Forget the braided steel fishing leader. I found this stuff on a youtube video and the guy wasn't kidding. This stuff is unbelievable.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ROTARY-PART-10068-VORTEX-TRIMMER-LINE-SMALL-SPOOL-095-x-230-BLACK/283229616451?epid=8012510663&hash=item41f1ccf943:g:5dwAAOSwzqtcD9f0


It is hard to find. Lowes doesn't sell it. Because if you bought a spool of this stuff at Lowes, you wouldn't be back for about 10 years. It is at least three times better than the orange stuff they sell at Lowes.
I call it Copperhead, but you have to look it up under Rotary Vortex Professional .095 70.1m. That is, more than 70 meters of string. Gonna last a long time. Hard to find on Amazon I could only find a huge spool that cost $47. I don't need that much line.

I don't know why that link won't come up but it is on ebay for $17.50

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Wonder if that's the stuff they use in weed eater fights?

Tag

Rotary is a big distributor of small engine parts and shop supplies. If you just search “rotary vortex” several diameters and lengths are for sale on Amazon.

Yep. It’s the best I have found so far. The string lays flat.

Tag

Thanks for sharing. Just about out so gonna track some down.

I got to it via Google...... It popped up on Amazon.com but I only saw the .095 stuff. My DeWalt trimmer calls for .080 stuff and I never tried anything else. Might be worthwhile if my trimmer will handle it.

Thanks....I'll give it a try

I’ve got a roll, and it is indeed badass. It lasts longer, plus, the shape seems to make it either cut better, or “fly flatter” so that it cuts better.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005IFQ7QS/ref=psdcmw_3564011011_t2_B078T1FFPS

Here is the smaller spool (35m).

I ordered some to try; $11 shipped. Thanks for the recommendation.

I hadn't really thought about that, but y'all are right. This stuff "flies flatter" or something. Somehow it makes a better, flatter cut. It makes a smoother cut.

Tag

$11 bucks???? Who has that kind of money??

Agreed, beats the hell out of anything else I’ve tried.

Thanks. I just ordered some.

mark

I’m gonna try some!

https://www.ebay.com/c/1931891363

You owe me $11.

Tag

Taggity

Tag

Well, if all the cool kids are tagging....

I ordered some from ebay. I like the idea of refilling the spool less often. It seems like it always runs out when I'm about halfway done

Perfect, I gotta see if they make it in 4mm variety. Got me one of those walk behind trimmers that uses precut pieces of line, and it chews through the factory ones in a matter of minutes! Cuts like hell but it's going to be rather useless if I can't get the line to last longer than that.

Good stuff, thanks for sharing.

Tag, I hate messing with cheap line that breaks off just inside the head. I need this line and maybe a better head than the self feeding pos I always have to take off and get restarted.

Bb

Better stock up, as quality products typically go out of production.

We use the Vortex line at work, it seems to work okay with no issues in Stihl trimmers.

Not sure I would wax lyrical about it though.

Tag-a-tag-a-taga.