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Thread: Firehose Strops Project
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03-27-2019, 11:20 AM #1
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Thanked: 315Firehose Strops Project
So, I figured I would create a thread with more details on my linen firehose project. In addition to being tedious, repetitive, and labor intensive, it has been educational.
I'll add pictures and more information about how the process has gone.
What can go wrong washing tough old firehose?
More than I had hoped.
If you have any questions or anything you would like to add from your own experience, feel free to post it!- Joshua
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03-27-2019, 11:57 PM #2
I bought an old fire hose strop from Keith at tomonagura. It’s not the super thick kind I’ve seen but works amazing at removing any wire edge or nasties. A staple in my stropping routine for sure. Look forward to seeing your completed project.
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03-28-2019, 12:21 AM #3
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Spent a ton of time soaking and rinsing with generic oxyclean. You can do it a dozen times and still have dirty water.
You have to flush out the inside well. Brushing and working the outside also functions to loosen the embedded particles inside the strop.
It is a system with diminishing returns. Less and less noticeable debris in water as you go.
This hose isn't NOS, so I've had some rough spots. I'm reevaluating how I approached the process to see if I can help prevent fraying in the fabric during the cleaning process.
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03-28-2019, 12:28 AM #4
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Thanked: 315You can see an obvious crease on the far left. If I get another hose I may try ironing those out so maybe they won't be as prone to fraying after repeated washes.
One of several things I would do differently.
A large shallow tub would work better for soaking so the hose so it didn't have to be rolled any.
I did test a clean piece with a razor the other day. REALLY liked the feedback and feel. Certainly felt like the edge was getting a thorough scrubbing. Gonna send it to a mentor to get some feedback on how it turned out.- Joshua
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03-28-2019, 12:55 AM #5
Looking good so far. Took me like two weeks of daily soaking and scrubbing to get an old vintage linen cleaned up. And it’s still in the quarantine phase just to make sure nothing wonky is going on. Been using it for the last week or so with a Henckels, and so far so good.
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03-28-2019, 01:26 AM #6
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Thanked: 315I believe it. A lot of labor involved. I don't get to sit at a bench and do razor repair so I this is an opportunity for me to finish something on my own.
Another member used a rolling pin suspended from his garage door to work the fabric and loosen up the embedded dirt. I don't have either, so I use a towel rod.
Thinking it would help loosen up the fabric I folded it with the edges in the center. It didn't work out like I planned.
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03-28-2019, 01:41 AM #7
I had heard that the fibers could snap if bent sharply when wet. You think it’ll still be salvageable.
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03-28-2019, 02:16 AM #8
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03-29-2019, 03:16 AM #9
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Thanked: 7Could try a hose washer on the inside. We run it through a pipe with multiple pin holes to clean the outer jacket when dirty. Might try taking a 1 inch piece ov pvc cap the end and drill holes in the pipe at a 45 degree andle sll around it. Attach a water hose on it and pull it through the inside of the hose. This will force the dirt out instrad of grinding it in. Hope my thought makes sense. Almost hose testing season so i may have some after we start finding bad sections.
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03-29-2019, 02:31 PM #10
FWW
We used a chair leg to support pulling it back and forth.
Then hung from a shower rod with w
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