A Moment of Tiki (Episode 81 - Installing Disney Polynesian Village Wall Sconces) - General Tiki

PP Prikli Pear Tiki Socialite New Braunfels, Texas Joined: Jan 04, 2017 Posts: 1051	PP Prikli Pear Posted posted on Sun, Jun 15, 2025 9:19 PM in reply to rum on the rideau Heh, yeah, the rope length thing is tricky. Honestly, what I do is use the full length of the coil and cut it off when I have enough. Admittedly, that adds a lot of time pulling it all through every knot. Ugh! I use sisal for almost all my netting ties. It's relatively inexpensive. Quarter inch is the best all-around size. I used thicker manila rope for some larger floats going outside. The manila is more durable than sisal but if I had to do it over again I'd use quarter inch manila rather than half inch. The thicker rope is MUCH harder to get tight knots with, and looser knots means sag. I've had to take down my big floats several times to tighten them as they've slowly drooped down over the months.

Heh, yeah, the rope length thing is tricky. Honestly, what I do is use the full length of the coil and cut it off when I have enough. Admittedly, that adds a lot of time pulling it all through every knot. Ugh! I use sisal for almost all my netting ties. It's relatively inexpensive. Quarter inch is the best all-around size. I used thicker manila rope for some larger floats going outside. The manila is more durable than sisal but if I had to do it over again I'd use quarter inch manila rather than half inch. The thicker rope is MUCH harder to get tight knots with, and looser knots means sag. I've had to take down my big floats several times to tighten them as they've slowly drooped down over the months.

Post #815994 by Prikli Pear on Sun, Jun 15, 2025 9:19 PM