Homemade bungees and recovery straps

[savagerb28]

i decided to try my hand at building these instead of buying them just cause i like to make things myself, much more rewarding that way

This is the first one i made and thats why the hooks are not identical haha but it is made like a real bungee with the knot at each end holding it in the hook/spring dealo



This is a pic of the bungee length not stretched



And heres the bungee streched out at almost double the length



I bought some colored bungee to try after i get my technique down

I also built a tree saver/recovery strap even tho its a lil short for recoveries i plan to build some longer ones.... They even have a lil spring to them which is kinda cool

[savagerb28]

Made some more bungees this time using some yellow bungee...im starting to get the hook making down now...

Detailed shot of the hook.. its even got the conical shape like the real version.



These ones are 150mm almost 6 inches

[MadForce]

Really nice work! Could show me how you bend the wire? Around a conical tip I suppose?

[weck]

Originally Posted by MadForce

Really nice work! Could show me how you bend the wire? Around a conical tip I suppose?

X2, and what size wire is that?

[olskillywilly]

do you sew your straps? i do it makes them stronger just a tip 4 y good buddy ...and how i figured out bungees was hard on the fingers....lol

[CRAWLERCRAZY]

Originally Posted by olskillywilly

do you sew your straps? i do it makes them stronger just a tip 4 y good buddy ...and how i figured out bungees was hard on the fingers....lol

I used super glue and shrink tape. Sewing aint a bad idea, I'll have to mention something to my wife about that...

[savagerb28]

Originally Posted by MadForce

Really nice work! Could show me how you bend the wire? Around a conical tip I suppose?

I just bend it around the end of a old brazing rod and no the conical actually comes from when u start to crimp the wire around the bungee

Originally Posted by weck

X2, and what size wire is that?

Its .9 mm im sure 1mm would work fine hahaha

Originally Posted by olskillywilly

do you sew your straps? i do it makes them stronger just a tip 4 y good buddy ...and how i figured out bungees was hard on the fingers....lol

Haha ya bungees are definitely hard on the fingers

Originally Posted by CRAWLERCRAZY

I used super glue and shrink tape. Sewing aint a bad idea, I'll have to mention something to my wife about that...

Ya i used super thin CA then accelerator and it actually smokes and melts the nylon together...

I did a few last night in yellow,blue and black next i wanna try my hand a bungee cargo net

[phoenixtroy]

those look great!

[savagerb28]

Well i decided at some point ill need a cargo net since im building a flat bed truck and the other guys i scale with have roof racks...

This one is a 16 hook net. I made the hooks a lil larger to go around the 3/16 tube..



Tried it out over my spare and used a receiver pack as my cooler since i dont one yet

[3insal]

looks good really like the cargo net

[savagerb28]

Originally Posted by 3insal

looks good really like the cargo net

Thanks

I made a second net for a fellow scaler and went with a lil different design that lets me eliminate 4 hooks so its down to 12...

stuck it to a MT foam

[58_Willys]

Really cool! I thought about making my own bungies also, wondering if tool dip would work on the hook coils. Any body tried this?

[savagerb28]

I think it could work but if its to thick i think you would end up taking away from the detail coil and it woudl look like a blob haha

[R/CMaxximus5.0]

Originally Posted by 58_Willys

Really cool! I thought about making my own bungies also, wondering if tool dip would work on the hook coils. Any body tried this?

I used coated paper clips, (the colored ones) for the hooks.

[roverintherockies]

I am starting to learn a lot about scale rc crawlers from posts like this... thanks for the info...

[58_Willys]

Made some bungies and other stuff

[NEW YORK BOY]

[kuatto]

Nice axe and shovel,like the worn look.I want to know how to lay out the bungee cords to make the cargo net?

[HeavyG]

I use a small punch to wrap the paperclips for bungees, it tapers down and is a little easier on the fingers too. Also on the tow straps you can just staple them and hide it with the shrink tubing, very easy and plenty strong

[kenworthit]

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I think the strap is made out of the same stuff as mine and yes they do have good stretch when pulling outta the poo!!!
Good job mate
I love heat shrink tubing just finishes them off nice .....