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Re: (ET) Re: lift strap

I have an awl that I purchased at the hardware store locally - a heavy wooden handle, several bent and straight needles, and a bobbin for heavy waxed thread that feeds from the handle along a grove on the side of the needle and thru a hole in the needle tip. It makes a pretty heavy duty chain stitch. I have used it for years to repair very heavy nylon dog leashes - it would handle the material of the original strap with no problem - even twice as thick would be relatively easy. I even use it for leather. You can probably find one on the internet - I'll see if I can find a link to post. 

At 06:16 PM 11/27/2004, Rod Hower wrote:

I stopped at the surplus junk store today and picked
up a nylon strap that is the same width as the
original but twice as thick, same material.
Now I have to figure out how to sew it, maybe the
horse harness guys can do it, we have some Amish in
our area as well (just south of Canton, OH)
Thanks for the tip.
Rod

--- Reo43 aol com wrote:

> On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 13:43:12 (PST) Rod Hower
> rodhower ameritech net wrote:
>
> >  Soon after that the lift belt broke.
> >
> > What have others used as a replacement lift belt?
>
>
> I live in the middle of Amish country, so I get my
> lift straps from a
> neighbor that builds nylon horse harnesses. About 1
> inch x 1/8 inch nylon strap. He
> also sews them up for me - costs about $4 as I
> recall.
>
> I would guess that any area that has a lot of horses
> should have someone
> around that repairs/makes nylon halters and bridles,
> which use this size of strap.
>
> Erv Troyer
> Lagrange, IN
>
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