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easy question:  new @ rigging. Do you have to treat thread with anything before actual work begins. Use to be beeswax but not hearing if this still applies

                                                                                              Thanks Jim 

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Jim, people did (still do?) treat thread with beeswax as a way of removing the fluff that's apparent of certain threads. The traditional model rigging thread of linen is a good example.  The only problem with using beeswax is that it can be a magnet for dust, but this shouldn't be a problem if the model is kept in a case.  If you're using modern synthetic threads they probably won't have any fluff on them, but some of them have an awful lot of stretch in them, so it's a good idea to hang them up with a weight on them for a while to get the stretch out.

John

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Hey John! 

I still use bees wax. Not only does it get rid of the fuzz, but also gives the line a little body which helps thread it through the block.

Tom

BTW, I think my wax dates back to 1975. A great bargain!

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