silicone sleeve and other CC thoughts
Xeno, I hope you won’t mind me exploring variations on your CC theme.
Still waiting for my lead coil to arrive but had another thought about the silicone sleeve idea. I see why you went for heatshrink. Very thin and adds little bulk. The silicone tubing I have has an ID of 6 mm which is pretty ideal for 1/4” lead but has a wall thickness of 3 mm which means a CC made with say 1lb of lead will be about twice as long as one with heatshrink which reduces its ability to add weight. Most of us would be limited to one CC.
My other thought relates to the stretch ability of a CC. I see little benefit in using two CCs other than the extra weight as the ability of the lead to do the stretch would not increase with the second coil which would be a factor of the ductility of the lead. The extra weight can easily be loaded by using golf weights or even PE Weights at either end of the coil. The golf weight also addresses the coil end issue Rootsnatty raised as the coil end would be adjacent to a golf weight.
Will try it out when the gear arrives. Can anyone see any flaws in this?
Finally found some HTWs today that might suit while I am waiting for the Goody ones from Monty. They were Scunci and the only ones I could find that stretch in both directions. They are a bit too wide at 1 3/4” but were cheap at $2 ea and are made of a fairly thick fabric with a high and low pattern (not sure how to describe that) which should help them grip. While I keep pumping I should be able to use them with my extra flaccid girth.