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Post by Ben on May 8, 2009 17:26:21 GMT
Okay, so this is a quick photo-guide for anybody who wants to practice their ring work at home or simply fancies making something. Rings are a great training tool - You can start off small and work up to seriously impressive things. You can buy them, but they seem very expensive and I didn't feel I would use them enough to warrant the cost. **Warning: The following project will require the use of dangerous and potentially deadly tools. Please use eye protection and keep your hands away from sharp blades. If you are in any doubt, please ask somebody to help** So I started off with two pieces of pine, which I used because I had them lying around and I wanted this project to be free. I then marked out the outline of the first circle with a compass: I got out my jig-saw and cut along the lines - Difficult stuff! Once this was done, I drew out the lines for the insides of the rings and cut them out in the same way. I forgot to take a picture of this step, but it's not too difficult to imagine.what is involved. You don't have to bother, but twenty minutes with some sandpaper was very worthwhile since I have wimpy, soft hands. I'll leave two photos of the finished item for you to enjoy: So there you go - The only things that limit your training are your imagination and your desire to improve. I hope you enjoyed this - Please let me know what you think.
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Post by Ben on May 8, 2009 17:38:33 GMT
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Post by tylerpertins on May 8, 2009 17:58:15 GMT
thats sick ben , if i had a garden with somthing i could tie it too, id give it ago at making them too
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Post by Ben on May 8, 2009 20:50:18 GMT
thats sick ben , if i had a garden with somthing i could tie it too, id give it ago at making them too Trees come to mind as a place to hang them... I'm sure there are places nearby to you that would allow you to hang a pair of rings - Remember that the design allows you to carry them easily and put up quickly. Anyway, glad you liked the little write up - If you don't mind the rope digging into your hands, you can just make loops at the end and put your hands through there. There will be some things that you won't be able to do, but by the time you've progressed to the level that those things are possible, you'll have had time to knock up some rings.
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Post by tylerpertins on May 8, 2009 22:57:12 GMT
so if i just make secure, hoopy things in an end of a robe, and make sure its securley on a tree id be able too use them
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Post by Kevin on May 9, 2009 14:13:32 GMT
nice one ben! after my exams (2 weeks...) i'll have some time and i have some ideas to play around with outside my backdoor
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Post by tylerpertins on May 9, 2009 19:23:24 GMT
just looked again and it reminds me very much of tricks tutorials
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Post by Antz Doust on May 9, 2009 19:55:35 GMT
nice dude, great job and good idea
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Post by stroodlefits on May 10, 2009 14:08:31 GMT
After exams i'm thinking of turning my whole garden into a gym, and then i'm going to condition jet li style www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzYIgZWfdgQI want to get a set of elastic bands Have you tried making paralletes yet?
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Post by Ben on May 10, 2009 18:20:22 GMT
Yup! I did find it quite painful since the rope will dig into your hands, but it worked well enough. If you intend to really thrash them, make the rings out of plywood - they will be stronger and you won't have to worry about the wood splitting... It'll be cheap as chips to buy and if I'm honest, well worth the money. I made mine out of pine since I had it lying around and wanted to see if my idea would even work. I plan to make another pair of rings using plywood when the tie-down straps I have ordered arrive - The pine works fine for conditioning use, but I wouldn't trust it to stand up to hard use. Elastic bands look like a really good idea - I want to give them a go when I can gather some money. Do you mean parallel bars? If so, then I may have. Thank you Kevin - Glad you liked them :-)
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Post by tylerpertins on May 10, 2009 19:19:55 GMT
might have too use some ropes on a tree if i ever intend to use them for random playing things then ill find some plywood one of my bros is a carpenter and he would probally help me make them
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