#binding material

[srjsteel]

Binding Wire in Construction: Types, Uses, and How It Complements Steel Products

Binding wires stands as one of the maximum vital yet left out substances in construction. Right from tying rebars to securing the framework, it guarantees that each structural detail stays in area at some point of the construct. Close behind it in importance are steel components like hot rolled coil and the dynamic shifts in hr coil prices, which directly influence material selection on site.

Understanding how binding wire suits into the wider construction puzzle starts with grasping its purpose: it binds metal rebars in RCC (strengthened cement concrete), offering grip and holding the structure’s shape before the concrete units. With rising demand for stable and price-powerful creation substances, warm rolled coil becomes any other cornerstone — its affordability and availability determined largely with the aid of fluctuating hr coil fees.

Types of Binding Wire Used in Construction

Construction binding wires vary based on coating, strength, and usage:

Galvanized Binding Wire: Offers resistance to rust and corrosion — perfect for regions vulnerable to moisture.

PVC Coated Binding Wire: Adds flexibility and extra safety, mainly where aesthetics and insulation depend.

Stainless Steel Wire: Used for high-stop or commercial programs needing advanced electricity and corrosion resistance.

Annealed Binding Wire: Soft, durable, and easy to curve, making it a popular preference for tying metal bars together.

Each of those types serves a selected motive, decided on based totally at the needs of the venture and the encircling environment.

Uses That Go Beyond Just Binding

While the primary function of binding wire is to tie rebar during reinforcement, its versatility allows use in:

Holding shuttering and centering materials temporarily

Supporting mesh in wall plastering

Assisting in fencing and garden structures

Securing scaffoldings or heavy-duty materials during transit

In essence, wherever steel meets steel, or where movement needs to be restricted, binding wire steps in silently.

Complementing Steel Products Like Hot Rolled Coil

Hot rolled coil is a staple in the steel industry — formed by rolling steel at high temperatures. Its affordability and malleability make it ideal for large-scale structural frameworks. But the role of binding wire becomes evident once hot rolled coil products are shaped into rods and beams. These components need stability during concrete pouring or welding, which is where the binding wire takes charge.

Choosing the Right Binding Wire for the Job

Selection isn't just about wire thickness or price. It’s about matching the right type to the structure's demands. For example:

For coastal projects, galvanized or PVC-coated wire prevents rust.

For interior infrastructure, annealed wire saves labor time due to its flexibility.

In heavy industrial builds where steel quantity is higher, durable and thicker wire ensures a firm tie.

The balance between the price of hot rolled coil and the reliability of binding wire can determine project success.

Key Considerations Before Purchasing

Tensile Strength: Should withstand enough stress without snapping.

Wire Gauge: Thinner wires suit light jobs; thicker ones for heavy reinforcement.

Corrosion Resistance: Especially vital for long-term or outdoor exposure.

Compatibility: Should match the steel type used — especially when using HR coil-based structures.

From Consideration to Purchase

Construction decisions often begin with material awareness. Once the value of binding wire is clear — not just as an accessory but as a core stabilizer — it becomes easier to justify investment in quality. A consumer evaluating hr coil prices should also assess whether the binding wire chosen can perform under those same structural pressures. When these small wires ensure large buildings stand tall, skimping on them can mean structural risks.

Steel products shine on the surface, but it’s the binding wire behind the scenes doing the heavy lifting.

[kapilasteel]

Why Binding Wire Is Essential for Reinforcing TMT Bar Manufacturers and Steel Structures

Strong structural integrity forms the backbone of modern construction, where every component plays a crucial role in ensuring building safety and longevity. A reliable steel pipe company understands that binding wire, often overlooked yet indispensable, serves as the critical connection point that holds reinforcement structures together, particularly in projects involving TMT bar manufacturers and steel fabrication.

