Speardiver wishbone system with no hole speargun bands

    Solid rubber bands for your speargun = less hole = more rubber = more power, and no water intrusion into the band affecting performance and deteriorating the band from the inside.


    Speardiver high performance %100 natural latex "no hole" rubber tubing for spearguns actually has a hole, it's about the diameter of a pin. It's somewhat difficult to insert knotted wishbones into this tiny hole. This rubber is really meant to be used with the Speardiver wishbone system. These wishbones are fantastic and change band making into an easy process. All you do is drill an 11/32" hole into any piece of wood, set the head of the plastic wishbone insert in the hole with the tapered stem sticking up, lubricate (with detergent) and stretch the hole in the rubber with a pointed tool, lubricate insert's tapered stem and push the band over it. It takes 5 seconds and no wishbone insertion tool or pliers required.


    Speardiver Spectra wishbone line is ideal to use with the wishbone inserts. Insert the wishbone line through the hole in the head and out the side, with a lighter burn a glob on the end of the line and tie a single overhand knot. Do the same for the other end of the band, now pull hard on both ends of the band and the Spectra knot will settle into the hole and out of sight. The wishbone line can be easily pushed to expose the knot again and undo it, to thread the band through closed speargun muzzle holes.


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFEtbkdrYrc



    Very nice Dan. So those inserts will work on the small hole bands also, right? I still have some left. But it's a pain putting the double half hitch (Riffe knot) into that small hole. I've used half hitch and burned the ends but those are the only bands I've made that slipped. The knot came undone inside the band.


    I'll place an order in a few week. I'm doing some traveling over the next month.

    Great watching a master do it, i use the same knot to secure my bands thanks to you from your web site... even with all that I have to say my operation doesnt run as smooth as yours by a longgggggggg shot :D

    A bad day at sea is better than a good day in the boatyard
    George Steele

    Nice, You didn't draw any blood when using the pointed tool either...


    Your fast with the knots too, I got fumble factor over here.

    Thanks for the nice comments guys.


    Actually I normally work faster than that. I was going a little slower so people can catch the details.


    The pointed tool is optional, you can push the band over the insert without stretching the hole in the rubber first. But it goes in easier after the tool.


    Hank, these inserts work for all bands. I don't want to think of making bands with anything else now. The "step" of the insert is held very well behind the constrictor knot. When I finish a band I always pull hard on both ends to settle the retaining (overhand) knot, at the same time testing to make sure the inserts don't pop out. I never had one come out yet.


    BTW the "special edition" silver rubber is all gone. The next batch will be blue over black in 14mm, 16mm and 19mm, ready in about 2 weeks.

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