Vinyl heat shrink wrapping carbon poles.

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_ I lost the original thread, but you can get shrink wrap tubing in
sizes up to 2 inches in diameter at most serious electronic
supply places[1]. It reduces in diameter up to 50% when heated
with a blow dryer. I take the baskets off my poles and use
the smallest diameter that will fit over the basket holder.
( either 3/4 or 7/8 of an inch ). If you have probe poles,
you can start from the other end.

_ Mine gets pretty cut up after a season and replacing it
is part of my summer ski storage ritual.

_ Booker C. Bense

[1]- i.e. not Radio Shack, but FRY's.

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"Booker C. Bense"
bbense+rec.skiing.backcountry.Jan.09.05@telemark. slac.stanford.edu wrote
in message ...
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_ I lost the original thread, but you can get shrink wrap tubing in
sizes up to 2 inches in diameter at most serious electronic
supply places[1]. It reduces in diameter up to 50% when heated
with a blow dryer. I take the baskets off my poles and use
the smallest diameter that will fit over the basket holder.
( either 3/4 or 7/8 of an inch ). If you have probe poles,
you can start from the other end.

_ Mine gets pretty cut up after a season and replacing it
is part of my summer ski storage ritual.

_ Booker C. Bense

[1]- i.e. not Radio Shack, but FRY's.

Youch. I live in the boonies, so maybe I find it online somewhere...

Thanks.

Dan

Dan wrote:

: Youch. I live in the boonies, so maybe I find it online somewhere...

mcmaster.com, among others. (msc.com, grainger.com, panduit.com)

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In article , Dan wrote:

"Booker C. Bense"
bbense+rec.skiing.backcountry.Jan.09.05@telemark .slac.stanford.edu wrote
in message ...
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_ I lost the original thread, but you can get shrink wrap tubing in
sizes up to 2 inches in diameter at most serious electronic
supply places[1]. It reduces in diameter up to 50% when heated
with a blow dryer. I take the baskets off my poles and use
the smallest diameter that will fit over the basket holder.
( either 3/4 or 7/8 of an inch ). If you have probe poles,
you can start from the other end.

_ Mine gets pretty cut up after a season and replacing it
is part of my summer ski storage ritual.

_ Booker C. Bense

[1]- i.e. not Radio Shack, but FRY's.

Youch. I live in the boonies, so maybe I find it online somewhere...


_ I googled this up. No idea if they are reliable, but the price
is similar.

http://www.crowbarelectricalparts.com/Tape.htm

_ Turns out it's not vinyl, but Polyolefin heat shrink tubing.

_ Booker C. Bense



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