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How to Insert Hi-Vis pieces into sighting accessory for my slingshot?
How do you successfully install each rod of Hi-Vis material into the sight picture accessory? Not sure of the technique used for best success and durability?
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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Thanks for the support. Enjoy this forum immensely and having such a great hobby. It really helps to have so many talented folks contributing to the problem solving.
Attached is the before picture of the project in question. (
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After about a month's wait, the slingshot arrived and was unpacked. Now I'm ready for the steps to make it functional. "Active band draw lengths" established from suggestions online and ready for cutting to length for insertion. The exciting part will be the Hi-Vis installation where I get to relive my childhood and play with matches again.
Great ideas from "NSFC" for polishing and finishing the Hi-Vis material.
Will attempt the installation and plug in the results soon! Standby.
Thanks again for all the help and support. Feeling much more comfortable with the next step.
Attached is the before picture of the project in question. (
After about a month's wait, the slingshot arrived and was unpacked. Now I'm ready for the steps to make it functional. "Active band draw lengths" established from suggestions online and ready for cutting to length for insertion. The exciting part will be the Hi-Vis installation where I get to relive my childhood and play with matches again.
Great ideas from "NSFC" for polishing and finishing the Hi-Vis material.
Will attempt the installation and plug in the results soon! Standby.
Thanks again for all the help and support. Feeling much more comfortable with the next step.
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What an adventure. The highlight of my morning.
It only took about 20 minutes to complete the process. Of which, 15 minutes to crawl around on the floor looking for the two HI-VIS components after I realized that when you have inserted the filament, lightly enlarged the end with the flame, and cut the other filament end with a pair of scissors, it goes shooting off into space. Only to be found later by scrambling on all fours, on the kitchen floor, looking for the HI-VIS filament which was clipped off. And finding the filament on the floor through bifocals drew great interest and comments from my wife! Yes, I had to perform the act twice, because I didn't believe it could happen twice.
The take home messages are;
1) The flame procedure is the one to use for installing the filament in place. Just slightly bringing the flame to the filament.
2) When cutting the other end of the filament off, be sure to secure it in the sighting accessory and the end to be cut as well.
Okay, off the the home made firing range to test this slingshot.
Thanks again for the help and support.
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It only took about 20 minutes to complete the process. Of which, 15 minutes to crawl around on the floor looking for the two HI-VIS components after I realized that when you have inserted the filament, lightly enlarged the end with the flame, and cut the other filament end with a pair of scissors, it goes shooting off into space. Only to be found later by scrambling on all fours, on the kitchen floor, looking for the HI-VIS filament which was clipped off. And finding the filament on the floor through bifocals drew great interest and comments from my wife! Yes, I had to perform the act twice, because I didn't believe it could happen twice.
The take home messages are;
1) The flame procedure is the one to use for installing the filament in place. Just slightly bringing the flame to the filament.
2) When cutting the other end of the filament off, be sure to secure it in the sighting accessory and the end to be cut as well.
Okay, off the the home made firing range to test this slingshot.
Thanks again for the help and support.
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