Understanding Binding Wire's Role in Construction

Binding wire acts as the fundamental binding element in reinforced concrete structures, holding TMT bars and other reinforcement materials in place. This seemingly simple component prevents displacement during concrete pouring and ensures that steel reinforcements maintain their intended configuration throughout the construction process.

Quality steel pipe companies realize that proper reinforcement begins with selecting the right binding wire specifications. The wire must possess specific characteristics:

Maximum tensile strength for secure holding

Enough ductility for easy tying and handling

Resistant to corrosion and environmental conditions

Uniform diameter and surface quality

Important Construction Uses

TMT Bar companies state that binding wire is considerably used in the following applications:

Binding of Reinforcement Steel

Major Application

The main application is in concrete structures for reinforcing bar holding. Binding wire helps ensure that steel reinforcements are well arranged during the concreting process. It, therefore, complements the structure of buildings, bridges, and any infrastructure.

Mesh Fabrication

In mesh production, binding wire links crossing bars to form rebar grids. Those grids help reinforce concrete slabs, walls, and foundations by providing excellent support to loads placed in the structure.

Column and Beam Splicing

Steel pipe company professionals often highlight the importance of binding wire in vertical and horizontal reinforcements. Precise spacing between the bars and correct load distribution is ensured by it in structural elements.

Impact on Construction Quality

High-quality binding wire plays an important role in construction results:

Structural Integrity

Well-fastened reinforcements through quality binding wires ensure that all the steel pieces work in collaboration to strengthen and make the entire structure stronger and more durable.

Construction Efficiency

When TMT Bar Manufacturers give the construction team reliable binding wire, they will be able to work more effectively, thus decreasing the time needed for installation and still maintaining good quality.

Economy

Though binding wire takes up a relatively small percentage of construction costs, its quality impacts the long-term performance and maintenance requirements of the structure.

Choosing Appropriate Binding Wire

Construction workers should consider some factors when acquiring binding wire from a steel pipe company:

Quality of Material

Industry standards regarding strength, flexibility, and durability must be met by the wire. Quality material ensures effective bonding and long-term functionality.

Wire Gauge

Various applications require corresponding wire gauges. Size selection allows for maximized binding strength without affecting workability.

Surface Treatment

Galvanized and annealed provide different benefits for different construction environments and requirements.

Industry Standards and Compliance

Leading TMT Bar Manufacturers ensure their binding wire meets the set industry standards:

Tensile strength requirements

Dimensional tolerance specifications

Surface quality standards

Coating specifications for specialized applications

Future Considerations

As construction techniques evolve, binding wire continues to adapt to new requirements:

Enhanced coating technologies for better corrosion resistance

Improved manufacturing processes for consistent quality

Development of specialized varieties for specific applications

Integration with advanced construction methodologies

Making the Right Choice

Binding wire selection must be considered in accordance with project requirements as well as the quality standards of the construction process. Construction experts should find a reliable supplier of steel pipes who can understand the needs and accordingly produce the correct results.

For successful construction outcomes, professionals must recognize binding wire's essential role and make informed decisions about material selection and application. This attention to detail, combined with quality materials from trusted suppliers, creates the foundation for durable, safe, and reliable structures that stand the test of time.

[wonkyjaw]

Quilt update. This is split somewhere in the blues and I have to sew that together and then I have to add one more yellow row to the top. Then the quilt top is finally, finally done.

[salamispots]

blocking this will be interesting haha; another smaller piece on a weirdly shaped piece of leftover backing

[theartofeggs]

@gremmed

tagged u so you'd know when i posted ur request lmao. I love it when Kylar's on the bottom. wish they didn't fight it so much in-game like just let me pamper u bbygirl. anyways it seems my dice yearn for trans men rn

Thanks for participating in my ask event! When a fic contains the PC as a main character, the PC will exclusively be referred to as "you," except from other characters, who will refer to the PC by their gender or some other defining characteristic. :) Brings me back to my "x reader" fic days. ahhh what nostalgia

The event's ended by now, but I'll finish the current requests I've gotten!

