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Title: Hello Hello my name is mo
Post by MMF on Sep 3^rd, 2021 at 11:57pm

Just got into slinging after I saw a video on YouTube. Then I discovered this awesome website and have been surfing the forum for the last week. I attached a pic of a Rockman sling I made (I hope it shows up). This sling works very well. I was able to get 160 meters with it a few times.

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Title: Re: Hello Hello my name is mo
Post by TOMBELAINE on Sep 4^th, 2021 at 2:01am

Welcome from France.

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Post by MikeG on Sep 4^th, 2021 at 1:47pm

MMF wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2021 at 11:57pm:

welcome from germany
If that was your first sling, that is very impressive

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Post by Rat Man on Sep 4^th, 2021 at 3:12pm

Welcome from New Jersey. Nice work. A Rockman is a very versatile sling.

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Post by MikeG on Sep 4^th, 2021 at 3:13pm

Rat Man wrote on Sep 4^th, 2021 at 3:12pm:

Welcome from New Jersey. Nice work. A Rockman is a very versatile sling.

what i know is, every beginner is going to hear how to resize pictures from you

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Post by Greenjay on Sep 4^th, 2021 at 10:22pm

Howdy from North Texas.
Nice sling.what video in particular inspired you, if you don't mind me asking.

Title: Re: Hello Hello my name is mo
Post by MMF on Sep 4^th, 2021 at 10:22pm

MikeG wrote on Sep 4^th, 2021 at 1:47pm:

MMF wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2021 at 11:57pm:

welcome from germany
If that was your first sling, that is very impressive

It is my second sling. I made a @mersa sling two days earlier. It works pretty well but I like this one more. Any criticism is much appreciated.

MikeG wrote on Sep 4^th, 2021 at 3:13pm:

Rat Man wrote on Sep 4^th, 2021 at 3:12pm:

Welcome from New Jersey. Nice work. A Rockman is a very versatile sling.

what i know is, every beginner is going to hear how to resize pictures from you

Sorry about that. I will need to figure that out. Thanks @Rat Man for the assist.

Also, I'm from the USA. Grew up in Texas but I haven't been there in several years. I've moved a lot, currently in Colorado, will be in Utah in a week and will probably move again soon after.

Title: Re: Hello Hello my name is mo
Post by MMF on Sep 4^th, 2021 at 10:29pm

Greenjay wrote on Sep 4^th, 2021 at 10:22pm:

Howdy from North Texas.
Nice sling.what video in particular inspired you, if you don't mind me asking.

https://youtu.be/zixv-zgaqlE
I subscribe to the guy who posted that video. Didn't know slings were a thing until he posted that vid. Now I have a new hobby.

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Post by joe_meadmaker on Sep 5^th, 2021 at 11:06am

Welcome from Pennsylvania!

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Post by Curious Aardvark on Sep 5^th, 2021 at 12:03pm

cheers for the video link mmf, that is one neat one cord sling he makes.

And with instructions even I can follow !

But why have you gots bits of string poking out of the release cord on your rockman ?

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Post by Kick on Sep 5^th, 2021 at 1:14pm

Welcome from Finland!

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Post by MMF on Sep 5^th, 2021 at 1:54pm

Curious Aardvark wrote on Sep 5^th, 2021 at 12:03pm:

The string poking out is a result of me tapering the release cord. If there is a better way to do it, I'd love to hear. The braid leaves the pouch with 6 strings which I doubled up to do a three strand braid. Then I drop a string every couple inches. I wanted to give the strings enough slack to prevent pulling on the braid. If that doesn't make sense, I will try to explain differently.

I really want to learn some more braiding techniques so I can make fancy slings like some I see in the pictures section. Reply #5289 from @Teg is my favorite. http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1172017416/5289#5289
If I could do that, I would cherish it like a heirloom.

Title: Re: Hello Hello my name is mo
Post by MikeG on Sep 5^th, 2021 at 1:57pm

MMF wrote on Sep 5^th, 2021 at 1:54pm:

Curious Aardvark wrote on Sep 5^th, 2021 at 12:03pm:

If your braid is tight enough, you can just cut the strands

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Post by Curious Aardvark on Sep 5^th, 2021 at 6:53pm

Yeah that's what I thought.

And yes teg is one of the best sling braiders in the world.
Not a bad role model :thumb:

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Post by CrazyBrave333 on Sep 5^th, 2021 at 11:30pm

MMF wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2021 at 11:57pm:

I attached a pic of a Rockman sling I made (I hope it shows up).

