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| The Pundits Say (50 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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These look so cool!!!I can't wait to go to Canadian tire and buy the stuff I need I've been begging my dad forever.
COOL IDEAS
1. If you have white tape and wanna make your stix extra special you could write words on the tape exp. Jamie's stixx
2. A guy earlier said he made flower sticks but they took a while for the tassles well he could just have made a big clump of tape then cut it up
Oh and to hanna we are just here trying (and succesing) to have fun so don't write here just to tell dustin that his stix aren't cool
Thnx great idea and help | | |
| i started playing with devil sticks when i was 12 years old. there was a store on Marco Island, Florida called "marooned on marco" selling the brand "mysticks" ($25) which have a rubber exterior and slightly flexible fiberglass (hollow) interior. THOSE are the best variation of devil sticks. i am 25 now and have made my own out of wood and hockey tape/electrical tape... wood and rubber and duct tape. but over all the BEST are the Mysticks brand. only downside is to mysticks is that the rubber can get a little melty and sticky when temperatures outside are hot and you spin A LOT, and can come off in large chunks (peels away from the fiberglass) but Mysticks DOES sell replacement rubber to coil back over your sticks again!!! | | |
| read this link bout a year a go they work great but i play so much since then im like a devil stick god now. and they just dont have the grip to do real pro stuff. got any ideas how to perfect them? | | |
| Will these relly work if they do how good an how long will they last | | |
| Yes they really work. They work quite well, and last for years! | | |
| I have grip tape for gymnastics which helps me grips the wooden bars do u think it could do the same thing | | |
Please help..
I am in europe and cannot find hockey tape..
Please tell me the best tape to use
Thank you in advance
ariel | | |
| This was great to see how to make these! I use devil sticks and my sone wanted to learn. Now I can adjust the size to fit him!! You rock!! | | |
| If you are just learning to spin, use duct tape. One long strip wrapped lengthwise will do it. We also recycled a t-shirt to make poms for the ends. These sticks are soooo slow that my 7-year-old has figured it out. He says he's "The Master" (whatever that means.) Anyway, he loves 'em! | | |
| try useing rubber and sillicone tape from any diy shop and you paint the wood dowl with a desighn first then wrap it round its the same as sure grip on lunastix ps thanks the info ive been playing with flower stixs since i was 16 now im 25 lol keep the info coming also try aluminiom in the core instead of dowl | | |
| sweet! but how did you get the finished results with the stripes on it if you just left it with the white? | | |
| Thru the years I have found that tennis handle grip tape works the best.I have made many pair tapered and plan on making many more. | | |
great idea man, good stuff. i heard tho that for the measurements of the hand sticks its from the crease in your elbow to the middle of the palm of ur hand, and then twice that for the flower stick itself. this is meant to give you a nice length specific to u.
great job tho cheers! | | |
| thx for the info. older bro just got a pair for xmas and i was mad so bought the stuff to make one | | |
| ok well hoq do you find the little flower thing thatyou should put on it | | |
| my wife was really struggling to replicate some we saw at a fair for my nieces, thanks for the great tips! | | |
| Grip tape from a skate shop works really well | | |
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