Synopsis; Kylar gets railed into oblivion

Prompt: Kylar x PC (Smut) / CW: kidnapping, dubcon (not really), breeding kink, PC = evil-type crazy, babytrapping but they both want to babytrap the other so uh? - Kylar = AFAB & male, PC = AMAB & GN ((mostly) dice rolls) + bonus F! Sydney, M! Whitney, and M! Robin (only mentioned)

Welcomed Payback

The chair you've been strapped to is rather uncomfortable. The least Kylar could've done was make sure it was a chair with padding or something instead of some wooden old rickety one that felt one wrong move away from just snapping under you. Oh well. At least he put you in a different room to whatever's causing all that ruckus upstairs. Though, you almost wish he did, considering that it keeps scaring him away from you. You're a bit fed up with him just coming and going. Him feeding you fruit by hand is just about the most contact you've gotten with him so far. All he's done other than that is draw you some and sing a couple out-of-tune love songs he made himself.

Did you purposefully get him to go crazy and kidnap you? Yes. You weren't ashamed to admit it at this point. You've been a bit enamored with him yourself ever since he introduced himself, probably more than he was with you. You didn't think anything of helping a bully victim out of a beatdown, but when you saw how he looked up at you, like he witnessed the descent of a god, something in your brain was clicked on. Considering he wouldn't talk to you for the first few weeks of your attempts at getting to know him, you ended up going a different route and doing quite a bit of digging to find out more about him—you first befriended Sydney and lulled out any and all stories she could remember about Kylar when he was little, then moved on to breaking into more than just a couple government archives to flip through Kylar's, and his family's, past documents.

You knew where he lived before he ever followed you back to the orphanage, and, honestly? It hurt a little, to see how he wanted to be part of your life so bad but didn't seem to want you to be in his. So, you thought you'd nudge him the right way. You noticed he was prone to getting jealous, seeing how his expression would change whenever you'd chat with someone else during lunch, and you thought it'd be easy to use that against him. You'd flirt with anyone and everyone the moment you felt a familiar tingle on the back of your neck, and then relish in the dark, envious looks he'd give the hickeys on your neck when you saw him next. You weren't a big fan of sharing your body so casually with other people, but it would be well worth it if it meant you'd have Kylar in your hands at the end of your endeavors.

Robin was probably the only one you actually felt bad for. When Kylar had given you a little owl plush that so obviously had one of its glass eyes replaced with a camera lens, you had gotten an idea. Though, you struggled to find the right person to use for it. Sydney came to mind first, initially, since you were already close with her and you could smell her crush on you, but figured it'd be too much effort considering how deep her connections are to the temple. She'd totally try to get you to join. There was also Whitney, but Kylar's already watched you suck him off at least a dozen times, so there wouldn't be a big surprise factor with him. A random stranger wouldn't do either—if it did, the videos and photos of you online would've been plenty. But then, you remembered Robin.

You had successfully wooed him, flirting with and lewdly touching him every chance you had, until he finally visited you in your room at night. All it took was a week of tender words, and it made you pity the poor man, but you found you didn't care too much as you grinned up at the owl plush on your wardrobe, right when Robin was busy staining your innards with his cum. The feeling of him inside you was revolting to some extent, but you had washed out his cum the moment Robin had fallen asleep. To your delight, Kylar was waiting for you outside the very next morning. He looked far from pleased, a distant look in his eyes, as he lifted up a long tube with something metallic shining within. You looked directly at him and bared your neck, eagerly accepting the tranq dart as it sunk into your flesh.

But, now that you were here, you couldn't help but find it a bit boring. The most entertainment you've gotten was Kylar's occasional visits and the nigh-constant rumbling above your head. For the past few hours, you've exclusively been humming the nonsensical tune Kylar had sung to you and fiddling with the rope tying you down. At this point, you would've settled for an awful soap opera on whatever old TV this decrepit manor still had lying around.

