Attaching a stopper

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loose fin
loose fin
QLD
219 posts
QLD, 219 posts
17 Jan 2005 5:44pm
Anyone want to answer this ridiculously simple question.

Whats the best way of attaching a stopper onto your kiting line

The last one I had on the line was a bit of tubing with 3 cuts in it and the line wrapped through it somehow ?? , but this just split.

Not sure how to attach another one without weakening the lines

puppetonastring
puppetonastring
WA
3619 posts
WA, 3619 posts
17 Jan 2005 4:03pm
quote:
Originally posted by loose fin
a bit of tubing with 3 cuts in it and the line wrapped through it somehow ?? , but this just split.



Sounds to me like you should take ALL your gear somewhere for a pro to check it through.
Not sure where - could try SOS in Freo or Neil @ 'Hold the Line' Wembley - but go somewhere FAST
Definately - sooner rather than later - do it NOW - IMO.


"He who enjoys most - WINS"
loose fin
loose fin
QLD
219 posts
QLD, 219 posts
17 Jan 2005 6:07pm
No, i didnt explain it very well

there was nothing dodgy about it - It was set up professionally, the old stopper just wore out thats all,

and im not sure how to attach a new one.

howley
howley
WA
316 posts
WA, 316 posts
17 Jan 2005 4:20pm
The tube one is good.
Get a bit of high pressure tube from the hardware that is big enough that it won't go through the ring at the top of you powerstrap. cut about 5cm of it. Cut two slits in it about 1/3 of the way through and evenly spaced apart. Get the end of your line and go inside the bottom of the tube, out the top slit, in the bottom slit and out the top of the tube.

NB: Make sure the sleeve on the line is covering the section of line that goes through the pipe!

Hint: After going through the first slit, slide the stopper down to where you want it, then finish threading it.

HOPE THIS HELPS

L
loose fin
loose fin
QLD
219 posts
QLD, 219 posts
17 Jan 2005 6:23pm
Sold

Thanks,

too easy

The tip on using the sleave will stop the line cutting this one too quickly.

good tip
getfunky
getfunky
WA
4485 posts
WA, 4485 posts
19 Jan 2005 10:20am
Sorry to jump in late I have a Naish bar and lines that sounds like it had the same black tube. I'm sure this contributed to a couple of tanngles but luckily didn't last long, so i started using a small rounded washer (this slightly shotens the line when looped through) and have still been getting tangles from it. I spoke to Neil at hold the lines a couple of days ago though and he told me about a great little item from Peter Lynn which is is little round bubble that spilts in half with a beveled channel for the line through the centre. You then just screw the two halves together and wahla! no shortened lines and probably less tangles thanks to the shape of the stopper. I'm going to give a go asap.
Hope it helps

Getfunky
azza
azza
1338 posts
1338 posts
19 Jan 2005 10:17pm
Slingshot also retail a split/screw together stopper ball... just make sure it doesn't go through your ring... or get a smaller SS ring
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