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by **Troy** on Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:40 pm

Looks like a shoelace.

by **vaughn** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 8:43 am

http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u36 ... GP2586.jpg

I ordered this rope the other day to replace the original rope seal for my CH. It's not as exact as I thought. Is there a rope thats an exact match out there?

by **Troy** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:01 am

by **vaughn** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:18 pm

I've heard several times it's not out there. maybe I'm just hoping for a mirical and haven't come to grips with the facts. I'd like to think the guy that installed the rope in the 50s retired. And as part of his retirment package CH gave him a roll of this rope.( shock smiley face ). O well, thanks for the responce.

by **Troy** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:32 pm

The asbestos in it would make it expensive. :blink:

by **vaughnsimon** on Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:32 pm

Try Goggling the term: "cotton rope" and you get various alternatives like this one: http://www.knotandrope.com/Store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=829&idcategory=57#.UCWYeZ1lS6E

Also, if you are trying to make your DT "street original" bear in mind that the signal may have come off the street with an entirely different gasket material. We used a plastic weatherstrip material glued in with Scotchkote!

The original
Vaughn

by **vaughn** on Sat Aug 11, 2012 7:15 pm

Hey Vaughn, Frank told me there was another Vaughn on here. :shock:

Not alot of Vaughn's out there but I was at a party one time and there was 2 other Vaughn's there besides myself. :shock:

Glad to have made your aquantance.

by **Sky Chief** on Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:56 am

coyttl wrote:
vaughn wrote:I have a CH dt light and have been looking for a seal that matches the old asbestoes rope seal. Found a manufacturer that has what looks to be a good match with a rating of -70 degrees to +1000 degrees. I ordered 10 feet of it and will let ya know how it looks when it gets here.

Are you planning on throwing your signal into a kiln?

..Just wondering.

I just ran across this post and couldn't help it. Thats funny!

by **mnence1** on Wed Mar 13, 2013 3:58 pm

I'm digging up this thread in hopes that someone has found a closer match to the gasket used in CH AD signals. I went ahead and purchased a single braid nylon polyester blend in 5/16" diameter from the depot which seems to match what would have been used in GE or Marb signals, but definitely not CH. I went ahead and put it in just to prevent chipping of the paint, and although it looks okay it needs to match closer to the original to satisfy my OCD. Did a bit of searching on the interwebs and have found some marine grade polyester double braided rope that matches pretty close. Has anyone purchased any of this kind of rope, and if so how close is it to original?

by **vaughn** on Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:14 pm

I haven't come across a close match yet. Someones has a big role of it tucked away in there barn and they don't know they have it. It's just finding that guy is the problem. I'll keep an eye out at yard sales this spring. The search continues.

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