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Reply #30 - Nov 12^th, 2020 at 8:05am

Unfortunately, I don't have time for that. My gymnasium was broken into. Slings for my group were stolen. I have to replace them. There is also a sling project for Switzerland. Reconstructing this slingshot is a mammoth task. I already made a couple of replicas. But there is new knowledge. Then I have some orders for slings from friends. I am a trainer for two sports groups and I work full-time as a teacher.

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Reply #31 - Nov 12^th, 2020 at 8:19am

Braided slings are faster on a Marudai.
It takes a while to set up the strings and bobbins though. The action is quicker though.
My paracord slings with a leather pouch take about half an hour to do properly.
Details take time. No way around it. The more you sling the more you will demand of your sling. I use a very simple non braided sling but it has a lot of design features even at a basic level.
Don't skimp!

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Reply #32 - Nov 12^th, 2020 at 9:46am

well you don't need to spend $10,000 on a robotic solution.

A reasonable programmable 4/5 axis robotic arm can be had for less than $1000 these days.
get two, teach them to braid and leave them to it

Hell get three and really go to town !

20 or 30 sold slings later and you're into profit !

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Reply #33 - Nov 12^th, 2020 at 12:31pm

Jaegoor wrote on Nov 12^th, 2020 at 8:05am:

Unfortunately, I don't have time for that. My gymnasium was broken into. Slings for my group were stolen. I have to replace them. There is also a sling project for Switzerland. Reconstructing this slingshot is a mammoth task. I already made a couple of replicas. But there is new knowledge. Then I have some orders for slings from friends. I am a trainer for two sports groups and I work full-time as a teacher.

What!?!? They stole your slings?

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Reply #34 - Nov 12^th, 2020 at 2:02pm

Morphy wrote on Nov 12^th, 2020 at 3:21am:

Put on a movie, grab you a a cold drink and get to braiding. I've spent many hours braiding while watching movies and it's a lot of fun.

As Morphy said it. Return from work, go for a run, have a hot shower and dinner while pondering the problems of the day for a last time, and then braid in front of the TV or with some good music and a good cup of tea. It's very relaxing and will put your mind at rest. Some call it meditation Cheesy

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Reply #36 - Nov 12^th, 2020 at 3:09pm

Jaegoor wrote on Nov 12^th, 2020 at 8:05am:

Unfortunately, I don't have time for that. My gymnasium was broken into. Slings for my group were stolen. I have to replace them. There is also a sling project for Switzerland. Reconstructing this slingshot is a mammoth task. I already made a couple of replicas. But there is new knowledge. Then I have some orders for slings from friends. I am a trainer for two sports groups and I work full-time as a teacher.

SORRY to hear, but good luck on your tasks at getting everything done and figured out

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Reply #37 - Nov 15^th, 2020 at 8:58am

That’s terrible Jaegoor. I’m sorry to hear that. How many slings were stolen? Was anything else taken?

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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 6301	Re: How the hell do so many of you spend hours making a sling? Reply #38 - Nov 15^th, 2020 at 9:47am Can't stand thieves. Hopefully they brain themselves trying to use it. What a shame though you certainly make some works of art.
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SerKraus Junior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 85 Gender:	Re: How the hell do so many of you spend hours making a sling? Reply #39 - Nov 15^th, 2020 at 1:18pm Morphy wrote on Nov 15^th, 2020 at 9:47am: Can't stand thieves. Hopefully they brain themselves trying to use it. What a shame though you certainly make some works of art. Imagine losing one of Jaegoor's slings
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Reply #40 - Nov 15^th, 2020 at 1:27pm

Curious Aardvark wrote on Nov 12^th, 2020 at 9:46am:

well you don't need to spend $10,000 on a robotic solution.

A reasonable programmable 4/5 axis robotic arm can be had for less than $1000 these days.
get two, teach them to braid and leave them to it

Hell get three and really go to town !

20 or 30 sold slings later and you're into profit !

“Teach them to braid”
Ha! Is that all you need to do? Assuming you make around $10/sling, that’s only profit after 30 slings if you completely discount your time. That sounds like a nightmare to program several general purpose robots for braiding! I’d rather pay $10,000 than spend months working out the software. Plus, those $1k machines (plus the cost of grippers) are not meant to be operated close to each other. The collision avoidance capabilities come with a much heftier price tag. You might have better luck teaching one robot arm to do kumihimo, but that still sounds like a really hard problem.

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Reply #41 - Nov 15^th, 2020 at 2:06pm

SerKraus wrote on Nov 15^th, 2020 at 1:18pm:

Morphy wrote on Nov 15^th, 2020 at 9:47am:

Can't stand thieves. Hopefully they brain themselves trying to use it. Wink

What a shame though you certainly make some works of art.

Imagine losing one of Jaegoor's slings Sad

Probably good I don't own one because knowing me I would lol.

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Jaegoor Interfector Viris Spurii Online Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2163 Gender:	Re: How the hell do so many of you spend hours making a sling? Reply #42 - Nov 29^th, 2020 at 4:39pm I thought I made a lot of slings. Also very difficult. But already 1200 years before Christ someone had the idea to make one as complicated as possible. 😁
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