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OT(ish) - white cable clips
I am about to clip some white speaker cable to the side of a white door
frame. Obviously, I could use white cable clips. From the earlier thread about clip sizes I need ones suitable for 1.0mm T&E. For some reason nobody seems to stock white clips - presumably there is no demand. At one time you could buy white T&E and white clips in the sheds. No sign of that now, nor at Screwfix or Toolsatan. So was there a trend at one time to surface mount white T&E but fashion has changed? Cheers Dave R -- Windows 8.1 on PCSpecialist box |
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OT(ish) - white cable clips
"David" wrote in message ... I am about to clip some white speaker cable to the side of a white door frame. Obviously, I could use white cable clips. From the earlier thread about clip sizes I need ones suitable for 1.0mm T&E. For some reason nobody seems to stock white clips - presumably there is no demand. At one time you could buy white T&E and white clips in the sheds. No sign of that now, nor at Screwfix or Toolsatan. So was there a trend at one time to surface mount white T&E but fashion has changed? White T&E cable seems a lot less common nowadays hence white clips not needed. You rarely see cable run on the surface these days, the only reason for it to be white I suppose. |
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On Tuesday, 3 March 2015 19:27:34 UTC, David wrote:
For some reason nobody seems to stock white clips - presumably there is no demand. https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/TC58W.html 1.0 and 1.5mm T&E https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/TC24.html bell wire most sizes (apart from 10 and 16 mm T&E) appear to be available in grey and white Owain |
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In message , David
writes I am about to clip some white speaker cable to the side of a white door frame. Obviously, I could use white cable clips. From the earlier thread about clip sizes I need ones suitable for 1.0mm T&E. For some reason nobody seems to stock white clips - presumably there is no demand. At one time you could buy white T&E and white clips in the sheds. No sign of that now, nor at Screwfix or Toolsatan. So was there a trend at one time to surface mount white T&E but fashion has changed? They do seem less common, but I'm sure I've seen bags in my local hardware store, and of course Ebay e.g. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tower-flat...clips-1-0mm-Wh ite-Pack-of-100-/150837323549 -- Chris French |
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Chris French wrote:
For some reason nobody seems to stock white clips - presumably there is no demand. Don't use them outdoors because they fail due to UV light. Bill |
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harryagain wrote:
White T&E cable seems a lot less common nowadays hence white clips not needed. You rarely see cable run on the surface these days, the only reason for it to be white I suppose. LSZH T&E can be (maybe all is?) white, the sparkies seem to hate fitting it as they think it makes them look amateur ... |
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On Wednesday, 4 March 2015 08:22:58 UTC, Andy Burns wrote:
White T&E cable seems a lot less common nowadays hence white clips not needed. You rarely see cable run on the surface these days, the only reason for it to be white I suppose. LSZH T&E can be (maybe all is?) white, the sparkies seem to hate fitting it as they think it makes them look amateur ... It's not using evenly spaced buckle clips that makes them look amateur. Owain |
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On Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 8:25:38 AM UTC, wrote:
On Wednesday, 4 March 2015 08:22:58 UTC, Andy Burns wrote: White T&E cable seems a lot less common nowadays hence white clips not needed. You rarely see cable run on the surface these days, the only reason for it to be white I suppose. LSZH T&E can be (maybe all is?) white, the sparkies seem to hate fitting it as they think it makes them look amateur ... It's not using evenly spaced buckle clips that makes them look amateur. Owain Buckle clips? I always assumed they were no longer compliant. NT |
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Bit strange as many telephone cables are white.
Is there a problem making white plastic? Maybe one needs to dip each one in white paint first! Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "harryagain" wrote in message ... "David" wrote in message ... I am about to clip some white speaker cable to the side of a white door frame. Obviously, I could use white cable clips. From the earlier thread about clip sizes I need ones suitable for 1.0mm T&E. For some reason nobody seems to stock white clips - presumably there is no demand. At one time you could buy white T&E and white clips in the sheds. No sign of that now, nor at Screwfix or Toolsatan. So was there a trend at one time to surface mount white T&E but fashion has changed? White T&E cable seems a lot less common nowadays hence white clips not needed. You rarely see cable run on the surface these days, the only reason for it to be white I suppose. |
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OT(ish) - white cable clips
On Tue, 03 Mar 2015 22:34:33 +0000, Chris French wrote:
In message , David writes I am about to clip some white speaker cable to the side of a white door frame. Obviously, I could use white cable clips. From the earlier thread about clip sizes I need ones suitable for 1.0mm T&E. For some reason nobody seems to stock white clips - presumably there is no demand. At one time you could buy white T&E and white clips in the sheds. No sign of that now, nor at Screwfix or Toolsatan. So was there a trend at one time to surface mount white T&E but fashion has changed? They do seem less common, but I'm sure I've seen bags in my local hardware store, and of course Ebay e.g. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tower-flat...clips-1-0mm-Wh ite-Pack-of-100-/150837323549 Looking back at my original post I forgot to say that they are available for not very much on line - Amazon, eBay etc. So I can get them - it just led me to ponder that they always used to be available in the sheds but no longer. Cheers Dave R -- Windows 8.1 on PCSpecialist box |
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