We haven't encountered that problem either. With less than robust bale knitters, we have one or even two people step or sit on the bale for the compression, so then the twine needs only be tied firmly and without so much strain.<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 6:52 AM, Rikki Nitzkin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rikkinitzkin@earthlink.net">rikkinitzkin@earthlink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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.<br>
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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!<br>
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take care,<br>
Rikki<br>
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El 29/10/2009, a las 12:19, Chug escribió:<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
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Hi Carol,<br>
<br>
I've been tying and teaching custom bale making that way for years and have<br>
never had any problems, or in teaching SB have I encountered anyone else who<br>
has.<br>
Maybe you have some localised old injury that is agravated by this sort of<br>
movement?<br>
<br>
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bale on<br>
Chug<br>
<a href="mailto:Chug@strawbale-building.co.uk" target="_blank">Chug@strawbale-building.co.uk</a><br>
<a href="http://www.strawbale-building.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.strawbale-building.co.uk</a><br>
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Subject: Re: [GSBN] re tying half bales<br>
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Hi<br>
I'd really appreciate your thoughts on re tying bales. I did a straw bale<br>
workshop 3 weeks ago and my left arm is still throbbing from making half<br>
bales. It is very painful. I've noticed this for a few days before, but it<br>
is<br>
definatley much worse this time. It could have been exacerbated by the fact<br>
that they only had the really thick baler twine which is very difficult to<br>
pull through.<br>
We call our knot the "truckers hitch" although I don't think that is<br>
strictly correct - a loop on the end, a loop a hand width away, threaded<br>
through<br>
and pulled in as tightly as possible and tied off. So my questions are<br>
<br>
Is this just me or has anyone else experienced something similar? I don't<br>
want to be demonstrating this technique if I could be injuring some one.<br>
Is there a better way to do it or a tool perhaps that could take the<br>
strain? I've seen someone use a pallet strapper but the best tension is<br>
achieved<br>
with a metal buckle - could those buckles be a condensation point in the<br>
wall? I've also heard of farmers making half size bales but inevitably some<br>
adjustment will be needed so customising will always be needed.<br>
<br>
best wishes<br>
Carol Atkinson<br>
_www.strawcottage.co.uk_ (<a href="http://www.strawcottage.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.strawcottage.co.uk</a>)<br>
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