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rtgreen Inner circle Portland, Oregon 1322 Posts |
I am making a custom set of Chinese sticks. They will be about 1" square and 14" long in mahogany. Does anyone have any suggestions for good weights to use? I am going to experiment a bit, but I am worried about friction and any sliding sound the weights may make.
Thanks, Richard |
John Martin Inner circle 1017 Posts |
Hi Richard,
Try lead fishing weights and a teflon (plumbers) tape. Lead is very easy to melt and can be formed into any shape you might want. John |
rtgreen Inner circle Portland, Oregon 1322 Posts |
Thanks John. I'm not familiar with plumbers tape. Is this something I can get at Home Depot or do I need to shop around?
Thanks, Richard |
LostSoul Regular user Dave 148 Posts |
Hi Richard,
HD carries the plumber tape. It's usally in a small round plastic container that has a cover that snaps into place. It's kinda like the old medical tape reels. Good Luck, Dave |
John Martin Inner circle 1017 Posts |
Richard,
Check out this link it has a picture of the tape I'm refering to. http://www.acmehowto.com/howto/homemaint......flon.php John |
rtgreen Inner circle Portland, Oregon 1322 Posts |
Thanks John, I found the tape at Home Depot last night. I will be working on these tomorrow and I'll try to post some pictures when I'm done.
Thanks, Richard |
makeupguy Inner circle 1411 Posts |
I'd line both the stick and the weight in Polyethelene tubing... it's slippery and wehn they're nested.. they slide like butta!!
My old sticks are made like that.. and they've literally gone through over 10,000 shows.. I've replaced teh tassles 3 times.. but the weights have NEVER failed me. |
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