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sling "knot" idea
Oct 6^th, 2009 at 8:08pm

i just thought of something

has anyone ever took paracord and cut the release cord longer by an inch? then after that you would melt it down until it is where you would normally have a knot? so instead you would just have a melted blob? it would seem more durable, and more round than a knot.

and has anyone ever took paracord and tied a knot, then melted around the knot? that way it is encased in a smaller layer of plastic? same principle as above but probably easier and less time consuming

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Aussie Past Moderator Offline Joined Nov. 1, 2006 Luke 14:14 Posts: 3265 Melbourne, Australia Gender:	Re: sling "knot" idea Reply #1 - Oct 7^th, 2009 at 4:33am Haven't tried it with paracord but with other cords it doesn't melt very evenly. Also it tends to break away from the cord, so not very reliable. Use a small wooden or plastic bead. Works well, looks good and is easy to replace if it breaks. Available at craft shops.
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David Morningstar Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3484 UK	Re: sling "knot" idea Reply #2 - Oct 7^th, 2009 at 7:11am I have had melted blobs crack and split so I'm not keen on trying this. Ashleys stopper knot that I leaned from PJ is the best I have seen so far.
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peacefuljeffrey Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Peace through superior slinging power! Posts: 2700 West Palm Beach Gender:	Re: sling "knot" idea Reply #3 - Oct 7^th, 2009 at 9:20am Plain old paracord is extremely durable and abrasion-resistant. Melted blobs of it... not so much. In theory this idea is cool; in practice, it would not work out the way you think of it. And a "blob" of melted paracord of the size that would be required would be pretty unmanageable.
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peacefuljeffrey Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Peace through superior slinging power! Posts: 2700 West Palm Beach Gender:	Re: sling "knot" idea Reply #4 - Oct 7^th, 2009 at 9:20am David Morningstar wrote on Oct 7^th, 2009 at 7:11am: I have had melted blobs crack and split so I'm not keen on trying this. Ashleys stopper knot that I leaned from PJ is the best I have seen so far.
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xxkid123 Past Moderator Offline Hallo, ich heiße kartoffel Posts: 4807 new to california Gender:	Re: sling "knot" idea Reply #5 - Oct 7^th, 2009 at 12:01pm i don't get how to do the Ashley's stopper, every time i do it it comes out as a flat funny shaped thing
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slingingrat Funditor Offline I never miss the rock allways hits something Posts: 536 Hagerstown MD Gender:	Re: sling "knot" idea Reply #6 - Oct 7^th, 2009 at 6:04pm with the paracord I tie the knot then take a diffrent cord and melt that till it is bruning on it own blow it out then use the meled drop from this cord to hold your knot were you want it
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Re: sling "knot" idea
Reply #7 - Oct 7^th, 2009 at 10:20pm

xxkid123 wrote on Oct 7^th, 2009 at 12:01pm:

i don't get how to do the Ashley's stopper, every time i do it it comes out as a flat funny shaped thing

It's a little tricky at first. It's a knot that takes a bit of careful working to gradually tighten it into shape.
I recommend that you look it up in "The Complete Book of Knots" by Geoffrey Budworth. His instructions make it easy.

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slingingrat Funditor Offline I never miss the rock allways hits something Posts: 536 Hagerstown MD Gender:	Re: sling "knot" idea Reply #8 - Oct 13^th, 2009 at 3:33pm Dose any 1 have a link that shows the Ashley's stopper
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xxkid123 Past Moderator Offline Hallo, ich heiße kartoffel Posts: 4807 new to california Gender:	Re: sling "knot" idea Reply #9 - Oct 13^th, 2009 at 3:56pm first off, I CAN DO IT. it's not the but but it finally took on a more knot shaped thing then a flat lump http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley%27s_stopper_knot are the isntructions
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David Morningstar Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3484 UK	Re: sling "knot" idea Reply #10 - Oct 13^th, 2009 at 3:56pm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley's_stopper_knot
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slingingrat Funditor Offline I never miss the rock allways hits something Posts: 536 Hagerstown MD Gender:	Re: sling "knot" idea Reply #11 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 4:52pm Thanks for the info good to know
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: sling "knot" idea Reply #12 - Oct 14^th, 2009 at 5:08pm Quote: Plain old paracord is extremely durable and abrasion-resistant. not on my release cords it ain't lol I always melt the cord ends into the knot, but paracord isn't ideal for blob making .
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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 13951 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: sling "knot" idea Reply #13 - Oct 16^th, 2009 at 2:42pm Cool, a knot even a dyslexic wreck can do. It's just a slip know with the tag passed back through the main loop. This may be a keeper. A dyslexic person will almost always spell dyslexic wrong (dsylexic) without a spell checker.
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ilovepancakes Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Virginia Slings- "You've slung a long way, baby! Posts: 1237 Virginia Gender:	Re: sling "knot" idea Reply #14 - Oct 17^th, 2009 at 9:52am http://www.animatedknots.com/fig8boating/index.php This is the knot I have been using for my release cords.
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