Like heat shrink tubing but not a tube.

I need to do what heat shrink tubing would be perfect for but I can't use
the HST because the end of what I need to cover is too large. Is there an
equivalent that will allow me to wrap the item and then heat shrink it?

How big is what you have to cover? When I worked at the local electric
utility we had heat shrink tubing that was 4 inches in diameter before
being shrunk. I used some of it to cover wrench handles...

Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
I need to do what heat shrink tubing would be perfect for but I can't use
the HST because the end of what I need to cover is too large. Is there an
equivalent that will allow me to wrap the item and then heat shrink it?

John Ammeter wrote:
How big is what you have to cover? When I worked at the local
electric utility we had heat shrink tubing that was 4 inches in
diameter before being shrunk. I used some of it to cover wrench
handles...
Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
I need to do what heat shrink tubing would be perfect for but I
can't use the HST because the end of what I need to cover is too
large. Is there an equivalent that will allow me to wrap the item
and then heat shrink it?

About the size of a pencil. Will the 4 inch stuff shrink down that much?

They had all sizes to fit anything from 2" in diameter down to 1/4"...
stop by your local electric utility and ask to talk to the warehouse
supplier foreman. Don't bother calling because the "company" line will
be to say they can't/won't give out any items. The guy in the warehouse
will be much more cooperative. Explain your needs and ask nicely for
his help.

John

Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
John Ammeter wrote:
How big is what you have to cover? When I worked at the local
electric utility we had heat shrink tubing that was 4 inches in
diameter before being shrunk. I used some of it to cover wrench
handles...
Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
I need to do what heat shrink tubing would be perfect for but I
can't use the HST because the end of what I need to cover is too
large. Is there an equivalent that will allow me to wrap the item
and then heat shrink it?

About the size of a pencil. Will the 4 inch stuff shrink down that much?

Almost all shrink sleeving that I am aware of works on the 50% rule. That
is, it will shrink to 50% of its cold diameter. 4" will shrink to 2".

Jim



"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message

that will allow me to wrap the item
and then heat shrink it?

About the size of a pencil. Will the 4 inch stuff shrink down that much?

On Mar 28, 8:20 am, "Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net
wrote:
I need to do what heat shrink tubing would be perfect for but I can't use
the HST because the end of what I need to cover is too large. Is there an
equivalent that will allow me to wrap the item and then heat shrink it?

20 years ago I worked at a TV station where we had a heat shrink tape
that we used to repair camera cables and such. It was like a thick
electrical tape that you'd wrap and then heat to shrink. However I
can't seem to find anything on the internet today. ????
--
Gene Seibel KB0NNN
http://pad39a.com/gene/broadcast.html
Because I fly, I envy no one.

"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
...
John Ammeter wrote:
How big is what you have to cover? When I worked at the local
electric utility we had heat shrink tubing that was 4 inches in
diameter before being shrunk. I used some of it to cover wrench
handles...
Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
I need to do what heat shrink tubing would be perfect for but I
can't use the HST because the end of what I need to cover is too
large. Is there an equivalent that will allow me to wrap the item
and then heat shrink it?

About the size of a pencil. Will the 4 inch stuff shrink down that much?


I don't think anyone makes a heat shrink that with support that much
variation. Have you considered a product like *Dip-It* (sp). It is made for
coating tool handles, and is sold by a lot of hardware stores. I guess it
depends on what you are doing with it.

Gene Seibel wrote:
On Mar 28, 8:20 am, "Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net
wrote:
I need to do what heat shrink tubing would be perfect for but I
can't use the HST because the end of what I need to cover is too
large. Is there an equivalent that will allow me to wrap the item
and then heat shrink it?

20 years ago I worked at a TV station where we had a heat shrink tape
that we used to repair camera cables and such. It was like a thick
electrical tape that you'd wrap and then heat to shrink. However I
can't seem to find anything on the internet today. ????


Something like that is exactly what I'm looking for.

On Wed, 28 Mar 2007, it was written:

About the size of a pencil. Will the 4 inch stuff shrink down that much?

I have heat shrink tubing from tiny up to 1" diameter, that I mail ordered
from Harbor Freight. And I have some 2" stuff a friend gave me; I don't
know its source. I would think any electronic parts shop (local or
online) would have at least up to 1" or so.

-Dan

On Mar 28, 12:08 pm, "Gig 601XL Builder"
wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote:
Gene Seibelwrote:
On Mar 28, 8:20 am, "Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net
wrote:
I need to do what heat shrink tubing would be perfect for but I
can't use the HST because the end of what I need to cover is too
large. Is there an equivalent that will allow me to wrap the item
and then heat shrink it?

20 years ago I worked at a TV station where we had a heat shrink tape
that we used to repair camera cables and such. It was like a thick
electrical tape that you'd wrap and then heat to shrink. However I
can't seem to find anything on the internet today. ????

Something like that is exactly what I'm looking for.

Here's one that doesn't use heat
http://dkc3.digikey.com/PDF/T071/1793.pdf
--
Gene Seibel
Hangar 131 - http://pad39a.com/gene/plane.html
Because I fly, I envy no one.