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Xenovora Junior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 73	Re: Bought 5m of seatbelt material to make 20 slings as gifts, help please! Reply #15 - Apr 30^th, 2016 at 8:10am That sounds like a good idea, just didn't think it would be as secure... Seems easier to tighten up whipping more than pulling plastic but if I do take the zip tie route in experimentation, what width / size zip tie would you recommend?
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Donnerschlag Interfector Viris Spurii Offline I put the 'K' in "Kwality"! Posts: 1045 Portland, OR Gender:	Re: Bought 5m of seatbelt material to make 20 slings as gifts, help please! Reply #16 - Apr 30^th, 2016 at 10:11pm Nice slings And yeah, you're better off not bothering with the crackers. Those will only really work on slings with tapered release cords
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Reply #17 - May 1^st, 2016 at 5:24am

Awwww why tapered necessary? Is there any tapered paracord I can buy pre made so I simple cut to length and tie to pouch?

It won't work at all without taper..? Just release cord being half paracord single strand, half whip cracker and hold on to loop and end of equally length cracker?

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Re: Bought 5m of seatbelt material to make 20 slings as gifts, help please!
Reply #18 - May 1^st, 2016 at 6:20am

Xenovora wrote on May 1^st, 2016 at 5:24am:

It won't work at all without taper

best thing you can do is to experiment.
i want my slings silent and i put inverse taper.but still if there are some loose threads at the end of the release cord they make crack noises.
a tapered cord would enhance it... but probably the end is what counts more

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Re: Bought 5m of seatbelt material to make 20 slings as gifts, help please!
Reply #19 - May 1^st, 2016 at 2:37pm

Xenovora wrote on May 1^st, 2016 at 5:24am:

Awwww why tapered necessary? Is there any tapered paracord I can buy pre made so I simple cut to length and tie to pouch?

It won't work at all without taper..? Just release cord being half paracord single strand, half whip cracker and hold on to loop and end of equally length cracker?

if you use 2 strands of paracord inards and have a short cracker it will crack, just not as loud as a balearic sling

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Donnerschlag Interfector Viris Spurii Offline I put the 'K' in "Kwality"! Posts: 1045 Portland, OR Gender:	Re: Bought 5m of seatbelt material to make 20 slings as gifts, help please! Reply #20 - May 1^st, 2016 at 3:13pm Are you guys referring to an actual whip-like whipcrack, or just a muffled "fwipp"ing noise? The only noise I've ever gotten with paracord is the usual harsh cutting noise. (And that's even with experiments with tassels and crackers using the inner strands.)
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Re: Bought 5m of seatbelt material to make 20 slings as gifts, help please!
Reply #21 - May 1^st, 2016 at 3:17pm

Xenovora wrote on May 1^st, 2016 at 5:24am:

Awwww why tapered necessary? Is there any tapered paracord I can buy pre made so I simple cut to length and tie to pouch?

It won't work at all without taper..? Just release cord being half paracord single strand, half whip cracker and hold on to loop and end of equally length cracker?

It's necessary for the same reason it's necessary on a bullwhip--it helps accelerate the tip fast enough to create sonic booms.

Unfortunately you can't get pre-made cord tapered, since manufacturers make miles of it at a time.
Fortunately braided slings aren't hard to make

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Blowgunman123 Senior Member Offline Slinging Tennis Balls Posts: 327 Northern Illinois Gender:	Re: Bought 5m of seatbelt material to make 20 slings as gifts, help please! Reply #22 - May 1^st, 2016 at 9:04pm With a thin enough cracker and a good solid fast throw you can get actual cracks with it, figure eight works great if you can get the power into it.
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Reply #23 - May 1^st, 2016 at 9:56pm

Awesome, now blowgunman, how long should the cracker be on a 24-28 inch sling?

And does the cracker go after the regular length sling release cord, or do I cut the release cord mid or 2/3rds the way and replace the last sections length with the cracker, using the end of the cracker for the release knot?

Also are there any other benefits to having a tapered sling other than the cracking sound?

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Reply #24 - May 2^nd, 2016 at 10:23am

For the zip ties size, I would say... not too big :p I bought two 100 packs some time ago and I won't search for the long forgotten labels

for the cracker, on a paracord sling, do the full length, plus a few cm, fold the end, tie it tight and add a loop of left over yarn. Fray the ends and you got it. The folded part can be used to pinch the release cord.

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Reply #25 - May 2^nd, 2016 at 6:26pm

Yes, the tapering concentrates the energy as it travels down the line but putting a cracker on the end works just fine. I like having a replaceable cracker because then it wears out not the actual sling cord.
It is a good debate but even a thick belt will crack the air and it has no taper or cracker! It's about creating an air pocket for the air to rush in. The air "crumpling" into the vacuum is what makes the noise. So really, the bigger the air pocket, the bigger the noise

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Xenovora Junior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 73	Re: Bought 5m of seatbelt material to make 20 slings as gifts, help please! Reply #26 - May 3^rd, 2016 at 11:38pm Bought my zip ties. They're about 1-1.5mm thick, 4mm wide, 75lb tensile strength Pics attached, $2.49 for 20. I will make use of them relatively soon on a new seatbelt sling.
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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 13678 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: Bought 5m of seatbelt material to make 20 slings as gifts, help please! Reply #27 - May 17^th, 2016 at 8:29pm I applaud your choice of the Seatbelt Sling to give out as gifts. The Seatbelt Sling is easy to use, extremely versatile, easy to make, and very durable. I think everyone should make and try one. They make great snowball slings. Nice job, BTW. Your slings look good, Xenovora.
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