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| mathew | "Of these options, the rubber band holds the firmest-- simplest and cheapest, though rather ugly looking. @cfastie's points about pins are good one..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| tonyc | "The other option was the zip tie only method from all my little pendulum rig notes. You snug up a zip tie as tight as you can, then slide if off th..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| tonyc | "another thought is using a rubber band wrapped around the dowel, then clamped with a small zip tie. The combination of pressure from the tie on the..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "Wooden dowels are widely available, but they also vary widely in quality. Oak and sometimes maple dowels are fairly reliable and birch, poplar, and..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| ranon | "Thanks for the input Chris! The reason I have been using wooden dowels is for their wide availability (can be consistently found at any craft, har..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "With some rig/camera combinations and with certain wind conditions any of these techniques could work. I might use any of them if I assembled the r..." | Read more » | almost 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "Cool! I ordered some of those PEX connectors to try out! We've been discussing a variety of connectors. check out these recent developments: http..." | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| EdMallon | "Just a quick suggestion: I've been using pex swivel adapters in my underwater connectors: http://www.menards.com/main/plumbing/rough-plumbing/pip..." | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "the #3 stopper just barely fits under a bottle cap. I'd mentioned trying vulcanized rubber stoppers and that they were too hard-- the problem was p..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "The configuration with the stopper held in firmly with the threaded bottle cap looks really good. How hard is it to get that to work, i.e., to get ..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "@DavidMack a silicone stopper would be great! they're better in cold temperatures than natural rubber. It also seems like it would bond better with..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "This looks like a surefire way to waterproof the wires. But now you have to waterproof the seal between the stopper and the bottle. Plastic water b..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| DavidMack | "what if you got a solid silicone stopper and put two small needle sized holes in it (carefully) and ran each round wire through its own hole. you'..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "this is interesting! I hadn't thought to just use the stopper directly filled with silicone. " | Read more » | over 8 years ago |