Sewing Threads and Drawcords

Lewco stocks a variety of high temperature, chemical resistant Threads and Drawcords. Nomex, Kevlar, Fiberglass, Quartz and Stainless Steel Threads and Drawcords are available from stock. Please contact Lewco for more information.

Sewing Threads
TEFLON Coated Fiberglass - Specially coated for excellent chemical and UV resistance. L suffix denotes an E-Z Sew finish has been added. Starch Coated Fiberglass - Specially coated to meet NRC requirements.

Styles
TCFT 18 TCFT 18L TCFT 21 TCFT 21L B8 T-90 T-70 Q-18 PSS PINC

Thickness
.017 .017 .021 .021 .020 .016 .014 .017 .0145 .0145

Brk. Strn.
19 lbs. 19 lbs. 27 lbs. 27 lbs. 31.3 lbs. 16 lbs 4.5 lbs 24 lbs 8 lbs 8 lbs

Temp
750F 750F 750F 750F 750F 380F 480F 2000F 1000F 2000F

Yield
2500 yds./lb. 2500 yds./lb. 1875 yds./lb. 1612 yds./lb. 1875 yds./lb 4704 yds./lb 6340 yds./lb 1950 yds./lb 6500 yds./lb 6100 yds./lb

Natural Kevlar Nomex Quartz Polyester/Stainless Steel Polyester/Inconel

Drawcords

Styles

Thickness
.125 .125

Weight
36.9g/10 ft. 72.5g/10 ft.

Temp
550F 1500F

Put Up
650 ft./spl. 500 ft./spl.

Teflon Coated Fiberglass - Braided TCFR 125 Fiberglass rope with a Teflon coating for chemical resistance. Braided Stainless Steel - Continuous SSD 125 stainless steel wire braided into rope form.

Hogrings and Tools

Lewco stocks the Spenax Pneumatic & hand operated Hogring tools & staples. Lewco also offers a tool repair service for insulation customers. Stainless and Galvanized Hogring Staples are available from stock. Please contact Lewco for more information.

Tools
Model
SC761 SC743 P7

Staple Staple Staple Size Capacity Diameter

1/2 3/4 1/2 100 110 25 16 Gauge, .062 16 Gauge, .062 16 Gauge, .062

Min. Ring I.D.

1/4 3/16 1/4

Operating Pressure
80-100 PSI 80-100 PSI Hand

Tool Weight
3.87 lbs. 3.87 lbs.

Hogrings
Hog Ring Part#
12SS100 34SS110 SR8-G SR8-SS

Hog Ring Tool

SC761 SC743 P7 P7

Quantity Per Box

10,000 11,000 2,500 2,500

Material
304SS 304SS Galvanized 304SS

Wire Diameter
.062 .062 .062 .062

Size
1/2 3/4 1/2 1/2

Min. Closed Diameter

1/4 3/16 1/4 1/4

Fastening and I.D. Accessories

Lewco maintains a good inventory of Belting, Buckles, Lacing Anchors, Quilting Pins, ID Tags and other materials that help complete the fabricated system. Please contact Lewco for more information

Fastening and I.D. Accessories

Product
Belting Buckles Velcro Lacing Quilting Pins Retaining Clips Two Hole Washers Tie Wire I.D. Tags Grommets

Styles
1 & 1-1/2 Poly 1 & 1-1/2 D & Rec. 800-1 & 1-1/2 LASS & LAMS QPSS & OPMS K150SS & K150G THW Tie Wire I.D. Tag Grommet

Sizes
1 & 1-1/2 x 1/16 .125x1 & 1-1/2 1 & 1-1/2 12ga. & 14ga. 2-1/2 & 4-1/2 12ga.& 14ga. 2-1/2 & 4-1/2 12ga. & 14ga. 1 .051 1-1/2x3-1/2 1/2 dia.

Material
Poly 304SS Nylon 304SS/Mild 304SS/Mild 304SS/Galvanized 304SS 304SS 304SS Brass

Put-Up
50 yd./roll Ea. 50 yd./roll 1000/Box 1000/Box 1000/Box 1000/Box 5 lb.& 25lb. Ea. Ea.

Construction Recommendations
Cold Face Fabrics 1. Silicone Impregnated Fiberglass & Silica. . . . . . . . . . . 500F 2. PTFE/Teflon Impregnated Fiberglass & Silica. . . . . . . .550F 3. Alum Foil/Film Laminated Fiberglass & Silica. . . . . . . . 500F 4. Plain & Texturized Fiberglass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000F 5. Stainless Steel Knitted Blanket Mesh. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500F Hot Face Fabrics 1. Silicone Coated/Impregnated Fiberglass & Silica. . . . . 500F 2. PTFE/Teflon Impregnated Fiberglass. . . . . . . . . . . . . .550F 3. Alum. Foil/Film Laminated Fiberglass & Silica. . . . . . . 500F 4. Plain & Texturized Fiberglass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000F 5. Vermiculite Impregnated Fiberglass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000F 6. Vermiculite Impregnated Silica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1800F 7. 304 SS Foil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1200F 8. Inconel Foil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1500F 9. 304 SS Blanket Mesh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1200F 10.Inconel Blanket Mesh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1500F Blanket Insulation 1 Foams (Flexible, Closed Cell Elastometric) . . . . . . . . . . 300F 2. Fiberglass w/binder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300F 3. Needled E Glass blanket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1200F 4. Needled E Glass/Silica composite blanket. . . . . . . . .1500F 5. Needled Silica Blanket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1900F 6. Ceramic Fiber Blanket-LT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1900F 7. Ceramic Fiber Blanket-RT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2400F 8. Ceramic Fiber Blanket-HTZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2700F Threads 1. Nomex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400F 2 Kevlar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400F 3. Plain Fiberglass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750F 4. Teflon Coated Fiberglass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .750F 5. Teflon Coated Quartz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1500F 6. Stainless Steel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1200F 7. Inconel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1500F Hogrings & Staples 1. Galvanized. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000F 2. Stainless Steel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1250F 3. Inconel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1500F Accessories 1 Belting 2. Buckles 3. Velcro 4. Lacing Hooks 5. Quilting Pins

1 SEWN CONSTRUCTION
Belting

Draw String Flap

Buckles Draw Cord

2 AND ABOVE SEWN CONSTRUCTION

250F
304 S.S. Mesh I.D. Tag

Gusset Wall Hot Side Core Insulation

1 AND ABOVE HOG RING CONSTRUCTION

Lacing Hooks

Quilting Pins

8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Tie Wire SS I.D. Tags Grommets Two Hole Washers Zinc, SS, O Rings

304 S.S. Hog Ring Staples

Core Insulation

Teflon, Kevlar and Nomex are trademarks of E.I. DuPont.

Chemical Compatability Data

Product
PTFE/Teflon Silicone Neoprene Hypalon Natural Rubber

Temp.
550F 500F 250F 275F 240F

Weathering
V.G. V.G. Good V.G. Poor

Oil
V.G. Fair Good Good Poor

Fuel
V.G. Fair Fair Fair Poor

Water
V.G. V.G. Good Good Good

Resistance to: Ozone Acid, Dilute

V.G. V.G. Good V.G. Poor V.G. Good Good V.G. Fair

Acid Conc. Solvents

V.G. Fair Good V.G. Fair V.G. Poor Good Good Poor