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[red_noir]

what do u use? do you just wrap it around or is there a special knotting sequence? and what are the benefits??

[HS93 (RIP)]

stops you burning your hands, and looks realistic. superglue the end wrap it and a bit of glue on the other end , and you can get rid of th rest of the roll of PTFE tape by wrapping it with it after, it makes it easy to clean.

peter

[derekwarner]

Cotton twine...approx 1.5 mm diameter...as HS93 says ....yes use super glue to lock............best trick is to paint the twine with "liquid paper" writing correction fluid.........    ...you won't be sorry.....Derek

[Underpressure]

I use string that looks right, I stick it the the pipe with pva glue and then coat it in thinned down PVA afterwards (if I remember).

Neil

[Bee]

It is worth choosing the string with care. Some results are let down by uneven thickness and bits sticking out.

[Bernhard]

hi.........i use...  candle wick ... you can get it in many size     http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100-Metres-Wedo-Candle-Wick-LX-16-Made-in-Germany_W0QQitemZ190363623416QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Carfts_Candle_SoapMaking_EH?hash=item2c528e5ff8#ht_500wt_1182

regards Bernhard
                     or this fiberglas wick          http://www.wickstore.com/Products/Round-Fiberglass-Wick-116-100-Yards__1376-100.aspx

[red_noir]

perfect thanks guys !!

[benjaml1]

Anyone tried pipe cleaners ?

[Bunkerbarge]

Not pipe cleaners, I use the string and a dab of cyano then paint over it with Humbrol matt white.  I am toying with the idea though of covering the string with some sticky backed shiny foil tape, which is quite often exactly how real steam pipes are lagged on ships.  This will be very easy to fit and should clean up easier than anything else. 

I'm not sure yet if the white looks just that bit smarter though.

[benjaml1]

Interesting, looks like several ways of doing this...   

[mainsteam]

I use ordinary plain old string - not the plastic or polyester type of string  - !
Put a spot of Cyanoacrylate adhesive on your pipe where you want the lagging to start, stick one end of the string to the Cyano, then wrap the string tightly around the copper pipe.
After every 4 turns or so, compact the string so it is tightly coiled around the pipe (ie: push the coils up against each other - as you do not want any gaps). Carry on until you reach the end & then again using Cyano, spot the pipe where you need the string to finish & cut off the surplus.

After this, paint the string with white paint (I use Humbrol matt white or similar). Before the paint is totally dry, smooth out any hairy bits of the string, then let the paint dry before another coat.

This is how I usually do it - hope it helps . . . .  .

[gondolier88]

I use the really fine string that you can get in model boat shops for rigging finescale ships- its a really nice khaki colour so doesnt have to be painted and it adds a sense of true scale lagging- and as it gets dirty it looks even more realistic.

Greg

[steamboatmodel]

I use a cotton string that we used to call "Butcher Twine". Full size lagging was usually about 1/2" to 1" dia. (Originally mostly Asbestos), which was then painted.
Regards,
Gerald.