Bungee Ball/Toggle Supplier Needed.

Advice
#1

I am looking to add some toggles or ball beads to my bungees.



Does anybody have a source for these?

Also, other than wood, what materials do you recommend? Delrin, Polypropylene, Rubber?



Thanks.

#2

Here
Just buy them by the bag already made up.



Here is a cheap source.



http://www.championcanopies.com/accessories.html


#3

not exactly what i’m looking for…
i’m just looking for the balls to use as toggles on my existing bungees.



thanks, though.

#4

Oops
Try a hobby shop. They should ones used for Macramé. Probably in plastic or wood. You might have to drill one side out to hide the knot.

#5

Superball
What about a super ball from the nickel gumball machine. Couldn’t you drill a whole through one of these?

#6

Danger! Danger!
The interiors of superballs are filled with acid!!!



Oh, wait. Thats what we kids were told about golf balls.



I would think that superballs would shatter if drilled. Seriously, finding these is darn difficult. I tried craft & hobby stores with no luck. Any actual help would be appreciated.



Jim

#7

West Marine has em
Hard plastic

#8

Sailboats
use them for sail ties, the canopy source above is the same thing only cheaper as not sold in a marine store…

I use them on my boat but my canopy is a little loose…

#9

Wood balls from craft suppliers
Michael’s Crafts and AC Moore (among others) sell wood beads in 3/4" and 1" sizes. They run $2.99 for bags of 27 and 18, respectively. For more details of using them, check out my deck rigging album on Webshots at:



http://community.webshots.com/user/brian_nystrom

#10

Make them look sharp
I sealed some wood beads with the urathane that contains stain. I dipped the beads and let them set up on one end, then repeated with the other end up so you get a graded color from darker to light to darker. I was pleased with the results.

#11

where in west marine’s catalog?
where are they in WM’s website?

i’m having trouble finding them.



do you have a link?


#12

here’s a link i found.
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/category.asp?catalog%5Fname=USPlastic&category%5Fname=106&Page=1&utm_id=5&cookie%5Ftest=1



they have several different kinds. i’d say nylon or hdpe would be best.



any opinions on size?



i’m thinking 7/8" or 1".


#13

Well I can’t find just the ball ends but
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&productId=72104



http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&productId=72103







I know they have them and the crimps because I’ve seen them in store

#14

Nice.
I’d go for HDPE in 7/8 but if I had a fat edged wooden paddle I might go larger