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How to make streamers for
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First published: 19/12 2012 - Last update: 9/3 2013 - By Henning Forbech
Streamer Machine - Streamer String Dispenser - Streamer Knot
r Machine:
Hard
scription of how I make streamers for F2D Combat.
streamers for the Danish World Cup but some years back delivery
end to produce the streamers for the competition.
ble to make the 200 streamers by traditional hard work.
k hard so I spent the Saturday designing and building a machine for
part of the streamers. On the Sunday I made all paper rolls for the
d I had all the streamers needed but I also had a machine for making
using it for a couple of years and have saved a lot of time.
otos of the streamer making process. Maybe somebody will find
ilding their own streamer machine.
made with the knot described by Ingemar Larsson in this pdf document
be mounted manual on these streamers.
ersion will be able to produce streamers with the string attached.
Machine - II
de Ridder build a copy of this machine to make streamers for the Dutch
onal
Machine - III
m Scotland have now also build a streamer
n made a video of the process
ton Forum
Video by Gordon Price
Photos by Gordon Price
Machine - Beta
reamer Machine"
achine for making streamers was build streamers was typical made in
d to work long hours with simple tools like scissors, knifes and measuring
he world this old-fashioned production is still going on today
"The Swedish Streamer Machine"
Ingemar a
x Streamer Machine
cle about producing streamers from plastic
m Control-Line Combat by Preston Briggs
Pat Willcox making plastic streamers (Photo from C
r String Dispenser:
strings for the streamers
ion of a "Streamer String Dispenser" that will make it faster and simpler
or streamers.
ed from a bobbin and around two pulley wheels. The string will pass a
three times and can be cut free by a nail clipper.
g on the string indicate where to place the paper part and where to cut
rd marking is the ink mark that must be behind the rearmost portion of
laced in a container. The string is pulled from the centre of the bobbin.
op Knot:
p Knot" or "Overhand Loop" is an overhand knot on a doubled-up string.
ed loop but can be difficult to tire when the string is attached to the streamer.
The loop knot tighten up
not:
trying the string to the streamer is probably the Bowline Knot. It forms a fixed loop and is easy to tire when the paper streamer i
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