Is whipper-snipper line all the same?

[Woodwould]

TBO is going to buy some whipper-snipper line for our whipper-snipper and asked me a question I couldn't answer. Is all whipper-snipper line the same, or are there different diameters and compositions for different machines/purposes?

[AUSSIE]

TBO is going to buy some whipper-snipper line for our whipper-snipper and asked me a question I couldn't answer. Is all whipper-snipper line the same, or are there different diameters and compositions for different machines/purposes?

I am no expert WW but there is differences Thickness I think is the main one.I think I always get purple .I dont know if the color is any indication.Get the boss to take the remaining cord with her.Aussie

[Ed Reiss]

Hi WW.

Here in America we call them grass trimmers. although whipper-snipper sounds classier.

There are different diameters that can be had depending on the machine...best to use what is recommended by your manufacturer.

[Woodwould]

Thanks Aussie. Ours is purple, so I guess that's significant then.

[Woodwould]

Thanks Ed. The handbook is in A Very Safe Place, hence my query.

[jmk89]

If the whipper-snipper (for Poms - strimmer) is electric, the line is likely to be 1.6mm - the last lot I bought was purple.. Petrol engine driven versions often have thicker line.

You could look for the booklet on the manufacturer's website.

[Waldo]

There's also the straight round line and the square corned line which cuts more efficiently.

[Woodwould]

Thanks chaps!

[weisyboy]

there are many types of line.

round
square
spyral
oval
triangle
and the untimate serated (see pic) this is what i use lasts twice as long as all other line and cuts mutch better. its made in france and i buy 400m roll at a time.

all are avalable in diferent diamiters form 1.5mm up.

[Woodwould]

...and i buy 400m roll at a time.

Must be a hell of a whipper-snipper!

[weisyboy]

its a stihl mate.

[Gingermick]

My whipper snipper is mostly still too.

[Barry_White]

Hi WW.

Here in America we call them grass trimmers. although whipper-snipper sounds classier.

There are different diameters that can be had depending on the machine...best to use what is recommended by your manufacturer.

I always thought you called them weed wackers a la Tim The Toolman.

The best one I have found is called Diamond Edge usually only available from certain Mower Specialists.

I find it doesn't break off even when running along a rabbit proof netting fence and that seems to be the hardest test on any line.

The cheap ones from Big W and Kmart are crap.

[weisyboy]

teh stuff i use is called flexiblade it is better than teh diamopnd edge i upgraded after getting a sample peice off my supplyer.

its hard to come buy thow not many places stock it.

[ficfac]

My whipper snipper is mostly still too.

HA HA...