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Wrapping a neck weight

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daforg

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I made a couple of rubber neck weights last week and was testing them in the pool. When I made them I used broad tape for wrapping. I wrapped them while they were flat/straight and when I buckle the ends the tape bunches up and makes ridges on the inside.

Is there a better material to wrap with or something like a heat activated shrink wrap? Or am I missing some technique?


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I've tried sheathing the weight in heart shrink but it's still wrinkling on the inside. Any ideas on how to get around this?
 

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daforg said:
I've tried sheathing the weight in heart shrink but it's still wrinkling on the inside. Any ideas on how to get around this?
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What I do is use double inntertibe.. (it's quite hard hard slide one piece into another) and then I don't wrap the neck weight.. but the extra layer of tube means it won't break and drop lead everywhere.
 
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Nathan Vinski said:
What I do is use double inntertibe.. (it's quite hard hard slide one piece into another) and then I don't wrap the neck weight.. but the extra layer of tube means it won't break and drop lead everywhere.
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I'll give that a try, also been thinking of using a smaller diameter tube with a smaller circumference, which may not wrinkle in the first place?
 
daforg said:
I'll give that a try, also been thinking of using a smaller diameter tube with a smaller circumference, which may not wrinkle in the first place?
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The wrinkling is most likely not the tube itself, just the tape, which is why I only tape the ends. I don't think it would matter what size tube you use, generally go the smallest diameter for the weight you need though, so it's not baggy.
 
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Nathan Vinski said:
The wrinkling is most likely not the tube itself, just the tape, which is why I only tape the ends. I don't think it would matter what size tube you use, generally go the smallest diameter for the weight you need though, so it's not baggy.
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You were right that most of the wrinkling comes from the wrap (heat shrink in my case). I've also tried a smaller tube (30cm for a kids bike) and that helped too.
 

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I always put a sport-tape (Kinesiology Tape - Water Resistant Sports Athletic Tape - Waterproof Physical Therapy Tape) on the round already closed neck weight for protection. No problems with wrinkeling.
For the neck comfort I put a neopren tube on the upper part.
This one is 2,5 years old.
 

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