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06-08-2009, 08:37 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tacoma
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|  Limitor straps made easy...
I needed to make some for my wrangler so I thought of this. Probably has been done before but oh well. Could be used for tow straps too if you make them longer. Got this string in a trade along with a whinch...  Cut and sing the end...  Fold over the end and CA glue them together. Then hit them with the lighter to fuse it all together...  Slide some heat shrink over the folded part...  Do the same to the other side and there you go...    Hope this helps  -Rick |
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06-08-2009, 09:23 PM
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| Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky   Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ
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I've made some using the same kind of masons string...but instead of looping the ends around, I used small crimp-on ring terminals and then heat shrink over the crimped area. You can also find the ring terminals that already have heat shrink on them. These work better because the heat shrink used on them usually have a glue that flows when they are heated. |
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06-08-2009, 10:09 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tacoma
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I'll have to try that next time I make some straps |
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06-09-2009, 07:32 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: casa grande
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Nice I never thought of this. The more I read the more I learn. Thanks for the write up I will have to make some now.
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06-09-2009, 06:11 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Roseville, Ca
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Try looking for the braided style string line. It cost a little more but it won't unravel like the twisted line will. |
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06-09-2009, 07:23 PM
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| Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ
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06-09-2009, 07:48 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tacoma
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If you sing the ends of these they wont unravel. But the braded would look pretty cool too |
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06-10-2009, 12:39 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States of the Offended
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Found this and thought I'd share. Creating an eye splice in braided rope |
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06-14-2009, 01:15 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Naples
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Very cool idea for the straps. If you bind the ends before placing the shrink tube over the joint, it's very strong, like this- How to make a scale tow rope |
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06-14-2009, 02:01 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tacoma
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On mine I just took some CA glue and then melted it together so I think It will be strong enough. I pulled on one to see if it would snap and the string snapped before the joints gave out.
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06-23-2009, 07:01 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tacoma
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I was having problem with strength so I took caymin's Idea and sewed the ends instead of just glueing them. they seem to be much stronger now...   |
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06-24-2009, 11:39 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: by a river
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as you can see i need some sort of limiting straps lol...good job  |
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06-25-2009, 12:33 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tacoma
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With those shock you could just put some fuel tubing on the inside of the shock to limit it's travel. I can't do that with mine so I made these. |
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07-07-2009, 11:54 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2009 Location: Matewan
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Nice idea on the limiting straps. I think the idea with the wire terminals would be the way to go though.
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