Alternative uses for strings

[Toddy]

So, cut the grass yesterday, and then ran out of strimmer wire,,gadzooks I thought, I've some old bass strings in the garage, and with the aid of a screw attached, bass string and off I went....moral of the story?,,jees I can be a right idiot at times...( when they break, they go at one hell of a speed).

any other good uses for strings?

[paul_5]

My mate once used one to keep the exhaust on thr van from Portsmouth back to Manchester (post gig).

[alyctes]

:ponders the building of crossbows...:

Would work best with double-ball strings

Edited May 8, 2014 by alyctes

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

My cat used to love them .

[ead]

They are used in railway modelling to simulate the hoses on locomotives.

Clearly if the word gets out that I know this fact I will have to hunt you down and kill you all

I'll get my anorak now....

[ahpook]

The door stay to stop my shed door from opening too far is a bass E-string.

[Number6]

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1399584672' post='2445719']
They are used in railway modelling to simulate the hoses on locomotives.

Clearly if the word gets out that I know this fact I will have to hunt you down and kill you all

I'll get my anorak now....
[/quote]

Wow that really is a bombshell......lol

My confession is that i have rigged them up as a makeshift HAM radio aerial......

Yes i did just admit that i'm a radio HAM haha

[Toddy]

Just been reminded, that connected to an old phone charger, can make a foam cutter...

[Toddy]

Or even this....

[jacko]

I give mine to my brother who is a wood turner. he uses them (roundwounds) to get a nice burn line around his pieces.

[GBH]

B strings are great for unblocking toilets.

[Roger2611]

As the above great for unblocking the sink.....the OP about using them on a strimmer sounds very scary, it could have your leg off

[JamesXP]

Garrote anyone?

[mrtcat]

I use them when running cables through wall cavities or installing car stereo cables through bulkhead other awkward spaces.

[tonyquipment]

Use it like a hook for grabbing stuff in awkward places

I have no wire coat hangers

[paul_5]

DIY colposcopy.

[apa]

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1399579980' post='2445657']
My mate once used one to keep the exhaust on thr van from Portsmouth back to Manchester (post gig).
[/quote]

I used some to tie up the water tank beneath my old campervan when the metal strap broke. Worked a treat.

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