Dyneema's Quiet Superpower: Ultra-Light Cables for High-Stress Builds
The Hackaday column spotlights Dyneema rope as a near-magic, ultra-light, high-strength option for non-stretch cables in mechanical builds (notably cable robots), noting a 1 mm diameter with ~195 kg breaking strength and less than 1% stretch; it also mentions other niche ‘secret ingredients’ like high‑temperature tape, low‑temperature solder, and lightweight M3 PEEK screws, and invites readers to share their own go-to materials.