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Location: Preston, UK
3 posts
Location: Preston, UK
Posted:
Hi,
I'm making my own tennis ball poi with para cord and the only thing I can't source is good crimps for making a loop at the end of the cord to attach to swivels. All I can find is the folding and coil ones for jewellery making that i know don't work and rig crimps which are for wire cable. Anyone tried these or have other suggestions? I don't like tying a knot and melting it either.
Jen
Hi,
I'm making my own tennis ball poi with para cord and the only thing I can't source is good crimps for making a loop at the end of the cord to attach to swivels. All I can find is the folding and coil ones for jewellery making that i know don't work and rig crimps which are for wire cable. Anyone tried these or have other suggestions? I don't like tying a knot and melting it either.
Jen
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336 posts
Location: Scotland
336 posts
Location: Scotland
Posted:
look up some knots, one thing poi has taught me is a hell of a lot of different knots, lol
look up some knots, one thing poi has taught me is a hell of a lot of different knots, lol
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stranger
3 posts
Location: Preston, UK
3 posts
Location: Preston, UK
Posted:
thanks, after some serious searching ive decided knots are the only way. A gently melted figure 8! its ugly but it holds better than any crimp ive tried. Just bugs that the pro ones have these mysterious crimps i cant find anywhere.
thanks, after some serious searching ive decided knots are the only way. A gently melted figure 8! its ugly but it holds better than any crimp ive tried. Just bugs that the pro ones have these mysterious crimps i cant find anywhere.
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155 posts
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
casually noob tech poi spinrar
155 posts
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Posted:
This isn't a crimp, but the thing around 4:10 on this video seems like it'll be pretty secure:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gziWWWKO0uM#!
This isn't a crimp, but the thing around 4:10 on this video seems like it'll be pretty secure:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gziWWWKO0uM#!
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