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This is the Navy manual. The stitch described here would be called a "running stitch" by a telephone installer, and is just one of several stitches in our reper
by myself248 7y ago
This is the Navy manual. The stitch described here would be called a "running stitch" by a telephone installer, and is just one of several stitches in our repertoire.
This PDF describes several more, including the starter, Kansas City, and Chicago: www.dslreports.com/r0/download/1377481~846610918062e1c57e36f03a5c37b426/lacing.pdf
It does not include the "power stitch" or "H stitch", though this and the others are all over YouTube if you're curious.
- nemosaltat 7y agoThis was still taught, and tested on when I went through ETMS in 2014.
- wsh 7y agoBesides the technique, it’s also important to use the right kind of lacing cord. A current standard in telecommunications is nine-ply waxed polyester twine, traditionally in white or natural color. In aerospace, flat-braided lacing tape is sometimes used, in aramid (Nomex), glass fiber, or other materials suitable for more demanding conditions.
- stan_rogers 7y ago30 years later and my index fingers are still spontaneously repulsed by "NSN 4020-01-208-7645: TAPE, LACING AND TYING". Tough stuff, much tougher than the skin of a person's knuckle joints. Military aircraft are mostly made out of wire.