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I did a search for ‘clothes peg manufacturers’ - look who named their Web site with such a general title! - http://www.clothes-pegs-manufacturers.co.uk/. Was that a good move!?

You can use this site to compare prices - http://www.forgecom.co.uk/tim/results.cfm?ct_ref=540

Most plastics clothes pegs are made in China - here’s an example - http://www.suncheong.com.hk/pegs.html

Some companies offer both wood and plastics pegs. Look carefully in the bags and you’ll see two types of plastics pegs here. What’s the difference? - http://www.nsm-housewares.co.uk/home_laundry/clothes_pegs.html

Have a look at this site to see just what can be done with traditional wooden pegs! - You’ll find a lot of hype! http://www.carlopreti.it/mollettee.htm

To get an idea of how many other uses small clamps get put to have a look at this list - http://www.lab-glass.com/html/nf/Clamps.html

"Plastics materials selection" - this is a good search term (remember to use the speech marks). I found these other sites that, if you glance through them, will give you an insight into how complex selecting the right plastics can be.
http://www.rapra.net/software/materials.htm
http://info.cas.org/ONLINE/DBSS/plaspecss.html

Task 5 - Polypropylene

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