I just received some of the 9/16 band material from Dan so I tied up a couple sets last night.
I used waxed line on one set for Mo's Riffe with one wishbone from D Wong. Not sure where he gets that line,
the other is dyneema. I think. And I used the stronger nylon line on mine for my Wong.
Quite a bit different from tying the larger bore 5/8 and 9/16 I'm used to. The hole really is smaller. The dyneema was easier to install, being a little more stiff. I think I need a smaller set of needle nose pliers too. After a bit of spit and twisting and turning, I got them in....and only one gouge in my hand.....and a few choice words that I didn't want Willy to hear...:D
I normally tie a double wrapped half hitch for the size and it doesn't untie. The only bands I've had pull apart were two that I used a single half hitch. The knot actually slipped and untied behind the wishbone. But I had to use that on these because it's the small knot. I did a stress test on both sets though......Jake did a full on gorilla pull on both.....and they held. I'm really stoked to try them. I like a little less power on my 55 hybrid.
Dan gave me some good advice and says he might post a vid on how to tie these. The insert T that I got from Mako was way too big. Forget it. I had to use needle nose. And the bands are a lot stiffer than normal 9/16. Lucky I made them 26 and 28. Jake was trying to tell me "dude....they're going to be weak....24 is good".....kids.....:D