Alpha Wire and Cable still makes it, google on Alpha LC 136. About $50 for
a 500 yard spool of the white 50# stuff. A lot of the mail order
electronics companies carry Alpha.

Jim



: It's actually 'lacing tape,' originally used for lacing together
looms
: of wiring. We usta call it 'Collins 12-cord' after the Collins
Radio
: Company, who would sell us rolls of it. Do a Google for 'dacron
: lacing tape,' you'll run into it. You want the white stuff with
the 50-
: pound rating; usta come in 500 yd spools, pre-waxed &
mildew-proofed
: and was delightfully inexpensive. Trouble is, it isn't STC'd for
ALL
: fabric-covered aircraft... unless it is part of an STC'd package
from
: one of the covering suppliers, who very kindly re-spool you a
quarter
: of a spool for about ten times the price... like what happens when
an
: upholstery needle gets turned into a rib-stitchin needle :-)
:
: -R.S.Hoover