stringing supplies at home depot?

[HawkletLax]

i asked my dad if i could order some sidewall string and some crosslace from jima today...he said look up at home depot, im sure theyll have some. i am wondering if they do have the right types of string and if they are decent? has anyone bought from home depot/lowes/anywhere else? i dont want to take the trip there and find out they dont have any or if it is poor quality.

[MaKiMaKi13]

technically its not xlace at home depot is paracord and its a lot thicker then your normal xlace

[HawkletLax]

would it work for sidewalls and shooting strings?

[EHSLAX12]

probably, but its a long shot.

[bigdale9]

warrior (the mod) once made a thread about that i'll see if i can find it
here is the link
http://lacrosseforums.com/showthread.php?t=25539&highlight=walmart+finds

[slinkyspine]

Walmart has crosslace its in the sewing area

[HawkletLax]

thanks big dale, ill be buying some of that after school tomorrow

[min_sarker]

i used to buy the home depot string and its like sidewall to me but definitely not crosslace

[Spartan]

i actually bought some great nylon spools there for reducing lip. pretty thick but they did the job.

[twin58]

Walmart has crosslace its in the sewing area

In that case, crosslace ought to be available in a fabric store or a crafts store. Three chains of fabric stores with locations in the DC area are Jo-Ann, Hancock, and G Street Fabrics. Two nationwide (US) chains of crafts stores are A. C. Moore and Michael's. These two chains have 40%-off coupons in their flyers every weekend in the Sunday advertising; the flyers are also available at the front door.

I'd also check Next Day Blinds (or equivalent), in addition to Home Depot and Lowe's, for Venetian blind cord.

Finally, I'd try an outdoors store, as tents and backpacks often require cords to secure items. I'm wondering if the cord used for drawstrings in the hoods and waists of mountain parkas would work.

[QnzLaxStatz]

home depot has some real durable string..a little thicker then your average sidewall..cant really be used for customs and such but as sidewall it is the best stuff i used and still use today..but beware if your string a warrior head or some stx head getting the string into the holes may be a pain in the arse, youll have to burn numerous times to get it right..but for stringing a clutch or gait heads its perfect..

[LQAdam]

I bought some sidewall (nylon) string at Lowe's once. Didn't like it. It was a tad too thick and too stretchy. I'd consider using them since they were pretty cheap and since Lowe's is down the street. I'll just burn it a little so its a bit tighter.

[murderlax]

the stuff at home depot is crap. it strings nice, but once strung, it wears out way to quickly. im gonna say dont waste your money, i ended up giving the rest of it away to some kid who wanted to learn to string.
trust jimalax and prices, you cant go wrong with the best.

[Canadian Lax]

Walmart has crosslace its in the sewing area

Is it actually called crosslace there??......or do they called it something else???

I dont want to go ask where crosslace is and they look at me like what the heck are you talking about.

[slinkyspine]

Its called lace...

[Canadian Lax]

ok thanks slinky :)

[panthers09]

Has anyone ever thought of using bungee cord-type material? I went to a boating store and they had gigantic spools of material that was about the thickness of crosslace, but had rubber material inside to make it like a bungee cord. I think it would be a huge long shot, but would that work? I dunno how it would hold up in the sense of being ripped and frayed from being rubbed on, but does anyone think that maybe for a goalie that the stretching effect would help cushion shots?

[oviedolax]

Has anyone ever thought of using bungee cord-type material? I went to a boating store and they had gigantic spools of material that was about the thickness of crosslace, but had rubber material inside to make it like a bungee cord. I think it would be a huge long shot, but would that work? I dunno how it would hold up in the sense of being ripped and frayed from being rubbed on, but does anyone think that maybe for a goalie that the stretching effect would help cushion shots?

that could be a good idea, is that stuff expensive?

[brainddeadjock]

Look at a camping supply store like REI Co-Op

[panthers09]

that could be a good idea, is that stuff expensive?

Not sure. I don't think it could be too expensive. I'll look it up and post back here when I find out.

[HawkletLax]

good idea panthers, ill look into that. guys try it out too, see how those bungee strings are. i havent been able to get anything cus my car has been in the shop but i will tryout those strings soon..thanks guys

[panthers09]

I looked around online for the bungee cord and I can't find any site that sells it. I went to a boating place probably over a year ago that had some on a HUGE spool. I hadn't thought about it back then, but the store is on the other side of town so it's hard for me to get out there. I'm not sure where else would sell it, but the stuff I looked at seemed pretty tough to me so I think it could work.

Maybe, if you guys do try to search for it, try other names like "elastic cord", "elastic rope", "bungee rope", stuff like that. Might be of help...

[HawkletLax]

aight ill pm you if i get any success, pm me too tho if you find something

[panthers09]

aight ill pm you if i get any success, pm me too tho if you find something

Alright. Will do. I'll post it up here if I find something also, so the rest of you guys can see. I said that the boating store that I saw it at was really far away, but I think I might be going down to that part of town on Saturday. My dad knows exactly where that store is so I'll ask him if I'm gonna be by it, if so, I'll try to get some of the cord.

[spenny]

Has anyone ever thought of using bungee cord-type material? I went to a boating store and they had gigantic spools of material that was about the thickness of crosslace, but had rubber material inside to make it like a bungee cord. I think it would be a huge long shot, but would that work? I dunno how it would hold up in the sense of being ripped and frayed from being rubbed on, but does anyone think that maybe for a goalie that the stretching effect would help cushion shots?

i did a stick with elastic shock cord (aka bungee) sidewalls. it was great for catching, but throwing wasnt so great. the elastic soaked up a lot of the energy that went into the throw. i also was advised by a ref friend that it made the stick illegal. (run it by laxref and see what he says)

i got the cord from my local REI, but any good outdoors store will have it

[panthers09]

i did a stick with elastic shock cord (aka bungee) sidewalls. it was great for catching, but throwing wasnt so great. the elastic soaked up a lot of the energy that went into the throw. i also was advised by a ref friend that it made the stick illegal. (run it by laxref and see what he says)

i got the cord from my local REI, but any good outdoors store will have it

Oh alright. Thanks for the info. I think I'm gonna try it to see if I like it or not, maybe just for practices if it is illegal. And it might not be here, because I know our rules are a bit different. I know that in California, woodie shafts are illegal, and here they're fair game.