"Rick (W-A-one-R-K-T)" wrote in
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What do you all think of using heavy duty nylon rope instead of wire
for guys?


Synthetic guy material is not new, but I have not seen a commercial
structure secured with nylon rope, or any other synthetic cable laid
rope.

That might just show my lack of experience, but...

I have seen commercial structures secured with synthetic material
designed for the purpose, Phillystran is one of the products that you can
Google for more information. They are typically a bundle of straight
fibres (Kevlar???) enclosed in a continuous waterproof, UV, acid, alkali
resistant plastic sheath and special terminals that achieve high strength
and prevent ingress of water (which could support mildew, ice damage
etc).

Galvanised HT guy wire is much cheaper than Phillystran.

In this part of the world, permanent guys using (natural or synthetic)
fibre rope is not generally permitted, so you would need engineering
support to justify such an installation. There are good reasons for this.

Owen