WOW - yep if thats your first sling you ar eon fire... my first sling was rubbish compared to that bad boy - well done and welcome along from Australia!

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Post by MikeG on Sep 6^th, 2021 at 5:01am

Curious Aardvark wrote on Sep 5^th, 2021 at 6:53pm:

Yeah that's what I thought.

And yes teg is one of the best sling braiders in the world.
Not a bad role model :thumb:

Who is the best ?

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Post by Curious Aardvark on Sep 6^th, 2021 at 11:17am

No single 'the best'.

And you'd need to qualify.

There are sling braiders in Spain and the Balearics who have been making and selling braided slings for 50 years plus.
But they pretty much have just perfected 1 or 2 different sling styles.

Then you've got the artists like: teg, uwe and Jaegoor who make a wide variety of braided slings, including intricately patterned 16 and more, stranded slings that while fully functional can also be hung on the wall as works if art.

Teg also reverse engineers historical slings for museums and the like.

For my money, uwe is probably the best specialist artistic sling braider I've ever seen.
And for a while, he was Also the world's only full time professional slinger.
Which was pretty damn cool.

On Facebook look up Hubert slings.

But with so many variables to be taken into account, all you can do is to say 'among the best in the world.'
'all' lol

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Post by MikeG on Sep 6^th, 2021 at 11:25am

Curious Aardvark wrote on Sep 6^th, 2021 at 11:17am:

i just wanted to know what your opinion is, but that is a good answer

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Post by MMF on Sep 6^th, 2021 at 12:01pm

I will try out a tighter braid on the next sling. Thanks for the input, MikeG.

I didn't see much of Jaegoor yet and havent heard of uwe. I will do some research on here later. Right now, I'm working on an Egyptian sling.

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Post by MikeG on Sep 6^th, 2021 at 1:50pm

MMF wrote on Sep 6^th, 2021 at 12:01pm:

egyptian slings are a bit to time consuming for me, but they are great if you want to do something that you can be proud of (until you made 15 of them and it becomes boring)

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Post by MikeG on Sep 6^th, 2021 at 1:55pm

MMF wrote on Sep 6^th, 2021 at 12:01pm:

I didn't see much of Jaegoor yet

then go and look. he is a great guy and has some very helpful videos (but he speaks german in most of them)

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Post by Sir Missalot on Sep 8^th, 2021 at 2:17pm

Hey Mo, thanks for sharing the cool noodle video (inside RS reference)! I'll have to try it.

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Post by NooneOfConsequence on Sep 9^th, 2021 at 2:20am

…late to the game, but howdy from South Texas!

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Post by MikeG on Sep 9^th, 2021 at 5:21am

NooneOfConsequence wrote on Sep 9^th, 2021 at 2:20am:

…late to the game, but howdy from South Texas!

its never to late

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Post by xud9a - call me zud 👍 on Sep 13^th, 2021 at 5:57pm

Greetings Mo,
Welcome and why not try a seat belt sling.
Easy, and adaptable.

Cheers

Zud

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Post by Morphy on Sep 14^th, 2021 at 7:54pm

Whats up man! Welcome to the forum. Excellent sling as well!

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Post by MMF on Sep 14^th, 2021 at 8:53pm

I'm definitely going to try a seatbelt sling when I get my hands on a seatbelt that I don't need.

Here is the "Egyptian" sling I was talking about before: https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1576446462/30#34
Design decisions were made while making it...it doesn't resemble an Egyptian sling at all.

Thanks for all the greeting btw!

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Post by CrazyBrave333 on Sep 14^th, 2021 at 10:05pm

MMF wrote on Sep 14^th, 2021 at 8:53pm:

seatbelt that I don't need.

Ive found the best seatbelt comes from kids carseats... I collect in when I see them being chucked out on the side of the road... or if I'm in a pinch I cut em off my own kids and tell them to wear a helmet (jk) Its 1.5" wide and perfect, very flexible and extremely durable...

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Post by Sir Missalot on Sep 15^th, 2021 at 7:34am

If you go to a junkyard with a good knife, you can usually get seatbelts for free.

Title: Re: Hello Hello my name is mo
Post by MMF on Sep 30^th, 2021 at 7:42pm

Just made a new sling! See my post about it here: https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1633045029

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