Heat shrink sleeves

[doug748]

This stuff has a multitude of uses around a boat, but the chandler's selection is often limited and very expensive. Can anyone suggest a more economical source?

 

[mainmarine]

try eBay, loads on there all sizes.

 

[reeac]

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This stuff has a multitude of uses around a boat, but the chandler's selection is often limited and very expensive. Can anyone suggest a more economical source?

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I bought a whole box of assorted sizes and colours from Screwfix a few years ago. Well worth having in stock if you're likely to do any wiring.

 

[WayneS]

Maplin stores or Their Web Site

I would use the product that has an adhesive inner as the result is waterproof.

Cheers

Wayne

 

[Lakesailor]

Any Electrical wholesaler in any town or city. (Try City Electrical for instance, http://www.cef.co.uk/) They sell it in packs and will sometimes split them.

There are usually a few wholesalers on any decent industrial estate.

 

[Spyro]

Also RS Components

 

[snowleopard]

How about this?

 

[BlueChip]

CPC.co.uk

 

[boatbuilder]

Just go down to Weatern Electrical, very good, very cheap.

 

[colingr]

Here

 

[tazzle]

Try cablecraft - their heatshrink and copper crimps and tube lugs are a fraction of the price of their competitors'. Decent kit - I used their stuff throughout when I recabled the boat completely earlier this year.

 

[ianfr]

Hi

Try www.rapidonline.com they have a good selection and I have ordered loads of stuff from them.

Happy Christmas

Ian

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[doug748]

Brilliant. The jobs sorted. Thanks. Merry Christmas and God bless us every one.

 

[MarkJohnson12345]

I have some, but not sure how to use it.

What do you shrink it with??

A hair drier??

Mj

 

[Gunfleet]

Hot air gun, or if you're afloat 'judiciously with a lighter.' I have a little butane blowtorch which does perfectly because it stands on its own base.