How squishy is fire rope?

[DuncanM]

I've had an idea for my oven door... not sure how I'll actually achieve it but I wanted to know how squishy (technical term read compression) is fire rope?

I'll be adding fire rope around the edge of my oven door to help form a seal, but I was thinking about forming some sort of mechanism that allowed the door to be locked in place that would increase the pressure on the door and essentially squash the fire rope a bit to ensure an even better seal. Similar in the way a window lock works that you push it shut to compress the seal then lock it into position.

[turkey]

I have no idea but most sites seem to have door seals as one of its uses so it sounds like a viable option to me

[bookemdanno]

Have a look at Wood burning stove doors, the fire rope is used for a seal and they'll also give you ideas for catches.
Window casement fasteners would proably work, but not sure how they'd react to the heat though.

[Fat Bob]

Fire rope does squish - but can get contaminated with tars and solidify. I guess a rope on rope seal would be the seal.

But a good seal isn't absolutely necessary.