You will need about 1 qt (1 L) of water for every 1/4 lb (110 g) or less of nylon.
In the old days, when women and children made up the majority of the workforce, the cockles were then put into baskets known as tiernals; cocklers now tend to use something somewhat less picturesque, usually a nylon bag.
In order to maintain the soft ability of the sensor, a sliver-plated nylon thread(Less EMF Inc, Latham, NY, USA, Cat. A1226) is used to connect the sensor to the circuit.
The density of nylon is less than human bone: 1.15 g/cm vs. 1.9 g/cm respectively, and can be distinguished from bone and surrounding soft tissues.
You'll need a container that can hold roughly 1 qt (1 L) of water for 1/4 lb (110 g) of nylon or less.
Black Nylon is no less lo-fi, but there's no singing, just clanging.
Imagine instead a nylon cot, with less space for sleeping than a church pew, and no sides, suspended at head-spinning heights by nothing more than rope, bolts and a fatalistic sense of optimism.
High performance plastics like, glass fiber reinforced nylon 66 have less weight, resistance to corrosion, noiseless running, lower coefficient of friction and ability to run without external lubrication.
Soil samples coming from the same site were pooled together, air-dried up to dryness, then sieved by passing through a 1 mm nylon sieve; fractions less than 1 mm size were further ground in an agate mortar, till all the sample was homogenized.
