Video: How to make Whoopie Slings
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Originally Posted by
Tucson Tom
Pardon my grumping in the last post. One is done and the other is half done. :laugh:
I was trying various things and getting frustrated until I remembered that I have some solid 22 gauge copper "buss wire" on a 1/4 pound roll. Tinned silver color and smooth as silk. I was able to track this down quickly (unlike -some- things in my shop) - I cut off 24 inches and folded it in half and it was an absolutely perfect fish tool just like you are showing with the steel drop ceiling wire. All I can say is that it worked perfectly and a 12 inch fish tool was fine (since for the 10 inch section you compress the amsteel shorter than 10 inches when fishing.)
I added a nice turquoise blue bead to each like I see in some pictures of whoopie slings. Had a bag of beads handy so why not?
Feeling good about this, you made it easy - thanks.
Sorry I should have put a link to the other video where I show the tapering. But you did it right, or the same way I do at least. I'm glad you found some good wire for a fish tool, and you're right 12" is long enough. The bead is a good idea to keep the loop from closing. You can also use a zip tie if you forget to put the bead on while making it. Glad it helped you!
Video: How to make Whoopie Slings
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Originally Posted by
cv66seabear
+1 on the link to tapering.
Very nice video. Gong wire shopping real soon! I am not sure I can do this without some cussing, however! :)
I added a link in the description to the ridgeline video I made where I show the tapering process in better detail. Thanks, sometimes it makes thing go a little smoother right? Lol
Video: How to make Whoopie Slings
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Originally Posted by
Drew_a_blank
Thanks for the video! Very clear with helpful tips to boot:laugh:
This will definitely help for my upcoming project
Awesome, glad it helps
Video: How to make Whoopie Slings
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Originally Posted by
laziboie
WOW!!! I cannot believe how simple that was. I was able to get both done tonight!
Thanks so much!!!
Oh, and I used about a 2 ft section of 26 gauge wire (probably close to guitar string wire) from the hobby store that we had lying around. It was really easy to feed through, though I bet something a little thicker would be better. My point though is that basically any wire will work as long as it is strong enough for you to pull on it a little to get it started.
Nice job, glad it helped you. I agree I think lots if different wire can work it just needs to be slightly stiff to push through, and slightly tough so you can bend/rebend and pull on it.
Re: Video: How to make Whoopie Slings
Very good guide indeed. Just made a pair of whoopie slings, no fuss at all. Simple and easy to follow directions. Get some proper tools for it and it's so easy I wonder howcome everybody's not doing this :)
I use a bit of gardening-wire for fish-tool. It was a little bit too thin but worked well enough. Just had to pay attention to not separate the strands, but to move between them.
Thanks again.