When Kylar came into the room next, you were already fully untied and just leisurely sitting in the chair, eyes closed and leg bouncing. "M-My love, d-did you not like the ropes? I-I'm sorry, b-but I put t-them on for a r-r-reason. Y-You'll run away if I d-don't keep you here." Kylar grit out, expression dark, as he stepped closer. He was probably on his way to tie you up again. Good. "Hm, but I didn't, did I?" You purred as he came up beside you, brushing a couple fingers up the length of his forearm, though you weren't too pleased to have his sweater between you and his skin. He paused, looking conflicted, and you took the opportunity to grab him and pull him onto your lap.

His face flushed a pretty red and he began to squirm, his hands grabbing onto yours as you kept his hips glued to yours. The clothes in your way would be off soon enough. You could be patient, just as you've been these past months. "A-Ah, d-did you want to do it that bad? I-I'm sorry, I haven't been a g-good boyfriend..." Kylar groaned as you grinded up against him, and the sound alone made you want to cum already. "What nonsense. You're the best I could ask for. Far too good for me." You murmured sweet platitudes as your hands slipped beneath his clothes. He shivered, and you began to rethink taking them all off. Maybe you'd just rip them where you needed to and let him keep the rest on—the room seems a bit cold for him.

He wriggled in your grasp against and you decided this was going to be a bad position to fuck him in, given he was already moving about like he was uncomfortable. So, naturally, you slid onto the floor below and carefully laid him down beneath you. Honestly, it might've been cleaner to fuck in a random alleyway, given the state of this room, but you weren't going to be picky all of a sudden. Your beloved was beneath you and waiting, legs and lips parted just for you, just like you wanted him to be. He leaned back up to take your lips in his, his tongue eager to explore your mouth as his hands ran across your back. You didn't even flinch when he tried to stick it down your throat, and gave him the same intense treatment.

You pulled your pants down and ripped a new hole in his at the same time, swallowing the bashful squeak he let out. You palmed him through his remaining underwear, your cock throbbing when you felt a pair of drenched folds through the thin fabric. You already knew he was trans, so it wasn't a surprise, but you truly had to thank whatever divine being made this man just so perfect. You wouldn't be able to count how many times you came just to the thought of getting to fuck a baby into your Kylar—because he would be yours if you put your kid inside him, right?

Kylar, to his wondrous credit, seemed to have a similar thought process. When he felt your fingers against his slick, he spread his legs even wider and shuddered erotically, only to pull away from your heavenly kiss. "Y-You should put it in. A-And not pull out, e-ever." He all but whispered the command, and you were more than happy to comply. You ripped another hole in the last remaining barrier and dug in with no further warning, relishing in the erotic yelp he gifted you, alongside all the other sounds he made as you began to thrust into him.

His insides were soft and gummy, massaging your cock as you slammed your hips against his. Any time he gripped onto you, you'd move in a particularly rough way, and if he whined, you left a new mark on his hardly exposed neck. He clung to you and didn't bother with keeping quiet, babbling all sorts of lewd things as he grinded up into your crotch at the peak of each thrust. At some point, you had to forcibly hold his hips still to keep him from accidentally shifting too far from you. It had the added bonus of giving you more leverage to ravage his cunt, though, so you were happy with the arrangement, even if Kylar cried about it.

Kylar came suddenly around you, soaking both your crotches with a thick cream, and you slowed for just a moment to give him some time to recuperate. When he began to whine again, you picked up the pace—drilling into him as fast as you could. As your own climax drew near, an unkind idea popped inside your head and made you pause. With a smirk, you slowly began to pull out of his swollen pussy, stopping only when Kylar's legs wrapped around the back of your hips and forced you to stay inside.

His face was still a delicious red, but his expression was dangerous. What a pretty boy. "C-Cum inside. N-Now." You chuckled at his cute attempt at being mean and happily resumed your gyrating, cumming with a drawn-out moan as you pushed your hips as deep into his as you could. "G-Good." Kylar hummed, clearly pleased with himself. You were far more pleased with yourself than he could've been, honestly. Hopefully after this he'd give you a tour around his house, and you could start planning on where the nursery would go.

the end >,o words : 1,742

[torchflowering]

i've been teaching myself page layouts and bookbinding! :3 so here are some title pages + sample pages of some of my fave fics!

