[GSBN] re tying half bales

[Rikki Nitzkin]

I am in agreement with  chug. The method you use is the one I have  
used for years and I have had no problems, nor people unable to do it  
well. I think you must have a tendonitis or something similar which  
makes it difficult.

Maybe you could try compressing the bale with a trucker's strap so  
that when you re-tie you don't have to compress, just make the knot.  
It is much slower, but should work if your arm doesn't!

take care,
Rikki


El 29/10/2009, a las 12:19, Chug escribió:

> Hi Carol,
>
> I've been tying and teaching custom bale making that way for years  
> and have
> never had any problems, or in teaching SB have I encountered anyone  
> else who
> has.
> Maybe you have some localised old injury that is agravated by this  
> sort of
> movement?
>
>
> bale on
> Chug
> Chug at strawbale-building.co.uk
> http://www.strawbale-building.co.uk
> .
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Carolatkn at aol.com>
> To: <GSBN at greenbuilder.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [GSBN] re tying half bales
>
>
> Hi
> I'd really appreciate your thoughts on re tying bales. I did a straw  
> bale
> workshop 3 weeks ago and my left arm is still throbbing from making  
> half
> bales.  It is very painful. I've noticed this for a few days before,  
> but it
> is
> definatley much worse this time. It could have been exacerbated by  
> the fact
> that  they only had the really thick baler twine which is very  
> difficult to
> pull  through.
> We call our knot the "truckers hitch" although I don't think that is
> strictly correct - a loop on the end, a loop a hand width away,  
> threaded
> through
> and pulled in as tightly as possible and tied off. So my questions are
>
> Is this just me or has anyone else experienced something similar? I  
> don't
> want to be demonstrating this technique if I could be injuring some  
> one.
> Is there a better way to do it or a tool perhaps that could take the
> strain? I've seen someone use a pallet strapper but the best tension  
> is
> achieved
> with a metal buckle - could those buckles be a condensation point in  
> the
> wall?  I've also heard of farmers making half size bales but  
> inevitably some
> adjustment  will be needed so customising will always be needed.
>
> best wishes
> Carol Atkinson
> _www.strawcottage.co.uk_ (http://www.strawcottage.co.uk)
>
>
>
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