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Unread 02-02-2010, 08:56
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Re: non-pneumatic "kicking" mechanism

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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
Guess what? Spearguns and slingshots use "surgical" (latex) tubing.

"Surgical" (latex) tubing is ideal for these applications.


speargun and slingshot tubing


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Oh sorry yeah I guess I meant the surgical tubing in the kit, because it varies with temperature and isn't really strong enough for our kicker since we don't want to use like 4 strips of them. We would rather have one stronger piece of tubing or bungee.