make a bungee

[visser]

Hi all
I had to rig up my spear gun for the first time and did not know how to make a bungee so here I go this is what I used to make it

# Nylon rope 2.5mm
# Ruber tube
# Some backing line (it is a nylon rope use on fly fishing reels)

 

[visser]

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You need to thread the rope throw the rubber tube I did this with some fishing line

 

[visser]

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Put a knot on one end of the rope and pull the knot back into the tube

 

[visser]

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now u need to tie the backing line in place to stop the rope from coming lues here is were u can see how to tie the knot
http://forums.deeperblue.net/showthread.php?t=64504&page=2

 

[visser]

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roll the end of the rubber back over

 

[visser]

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To do the last bit is were u give the bungee its spring.
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Stretch the rubber out over the rope to what u like.
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Than mark the end of the rubber than come in a bit and tie a knot
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Then tie it off like u have dun on the other end

now u have a bungee

 

[seaman]

You were riggin for the first time? I wonder what you gonna do with a little more experince, WOW!!

How can i make a longer one man? say 25' 50'or 75', those things are pricy and i would like to do one of my own too ..

 

[Huan]

The larger bungee material is quite expensive.
Nice photo sequence, Maybe this should be in DIY and homemade?

 

[ajwaverider]

Visser! That's the same way I make all of mine exept I buy the tubing from Mcmaster and use black nylon line and aussie swivels.I wanted to do a diy but the cam I had didn't take good pics as you can see.

 

[visser]

(Huan) how would i move it to the diy part

(seaman) do just the same i think

 

[Doc]

Another way is to wrap the line around the bungee in a spiral secruing it at both ends with a whipping. the spiral allows shock absorbtion and as the line is continuous there is no weak link. I copied it having seen yachts tied up like this with rubber innertube as the bungee bit . Ill try and do a piccie if you want