(don't worry about the page quality of the sample pages they're not meant to be read like this lmao)

where the world begins by @waveridden

ruffled feathers by @purple-nightfall-writes

tailored to your liking by @yacinthemorning

only silver by @twodiamondhoes

[plor-bindery]

Bound: Truth to Materials

It’s done!

I have a colour printer now. Can you tell? Lol.

This is, of course, a bind of my own co-authored fic with lately, who is not on Tumblr much/at all, and not under that name. (Apparently I continue to have the idea that I must try out new techniques on my own work first?)

The fic features artist Draco, so I went with that theme for the book design. I also used Canva for the first time, which was a mix of frustration (“whyyyy doesn’t it do this thing Illustrator does???”) and joy (so! much! stock! art!!!) I actually wound up banging the cover doc back into Illustrator because I didn’t trust the lack of guides and dimensions for measuring the cover, but the export was fairly seamless, so that was fine.

Back cover blurbs feat. @moonflower-rose because their comment made me lol so much when I went digging for gold in the comments. Also @thehoneybeet! (I feel weird putting my own reviews on the cover but I’m pretending they’re all directed at lately.)

More blathering under the cut.

For the wrap cover: glossy legal photo paper laminated in a matte legal 3mil pouch — two covers back to back so only the front gets laminated. I actually tried this first on plain paper but the ink bled in spots from the glue moisture and the whole thing delaminated as the glue struck through. I think the glossy coating provides a better barrier between ink and glue. I also used straight PVA on the second go, reasoning that it carries less water. Seemed to work?

Ran into some troubles with hinges delaminating, though, I think more from flexing and the bone folder than moisture? I can see why the IG Dramione binding girlies use the soft touch laminate — less than half the thickness. I haven’t bought any yet though, not sure I am that keen?

The endpapers are foiled but I was annoyed with the folding obscuring the words — might have to be more cautious with that in future.

All the chapter headers are artworks pulled from the bestmuseumbum hashtag on the bird site. It was very fun finding them. (This fic started with a Louvre visit in which lately and I very maturely admired many sculpted arses so there’s a theme.)

Endbands are sewn with embroidery floss and they came out sooo shiny and neat. One strand of floss per wrap is the way to go, even though it’s slow and fine work.

The rest of the bind is unremarkable — legal quarto, sewn French links, bradel-style case.

The cover came out quite 90s which I kind of love. As I’ve said before, and at risk of dating both of us, co-author lately and I met in our young teens, and that was…in the 90s. The earlier part. So a 90s vibe cover for the first fic we managed to co-write since that time? Perfect. Saved by the Bell goodness.

So… cover wraps… I am not sure! I think it’s probably cheaper than even homemade book cloth, but I imagine the archival quality is not great with all the plastic involved. But then same with HTV. I will almost certainly do it again, especially if I want to do something like a book that’s disguised as a textbook or magazine. While I love the artwork available in Canva, I definitely felt like my own creativity was less present? Hard to describe.

One little technical problem that I’m solving: endpapers didn’t stick to the hinge insides fully, not sure if the wrapped spine is too wide or it’s a lamination not liking glue thing or… but the problem is minor. Something to troubleshoot next time.

[drboo-mcstuff]

Some more doodles of the creatures of hallownest! I think I’m gonna drawing them all at this point lol

(Ps: I giggled for like 5 mins cuz of the poor baldurs face)

[baldursghaik]

Caeso is the trans ally of all time

is there a 5% chance he'd misgender you by complete naive accident? yes

is there a 100% chance he'd beat someone to a pulp for daring to question what bathroom you'd use? also yes

[srjsteel]

SRJ Steel is dedicated to providing top-notch binding wires tailored to meet the diverse needs of construction projects. With a focus on durability, flexibility, and strength, SRJ Steel ensures that every binding wire meets the highest quality standards, making them a trusted choice for builders and contractors worldwide.

