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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Making a Simple Sling Tab- Tutorial Mar 5^th, 2021 at 11:45pm Pretty self explanatory. https://youtu.be/0jxwZgFV_yM
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Re: Making a Simple Sling Tab- Tutorial
Reply #1 - Mar 6^th, 2021 at 12:48am

Great video Morphy!

One question: is it legal to put a paracord tab on a natural Balearic? Are you just trying to make the traditionalists squirm? Are you wearing your boots when you sling with it?

Ok that was three questions, but there is a central theme of abominations that defy all tradition... I love it by the way.

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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: Making a Simple Sling Tab- Tutorial Reply #2 - Mar 6^th, 2021 at 1:26am Its legal in Tiajuana I think. Im a sovereign slinger. I wont have a road pirate stopping my legal travel to check my personal possessions.
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xud9a - call me zud 👍 Funditor Offline Ringing Slocks ! Posts: 646 Nottinghamshire, England Gender:	Re: Making a Simple Sling Tab- Tutorial Reply #3 - Mar 6^th, 2021 at 5:26am Forceps ? 🤔
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Jaegoor Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2832 Gender:	Re: Making a Simple Sling Tab- Tutorial Reply #4 - Mar 6^th, 2021 at 5:43am For self-explanatory you talk quite a bit. 😂 Sorry that had to be. 😁 Wasn't meant to be angry.
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: Making a Simple Sling Tab- Tutorial Reply #5 - Mar 6^th, 2021 at 7:30am xud9a - call me zud 👍 wrote on Mar 6^th, 2021 at 5:26am: Forceps ? 🤔 For holding the loop while weaving? If thats what you meant its a good idea. Or if you meant to use it as the tab itself its a great and painful idea.
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: Making a Simple Sling Tab- Tutorial Reply #6 - Mar 6^th, 2021 at 7:31am Jaegoor wrote on Mar 6^th, 2021 at 5:43am: For self-explanatory you talk quite a bit. 😂 Sorry that had to be. 😁 Wasn't meant to be angry. Yes by self-explanatory I meant my "self" explains.
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David Morningstar Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3429 UK	Re: Making a Simple Sling Tab- Tutorial Reply #7 - Mar 6^th, 2021 at 11:34am Good tutorial! I used a paracord needle that I picked up recently, I like it. The tail end is threaded so you can screw your melted end right into it and it holds perfectly.
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Kick Forum Moderation Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: Making a Simple Sling Tab- Tutorial Reply #8 - Mar 6^th, 2021 at 12:56pm Good stuff Morphy!
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: Making a Simple Sling Tab- Tutorial Reply #9 - Mar 6^th, 2021 at 2:32pm Thanks all David it looks great and frankly Im a little disappointed I never thought of the hollow needle lol. Thanks for that!
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Re: Making a Simple Sling Tab- Tutorial
Reply #10 - Mar 6^th, 2021 at 3:31pm

Unless I missed it in the tutorial, there is “one weird trick” to getting tight tabs:

Make it like Morphy’s.
Boil some water then remove it from heat and let it stop boiling.
Put the tab in the water and the paracord will shrink slightly and tighten up.

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IronGoober Interfector Viris Spurii Offline ...and now, No. 1, the larch... Posts: 1688 California Gender:	Re: Making a Simple Sling Tab- Tutorial Reply #11 - Mar 12^th, 2021 at 3:33am Here is my method. It requires an extra length of cord to weave the tab, a crochet hook and needle/thread (optional). It's attached to this new sling.
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Sir Missalot Descens Offline almost always miss, occasionally by a mile Posts: 179 Midlands, South Kakalaki Gender:	Re: Making a Simple Sling Tab- Tutorial Reply #12 - Mar 18^th, 2021 at 12:31pm Would finishing it off with two half hitches with the loose end work well enough, or would it be better to whip the loose end to the standing part of the retention cord for even pull on both cords?
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: Making a Simple Sling Tab- Tutorial Reply #13 - Mar 18^th, 2021 at 4:26pm given that louis pons uses shredded plastic bags as part of the 'cracker' on his release cords. I don't think paracord is going to upset anyone
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Re: Making a Simple Sling Tab- Tutorial
Reply #14 - Mar 18^th, 2021 at 8:50pm

Sir Missalot wrote on Mar 18^th, 2021 at 12:31pm:

Would finishing it off with two half hitches with the loose end work well enough, or would it be better to whip the loose end to the standing part of the retention cord for even pull on both cords?

Either way would work fine. I just don't like whipping because I can't do it right and it always eventually unravels on a release cord.

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