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Posted: 14th Jan 2002
this happens alot to me i mean alot! you can some times melt it back with a lighter or ues black electrical tape and tape kind of a loop on top but that doesn't really work so your best bet is to go with the lighter. if it has like an excess peice under the loop you can drill /cut or poke a hole in it and stick your string in it.

Posted: 14th Jan 2002
this happens alot to me i mean alot! you can some times melt it back with a lighter or ues black electrical tape and tape kind of a loop on top but that doesn't really work so your best bet is to go with the lighter. if it has like an excess peice under the loop you can drill /cut or poke a hole in it and stick your string in it.

Posted: 15th Jan 2002
My friend suggested hot glue gunning them together, does that work?

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Posted: 16th Jan 2002
I use those metal key ring things - you know, the very tight spiral metal ring thingy. Haven't broken a glowstick yet...[This message has been edited by Durbs (edited 16 January 2002).]

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Posted: 16th Jan 2002
the key rings workgreat too

Posted: 16th Jan 2002
What's even better than split rings, is the quick attach things that fishermen use that have swivels on the ends. They have a kind of them in the store on this site, but for glowsticks, you don't need something quite that heavy duty. I don't know if you live in the States or not, but if you do, go to Wal-Mart in the fishing section. If you live anywhere else, just find somewhere that carries fishing gear. They are mostly brass, and have a swivel attached to a clip. They work great. No more time spent tieing and untieing (sp?) strings. I like them alot, because I have a whole crapload of toys that i take out with me. Just make sure to get the biggest ones you can find. I think mine are a #1 or #2 size. If it is truly the glowsticks that are giving you the hard time, try buying a different brand. I know of the kind that have a lot thicker piece at the top with a hole and a 'C' shaped clip at the top. Bite the clip off, and I defy you to rip a string out of that hole!------------------I feel more like I do now then I did when I got here.PLUR(RE) ---J---

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Posted: 16th Jan 2002
i buy my sticks from https://www.clubthings.com/product296.html
and ive never had the tops break. their pretty heavyduty holes too. (i do not advertise for this site in any way, i just buy a lot of glowsticks there)

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Posted: 17th Jan 2002
I just tie a not in one end of the string and send the other through the hole. Since I started doing that I have yet to break a top unless I smacked it on the gound.

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