[flamboyant-king]

I re-isaac'd my Isaac designs so Isaac can Isaac freely. Also a continuation to Jacobs Drawing.

[radiojamming]

Bonus BONUS round for my bookbinding project. I also have enough paper to make a zine at around 20-40 pages, depending on how I fold the paper.

[gendzl]

I DID IT!

I glued the text block in! it survived the big moment of truth!

my waste paper got glue under it with both endsheets—it tore off a small part of the endsheet at the front (not pictured) and transferred part of the waste paper on the back—but I can hardly bring myself to care because the rest of it turned out so fucking well. I learned a ton, and I had so much fun, and I love the end result! new hobby unlocked.

now I am just waiting for the glue to dry 👍

[amazingdeadfish]

Have you ever thought about... making bav... as a book?

BECAUSE I WANT IT

I WANT IT

HA! Thanks for liking it enough for wanting a physical copy?

I have thought about it actually, but uh, I wouldn't sell it (can't sell it for copy right reasons that go with fanfiction) or give it away. Also, 850,000 words is way too much for a singular book. There would have to be multiple books, one for each part in the series.

It takes a lot of effort to make it into a book anyway. I mean, I'd have to edit the entire series thoroughly because I'll be damned if a printed copy exists only for there to be spelling and grammatical errors everywhere and not to mention, the plot inconsistencies and loop holes I know exist. And then of course if there's gonna be books then I have to make a cover right?

It's a whole design process that I'm... Tempted to do at some point. Maybe one day.

[thehandwixard]

Hi! I really like your worldbuilding and was wondering if you had any ideas for how their equivalents of a printing press would be considering that Firth mentions getting the paper and I imagine they have some type of reading material like books or scrolls. 

Like if they use ink of some sort, the most obvious answer being from squids on some level or if they have a different form of manufacturing it as since squids are sapient here, they probably wouldn’t be too enthused about being mined for ink. Or it’s something like old thrown out paints, inks, and writing material from humans, though either way the question of how they would get certain materials to adhere underwater is questionable in itself. There are such things as waterproof paper and underwater writing utensils but I don’t imagine those would be common to come by nor do I think they would have that great of a ability really have much of the ability to manufacture them themselves on a large scale.

Or they just cut out the letters and symbols from stuff already printed by humans serial killer style, sort of like what the Bottom Feeders sign does

Hi, I wrote this one out in a doc to format it because i was thinking about so much information. This is going to be typed more formally than it would be otherwise because my program autocapitalizes lest i go insane. Its gonna be a little disjointed regardless. <3 giant wall of text under the cut im not subjecting anyones dash to this unprompted

As a preface: gonna assume paper, fabric, and other organic and/or delicate goods have a longer shelf life in this society, taking the same stance as for in-game props made of these materials. The cigarettes do not really dissolve and some paper can exist indefinitely, though it and cardboard are understood to be soggy. Whether this is due to sapient creature activity/preservation, or just due to the more cartoon logic of the setting and game design needs.

like this is just a good statement for my analysis and reads on this game's worldbuilding in general: there are a lot of things in crabgame that are not scientifically accurate and that is literally the most ok thing in the universe because of the needs of the gameplay, the story, just like ETC there is a lot of love for the real ocean in crabgame and thats what matters, and ill work around that. i, however, am also insane.

Also keep in mind that humans dont really do manufacturing and crafts underwater so while i’ve tried to keep water stuff in mind there is just not the info for how making oil based inks or individual batches of paper would work underwater yknow? Educated guesses. Wikipedia educated guesses.

