Nylon
Multifilament Braided Sleeving
What
is Nylon Multifilament braided sleeving?
A multifilament is a combination of many small strands
twisted together to form one single strand (like a piece of string).
A monofilament is a single end (like a Nylon guitar string or
a tennis racket string). By using finer filaments to make a braided
sleeve, the end product feels softer, more like a fabric than
plastic sleeving. Nylon multifilament braided sleeving is commonly
used on audio /video cables for a more professional look (almost
looks like a cotton sleeve). Also, in wet applications, nylon
multifilament has abrasion resistance better than one would expect.
Please note - this product is not expandable
Is
this sleeving fray resistant?
Due to the inherent nature
of a braided sleeve, since our nylon multifilament braided sleeving
is manufactured from multifilaments and it's non-expandable, it
is mostly fray resistant, and can be cut with ordinary scissors.
There will however be some fray within the individual filaments.
To combat this, we offer two
simple solutions
1) Since this sheathing has
inherent fray resitance, all you really need to do to "tidy
up" the ends is to cover the ends with heat
shrink tubing (our 3:1
dual wall is a great solution since it's sold in 4 foot pieces
instead of spools).
2) While a hot knife will
definitely net you a true non-fray end on your braided sleeving,
it will leave your ends somewhat melted together, and you may
need to open up the end to facilitate installation. Just simply
turn on the hot knife, and run the sleeve down the blade, and
the sleeve is cut very easily. Just make sure you're in a well
ventilated or spacious area. For a picture of our bench mount
hot knife cutter, click
here
Features
of Nylon multifilament braided sleeving: