … TEX: Trump is only ... «AmmoLand Shooting Sports News, Jun 15»
Gun Law Expert: Let Bishops Who Claim They Are Pro-Life Prove It
RDNK: 5/8"x 600' of Pro Manila rope is prime noose tying rope and 'knot and rope' running sale $185.00 1/2"x600' is … TEX: Trump is only ... «AmmoLand Shooting Sports News, Apr 15»
New nooses for KP Jails after 75 years
The KP government has purchased 50 new nooses from Lahore with 75,000 rupees cost to replace the old nooses of Manila rope that were ... «ARY NEWS, Mar 15»
Save Space in Style With These Wall-Mounted Cat Scratchers
Choose from sisal or manila rope for the wrapping, both great choices for scratching. $56. Some cats love to scratch carpet, so instead of letting ... «Catster, Mar 15»
Susan Beallor Snyder: Stories in Rope
I felt that the natural manila rope that I had discovered and used for this first piece was the perfect material. It was rough and held together yet ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
5 oilfield slang terms that sound nothing like what they mean
... drillers host this nickname because of their…ahem… intimate and skilled relationship with the Manila rope or rag line. Whether you'll get beat ... «Bakken.com, Feb 15»