Further assumption: Definitely agree with what u said about crabs not really having an ability to manufacture stuff on a large scale. I’m gonna assume factory work could definitely be a thing, but maybe not widespread like… industrialization. Industry is certainly a big and well-known thing in new-carcinia, and i don’t doubt that shellfish co. probably has some machine-powered factories, but most industry is probbbably going to be supplied through scavenging either way, even if it also includes craft and such. 

Third assumption: easy answer is that due to the trash economy yeah a lot of paints and inks used in theoretical printing, writing, and art would probably be, and have been scavenged from trash for a long time, probably superceding any of the previously implied small factories or home production joints. This isnt to say that these production methods could not be adopted for the trash economy though. Ill get into it. 

(clears throat) with all that said, through my basic research id have to say i think much manual writing and art, if made either through wholly original production or a mix of scavenging and refining, would be done through an equivalent to Grease Pencils, a wax writing tool which can make marks on hard and glossy surfaces, such as (relevant to crabs or other water critters) rock, ceramic, glass, metal, etc. there are many sources pigments for these writing implements could be derived from, like iron oxides (for use in reddish dyes), tyrian purple (there is actually a snail in the pacific that can be farmed for this dye without execution, Plicopurpura pansa iirc, who knew!) and carbon (ill return to this). 

You mention the ethical concerns of farming sapient squids for their ink and I do agree with those, no matter how much ink cephalopods produce its still like… a resource made from a person and production cant exactly rise to demand without the horrors occurring. However, i’m mostly just skeptical of how useful squid ink would be for writing underwater. This ink is almost entirely melanin particles bound together with mucus, which does eventually disperse in water. Not to say it couldnt be collected, but i feel like underwater application would be kind of a fruitless task. 

As an aside, with the general (really frightening (in a good way) to me) lack of molluscs we see in another crab’s treasure, tyrian purple or anything derived from molluscs would likely be largely out of the question. Some sea hares can also eject ink colored from the pigments they ingest from seaweed but also, this ink is toxic and… same mollusc problem. I guess people irl can eat sea hares so maybe with prep crabs could… who knows . Oh fuck pigments could be derived from seaweed and algae. Keep that in mind. 

I don’t… reject the possibility that crab society could have agricultural or dye farms but we only hear tell of like… One sardine farm and it is not sounding good for them. I don’t think these guys would really have any incentive to farm as little guys who can eat most things, one soldier in slacktide mentions scavenging heartkelp with their own claws. Probably some very small operations if any. 

ASIDE OVER THAT WAS JUST PIGMENTS MOSTLY, to me the tricky part is what IS the waxy part. The grease. The thing that does not dissolve in water. Again, these component parts can probably be scavenged (and probably Have been scavenged since even before the trash economy, canisters of wax definitely fall overboard whaling ships and such) but i honestly can’t think of many ways a crab could make such a substance wholecloth. Perhaps creation of a quasi-inkstick with agar-agar or animal glue (fish glue/isinglass) and pigment? Which would naturally be a bit wet and wouldnt need an inkstone to gather the substance onto the printing apparatus.

For the stuff crabs actually write or print on, assuming a form of this is possible underwater i think pressed homemade paper would be a perfectly reasonable option for small-scale applications, though honestly imo “the paper” (newspaper) that firth mentions is probably printed on either re-used scavenged coated paper or scavenged/manually flattened thin plastic sheets. With access to machinery, shellfish co. would likely be able to manufacture thin plastic sheets, the npc LaTuna mentions her dress being created somehow by Shellfish co. and so i dont doubt that type of simple production is possible. We also see a lot of writing on cardboard so im gonna assume scavenged paints or these like. Agar inks and paint stamps will work on those? Maybe with some kind of sealant…

And of course as u mention bottomfeeders and shellfish desires both have signs that are made out of english letters that were pre-made, so thats probably a good option when applicable. 

[jadefyre]

maybe i should start making pre-scribbled sketchbooks and notebooks. so recovering perfectionists can actually sketch and write things and not quiver in fear of marring a blank page.

it’s me i’m recovering perfectionists