Thanks for the excellent suggestions and tips Vicki and Umashankar. Rob D.
At 6:09 AM -0700 7/24/06, umashankar wrote:
>i have used cycle inner tubes for years - decades, really. (from
>model aircraft rubber to mike holders!) The trick is to wet them
>when cutting, and using a wet blade.
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>vicki powys <> wrote:
> What about, instead of the quickly perishable rubber-bands, using some =
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>up circular strips of car inner tubes, or bike inner tubes? I keep meaning
>to try this myself but haven't yet got around to it. The lasting quality o=
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>the rubber should be excellent.
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>Vicki Powys
>Australia
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>Rob Danielson wrote:
>> I tried six of the larger sizes of the elastic cording from a fabric
>> store-- either too weak or too stiff-- similar performance to Rode's
>> stock cord. The Buna-N rings in the sampler I got from Allorings were
>> really stiff. I ordered some large Silicon O-Rings tonight. #151 =3D 3"
>> ID; #153 =3D 3.5" ID; #156 =3D 4.5" diameter. They purport only 5%
>> stretch, but certainly worth a try. Thanks! Rob D.
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