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| The Pundits Say (32 replies)
| Looks cool these have been getting more and more pricey over the years . One question What the heck is Hockey Tape? | | |
| Hockey Tape is a kind of tape that is commonly used on the blade and handle of a hockey stick, to increase its grip (on the puck and on the hands). | | |
| Sent here from make zine - just spent a sweaty PA afternoon putting together some for my daughter and me. Thanks! | | |
| I'm starting a business teaching these sticks to kids and adults. I've been doing the sticks for about 13 years. I was wondering how long are each of the three sticks of yours? How much weight do you add to the ends? Right now I buy mine from a company that makes them and uses rubber. | | |
| I just saw in step one how long you say they should be. My bad...Anyway, hope to have the biz up and going soon. Talk to you later. | | |
Good luck with your business. I've found 2 feet long to be a good length for each stick, but you could play around with that. The hand sticks could be shortened somewhat and still be usable.
If you have some store bought ones you could measure their length also. | | |
| wicked..going to provide a juggling toys workshop at festivals in the uk next year as most of the stuff from the stalls are to exspensive to buy for the kids just to play about with. Soon they will be making they're own toys.GREAT | | |
| Wow,these r gr8... Luv 'em... Great Job... | | |
| We are heading to the Medeival festival again this year and my boys wanted some last year and I didn't buy them (at $40 each almost) but making them ahead of time and taking them with us is a great idea! Thanks! | | |
| Just finished my first ones! Took me 3.5 hours, because I made flowersticks instead (those damn tassels were time-consuming). Anyway, thanks for the great idea! Around my parts, the devilsticks in shops cost around 40€. | | |
Great stuff these "DevilSticks"...I made 3 pairs today for my kids and me.... I wanna learn all the tricks!!! | | |
EDIT: I also used rubber tires to wrap around just like the tape,...more friction. | | |
| Where can i buy the tap at do they sell it at home depot ?? | | |
| The best way to find out is to phone them and ask if they have hockey tape. I'm in Canada, and most big hardware stores here have it. | | |
| When you bought the tap did it say hockey tap because i try looking up the tap online and nutting comes out for that kind of tap what does it say on the package? | | |
| cool stuff cool music. if you can be arsed could you please send me the names of the bands? | | |
the hockey tape dident really work good for me. anything els work well??
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| You need to get some irregular bumps going in the way you wrap the tape around. Play around with some different angles/techniques. The goal is for it to NOT be smooth. My pictures don't show that very well. | | |
| Thanks i went thru like atleast 20 different kinds of tape without much luck. ill give it a shot | | |
you are describing making simple flower sticks...genuine devil sticks must have a tapered center piece.
thanx, & keep jammin', bobbylove funn & frolic - usa 4frolic.com purveyors of genuine devil stixx(tm) devil sticks | | |
| cool, I just finished mine, but they took quite a while. About 2 hours... The tape I had kept on parting. If it hadn't a parted, I probably could a done it in less than 1.5 hrs... but thanks! Here they cost 30$ plus! | | |
| ok quick question cant find or get any hockey tape any one with good ideas of what i could use? i was thinking a type of duct tape cuz i know you can buy those in multi colors too which would be nice lol? | | |
Talking with a friend, we thought that bicycle handlebar tape might work well.
I don't think duct tape would be very good. | | |
| how cheap can you get hockey tape for because i saw it online for about 50 bucks a roll? | | |
| also would electrical tape work for making the bumps on the inside? | | |
Hockey tape should be that expensive. You can get it here for just a couple of bucks.
Electrical tape should work fine for the inner criss-cross bumps. | | |
Hi, I am AMAZED at how great you play! My dad plays, too. He is teaching me how to play too. I can flip them in the air so far, but my devil sticks recently broke. But now, I will make my own, thanks to you! -Felix P.S. I am ten. P.S.S. Iam a girl! | | |
TAPE INFO:
Around America the tape is widely known as ATHLETIC TAPE. It is used in many sports, including Hockey, Football, Lacrosse, etc.
You can find this kind of tape at just about ANY ATHLETIC STORE and can come in large variety of colors for different custom looks.
SIZES:
The Middle Stick can be variety of sizes depending on the height of the individual. An average size of the middle stick can range from 18-24 inches and the 2 Handle Sticks should be roughly 2 inches shorter than the Middle Stick for better control and accuracy.
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Just some Added info that may help for some. Enjoy. BTW, Great Tutorial! | | |
| these are great, I just made myself a pair of red and white ones for NCSU (North Carolina State University) | | |
your devil sticks arent as cool as folk fests devilsticks yours dont have the cool tire things at the end
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