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[Nocto]

So, basically, the wooden piece with the hooks is fixed to my impact drill in locked mode, while the gearbox is spun with an impact driver (the gearbox is not fixed, because the driver only snaps on hex bits; I'm thinking about gluing the round Technic piece into a socket). Once the plies are twisted, I unlock the drill and spin the hook piece to wrap them all together.



The problem now is that there's a lot of friction in the mechanism. My first version was better in this regard, but one of the plies spun on the main axis, which meant it stayed stationary when came time to wrap the plies, and that messed up the length of each plies.

The only reason it's not 4-ply is because I ran out of gears.

[Jack]

So, basically, the wooden piece with the hooks is fixed to my impact drill in locked mode, while the gearbox is spun with an impact driver (the gearbox is not fixed, because the driver only snaps on hex bits; I'm thinking about gluing the round Technic piece into a socket). Once the plies are twisted, I unlock the drill and spin the hook piece to wrap them all together.

The problem now is that there's a lot of friction in the mechanism. My first version was better in this regard, but one of the plies spun on the main axis, which meant it stayed stationary when came time to wrap the plies, and that messed up the length of each plies.

The only reason it's not 4-ply is because I ran out of gears.

very cool 
run!!! run and buy more gears for a 4th hook my good man!!!

[Jack]

tried the 2x2 pink/mint tday, the mint is showing up a bit better but still its alot harder to see the greenish hue irl than it is in a pic 
im gonna see how a 3x1 mint/pink goes. i still like this combo here, its just not a visible as id like @-@

[Nocto]

tried the 2x2 pink/mint tday, the mint is showing up a bit better but still its alot harder to see the greenish hue irl than it is in a pic 
im gonna see how a 3x1 mint/pink goes. i still like this combo here, its just not a visible as id like @-@

I can sort of see the green hue. Have you checked your white balance? Maybe that's what eating the green away.

Made 3² string. One ply is metallic "white pearl" crochet thread. The string feels a bit rugged as a result, but the effect--in person--is pretty cool. Still, ~12" longer than the yoyoplay string and still I get a perpendicular throw. I think the problem is density: mine and yoyoplay's string are the same width, but the wrap on the latter is tight.

edit: As I shortened my string--inch by inch--to possibly get a better angle on my boomerang, I guess I learned to better correct my throw (tip pointing at ~20-45° if we consider pointing left 0° and upright 90°), because I ended up with a roughly equivalent string length (~69"). I get better (read: more consistent) results with my string, though.

[Jack]

I can sort of see the green hue. Have you checked your white balance? Maybe that's what eating the green away.

thats the weird part, the green only shows up on camera 
irl you can hardly make it out lol 

Made 3² string. One ply is metallic "white pearl" crochet thread. The string feels a bit rugged as a result, but the effect--in person--is pretty cool. Still, ~12" longer than the yoyoplay string and still I get a perpendicular throw. I think the problem is density: mine and yoyoplay's string are the same width, but the wrap on the latter is tight.

nice!!! niiiiiiice!!!

mine and yoyoplay's string are the same width, but the wrap on the latter is tight.

make it tighter then bruh  tight string is best string 

[Neff]

Yes, go tighter on the wind-up. You will like it.

[Jack]

behold the mysterious 2x2 lavender/black @-@




please enjoy the following whilst staring into the mysterious black/lavender @-@

 

[Jack]

Do they do wire walkers both ways? I can just imagine the beautiful tops you could make when you get your hands on a wood lathe.

they walk six ways to sunday @-@

[Jack]

another coil of 3x1 pink/black..........because a man can never have enough 3x1 pink/black top string bruh @-@

[cecil]

Fantastic string. Video did nothing for me. This is funny.

[Jeremy McCreary]

Fantastic string. Video did nothing for me. This is funny.

That happens all the time at my house. You get used to it.

[Kirk]

I still favor the purple

[Jack]

I still favor the purple

you mean the 2x2 black/lavender???

[Kirk]

I still favor the purple

you mean the 2x2 black/lavender???

Well, perhaps it is Black/Magenta.   I guess one should not argue with what is on the thread package Eh?

[cecil]

Jack the OSH can do a double body cork screw with long line.