Proper float rubbers....
- BoltonBullfinch
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Proper float rubbers....
Does anyone know if the old fashioned soft float rubbers can still be sourced from anywhere, I don't like the harder silicone ones that I can only find nowadays. I would love to get a few little white packets with all the different colours and sizes in.
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Re: Proper float rubbers....
Would anything like this suffice?
https://www.hilltop-products.co.uk/cabl ... lours.html
I have been using cable sleeve like in the link above for a while as it was readily available from the sparkies at work and seems to last well. It usually comes in lengths of approx 20mm but can be easily snipped to length with a sharp blade or small wire cutters.
https://www.hilltop-products.co.uk/cabl ... lours.html
I have been using cable sleeve like in the link above for a while as it was readily available from the sparkies at work and seems to last well. It usually comes in lengths of approx 20mm but can be easily snipped to length with a sharp blade or small wire cutters.
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Re: Proper float rubbers....
Seems as though you're looking for Drennan mixed float caps available online from Benwick Sports ...
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Re: Proper float rubbers....
Thanks for the advice, but they are made of silicone, I'm after the old fashioned rubber ones.
Thanks
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Re: Proper float rubbers....
I use Dave Harrell float rubbers. They come as a long length, like catapult elastic and come in different sizes. They you can cut your own, depending on the float.
I hate the new hard ones, they damage the floats and takes ages to work on.
I hate the new hard ones, they damage the floats and takes ages to work on.
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Re: Proper float rubbers....
These?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DRENNAN-RUBB ... Sw5W5a3ctZ
A mistake in the price?????
Sorry about the link!
But at £4,444,444 - they are not cheap!!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DRENNAN-RUBB ... Sw5W5a3ctZ
A mistake in the price?????
Sorry about the link!
But at £4,444,444 - they are not cheap!!
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Re: Proper float rubbers....
Soft silicone ones from HLS Products - view their website.
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Re: Proper float rubbers....
Search - Dave Harrell Silicone Rubber Float And Rig Tube Mixed Sizes on eBay. They're the best I've ever used.
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Re: Proper float rubbers....
Marc is there a size you would recommend as a pretty close approximation to one size fits most?
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Re: Proper float rubbers....
PM coming.
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