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Fox5flyer
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 Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:22 pm Post subject: Undercarriage - Bungee nico press |
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I bought one of those on ebay recently. I got the cheapest one at about $20
including shipping. Retail it goes from $25-30 plus ship. Works pretty
well, but takes a bit of practice. An old lady at Oshkosh demoed it for me.
She made it look like child's play, but then again she probably invented the
thing.
Definitely worth taking up some space in your tool drawer.
Deke
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Michel
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| Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 1:21 pm Post subject: Undercarriage - Bungee nico press |
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On Sep 29, 2006, at 10:21 PM, Fox5flyer wrote:
| Quote: | She made it look like child's play, but then again she probably
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If so, she was certainly a sailor's wife because this little clever
tool is an adaptation of the serving mallet that has been used to twine
marline on ropes for centuries.
Cheers,
Michel
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Malcolmbru(at)aol.com
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| Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 5:10 pm Post subject: Undercarriage - Bungee nico press |
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so can I get some Bungee some place what size and how long for my mod 2 mal
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Fox5flyer
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| Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:31 pm Post subject: Undercarriage - Bungee nico press |
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Malcolm, just buy some 3/8 inch milspec bungie from aircraft spruce and use .032 safety wire to make your loops. Maybe somebody on the list can provide you with the total finished length including the loops. I used some large shrink tubing to cover the safety wire, but if I were to do it again I'd leave it off so it would be easy to inspect the loops for any sign of loosening. I made a new set each year for four years, cost was minimal, and no problems.
If you don't want to go that route, I think John McBean can probably supply you with a ready made set.
Good luck.
Deke
[quote] so can I get some Bungee some place what size and how long for my mod 2 mal
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wannaflyfox4(at)hotmail.c
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| Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:15 pm Post subject: Undercarriage - Bungee nico press |
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I bought one at Arlington last year and use it every where possible. It will
replace any hose clamp as long as you use the stailless steel wire...it
won't rust...have used it around the farm and used coat hanger wire for some
big applications...never had a failure yet
mic
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To: <kitfox-list(at)matronics.com>
Subject: Undercarriage - Bungee nico press
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:21:55 -0400
I bought one of those on ebay recently. I got the cheapest one at about
$20
including shipping. Retail it goes from $25-30 plus ship. Works pretty
well, but takes a bit of practice. An old lady at Oshkosh demoed it for
me.
She made it look like child's play, but then again she probably invented
the
thing.
Definitely worth taking up some space in your tool drawer.
Deke
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Fox5flyer
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| Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 4:40 am Post subject: Undercarriage - Bungee nico press |
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Coat hangar wire? You must have bought the BIG one. Mine is good for
safety wire, but that's about it.
Deke
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wliles(at)bayou.com
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| Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 7:23 am Post subject: Undercarriage - Bungee nico press |
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Very cool tool. I'll have to get one.
Another way to make the bungee loops is with whipping cord. I used
nylon cord, made a loop of bungee around a bolt held in a vice and had
my son pull on the loop to streatch it about 10%. I then made a series
of turns of the cord around the bungee with a half hitch at each turn
for about 1.5" and finished off with a knot and covered the whipping
with rubber cement. Trim the extra length of bungee with a sharp knife
or razor blade leaving about .5" beyond the whipping and coat the
exposed end with rubber cement. Works well and requires no special
tools and looks good.
Jerry Liles
jakelewis wrote:
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A few post back someone suggested using safety wire to tie the bungee cords. Here is a web link for a cool tool for making a very clean clamp out of safety wire www.clamptitetools.com Have a look
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