Lego string help.

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• CCC UKMember Posts: 20,364

  January 2016

  I bought some on eBay about five years ago, I think it was just called carpet thread for sewing carpets along their joins.
  

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• TigerMoth Member Posts: 2,343

  January 2016 edited January 2016

  KingDave said:

  Does anyone know the gauge/type of string and maybe a good place to get a replacement real?
  

  It's mostly multifilament polypropylene yarn.
  
  There are various thickness - to get it right for a particular model, look up the part number here on Brickset.
  

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• Bobflip Member Posts: 681

  January 2016

  I recently bought a meter's worth from this place:
  
  http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=JuergenL
  
  He has it listed as x77, though I suspect it's probably a standard but matching type of thread he's bought.
  
  Unfortunately though, I've been unable to find information regarding string thickness or the length that went with each set. I have a 379 Shell Service Station I'm finishing off but just need to add the pump pipes now!

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• madforLEGO Chicagoland USMember Posts: 10,533

  January 2016

  Or go to a local yarn/clothing material type place with some and someone may be able to pinpoint it.
  The issue I have with those selling it on BL and eBay is that they are likely marking it up for themselves to make money, which is fine, but it make not be right (hard to often tell when looking at a photo) and I just would rather go hit a fabric store and ask for their help. I think they also would have a close one to the heavy string used on the Pirate ships for the sails.
  

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• TigerMoth Member Posts: 2,343

  January 2016

  Bobflip said:
  
  

  He has it listed as x77, though I suspect it's probably a standard but matching type of thread he's bought.
  

  Bricklink uses x77 as generic string. Sometimes they use a suffix when they think they know which thickness it is, but it's quite often wrong. And I doubt whether any distinction is made between 1.2 mm and 1.3 mm diameters (there are others).
  

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• Pitfall69 0 miles to Legoboy's houseMember Posts: 11,453

  January 2016

  Bobflip said:

  I recently bought a meter's worth from this place:
  
  http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=JuergenL
  
  He has it listed as x77, though I suspect it's probably a standard but matching type of thread he's bought.
  
  Unfortunately though, I've been unable to find information regarding string thickness or the length that went with each set. I have a 379 Shell Service Station I'm finishing off but just need to add the pump pipes now!

  That string is definitely the thick woven type. 

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