Rigging Line Accuracy

[wmpeter]

I have two questions concerning selecting the proper thread size for a line. There are a number of references to what the dimension of the actual ship used.

(1) Is there a way of measuring the "threat" purchased from a vendor? So far I simply assume whatever the vendor labels the product is accurate? This is not a great way since threads purchased from different vendors, labeled the same, are clearly different.
(2) How do you select a thread to use when the visual difference between two threads is almost impossible to detect?

 

[serikoff]

If I understood the question correctly, I will answer this way: it is better to make the rigging yourself because any purchased threads will not be of decent quality, this is a fact. If you are interested in the life of a voropos, you can read here, but there is a lot of information there.

Creating ropes and cables, painting rigging, rope-making machine by Serikoff.

Greetings to everyone. In this topic, I want to share information on: - the production of ropes and cables, - painting rigging, - mistakes and life hacks in rigging production. I will cover all of this in detail in the main thread about building the HMS Victory, but to make it easier and...

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