Traditional Sleeving vs Paracord?

[RadeonHDx]

Can somebody tell me the full Pro's and Con's of both traditional sleaving and heatshrink and paracord?

Thanks!

 

[Timeless]

Paracord
+ cheap
+ lots of colors
+ can't see color of wire through the sleeving
- fabric so more of a dust magnet and possible fraying over time

plastic sleeving like mdpc
+ looks better (personal opinion)
+ easier to bend the wires in the position you want (with some patience) as the sleeving is not as soft as paracord
- you can see the color of the wire through the sleeving
- more expensive (if you go for mdpc which is the best looking)

Guess you need to work with both to see what you like best as a lot of this is based on personal opinion.

 

[PEXON]

I'd use MDPC over Paracord, easier to work with (still needs a lot of time and patience). I offer paracord, but I'm not a massive fan of it, the only thing its got going for it is the price and colour range IMO.

MDPC FTW!!!

 

[leathart123]

which one would you say is easier for a first timer to uie

 

[SuB]

i'd say sleeve is easiest for first time user, but para can give a neater finish. Totally depends how much time you take on it tbh.

 

[PEXON]

Paracord is easier to give a neater finish, but its more time consuming than conventional sleeving. You have to be incredibly delicate and cover the pins in tape or use a threading tool to save any tiny pulls in the material as they can cause, 'fluff ups.'

 

[RadeonHDx]

thanks for the reply's guys! Just ordered 15ft of white paracord for a bit of a tester to see what I think! BTW it was only £1 off of Ebay for the good stuff anyway

 

[PEXON]

550?

Also 15ft will go nowhere

 

[RadeonHDx]

yep and I know, I just wanted to see what I was getting and what I could do before I got loads