Re: (unknown)

From: Chris and Josette Borland <candjborland_at_sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:24:35 -0800

On Dec 27, 2006, at 12:04 PM, Marty Sasaki wrote:

> From: Marty Sasaki <marty_at_mss.tzo.com>
> To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> CC: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> In-reply-to: <20061227.114848.3524.7.lcordes_at_juno.com> (message
> from LeRoy C
> Cordes on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:12:31 -0600)
> Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] rubber length
> References: <20061227.114848.3524.7.lcordes_at_juno.com>
>
> I have had problems with the ends being too short and the knot coming
> undone, especially with larger (f1m, PP) motors. I have found that
> slowly pulling the knot really tight before clipping off othe extra
> knot works the best. I wet the rubber with saliva as I am tieing.
>
> I've had times where the double overhand knot wouldn't hold even with
> long "tails". This more often happens with larger rubber. I don't know
> why this happens but it seems to happen with really high humidity. The
> only thing that I can do in this case is to tie a different knot. I'll
> try to find a description of the net somewhere. The knot was taught to
> me by Lincoln Ross and it's sort of like a fisherman's dropper
> loop. It's the only knot that I've found that will hold in these
> conditions.
>
> It uses up a lot of rubber though, or at least it seems like it does,
> which is the reason that I don't use it all of the time.
>
> Marty Sasaki
>
> _
> Hi all,
I got tired of arguing with slippery knots and just use two overhands
in either order: BUT, after I tie the first overhand knot I use a bit
of thin CA (it doesn't take much) on the outside edge of the knot,
next to the two ends. I then pat it down with my fingers to make sure
it is dry and then pull that knot tight (it usually tries to loosen
up due to the lube). Now I add the second knot, inside, and slide it
up against the first knot and pull the two tight. After the ends are
trimmed off the knot will hold just fine.
Chris Borland - Sacramento

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