Jogglesticker presents, "How to make your own Juggling Sticks (devil's stick, flower sticks)"

[MoonrakerStudio]

You could wrap it I'm double sided sticky rubber tape (plumbers repair tape) it costs more money but it lasts longer

[abugavi]

your tube sucks, not much to do. find another tube- racing tubes tend to be the best, but the main thing is the age, the more wear and tear the better.

[dontaskJoe]

ahh, i made these but the innertube has gone plastic like ! HELP

[oriash]

Thank you so much for this! I've been desperately trying to find the right stix that I want online but no one seems to have them. So now I can just make my own.

[abugavi]

I start with enough tape to keep the wrap in place, but it's really not necesary. Don't be afraid of doing it wrong, rewrapping is easy. I'm always trying new materials and techniques. You can't improve without a failure.

[Charz24]

Hi great video for starters, just wondering since i am making them from pvc pipe how do i get the rubber to stay around the ends when i begin to wrap it?, and do i just electrical tape it up? all the tutorials i have watched they are using wooden dowl but i have a heap of pvc i have cut to length and want to use, please can you explain so i can begin making them, cheers...

[Clubz98]

This is a really good video i have made loads of these for friends and they all love! And its really cheap!

[JollyLamaCom]

Hilarious... loved it... I put on a workshop at schools where I teach student the same way of making stix by recycling broken bike innertubes. The reason why Try Out Toys stix broke is because they used acrylic which is cheap. Stick with the pros when it comes to LED applications so you'll have a quality guarantee or, get what you paid for.

[RandomAndBoard]

Just use heat shrink on wooden dowls

[confirmbirthdate]

can you make a flower stick from beginnging and tell us all the material without other stuff on the table to understand the job ?

[halterman666]

@confirmbirthdate that would be AMAZING

[abugavi]

@confirmbirthdate try "construccion devilstick" video

[confirmbirthdate]

@abugavi i cannot see it because of copyrights ... thnx anyway

[abugavi]

@confirmbirthdate, I reposted "construction devilstick" with alternate audio. I am assuming that Bach is not copyright protected in your country.

[Inokodeyuu]

can you show how to make the clear one? I had a set from try out toys inc. that I loved that was fairly see through, and you could put light sticks in them, and I loved that about them. unfortunately one night my brother tried them out and ended up breaking it in half. but I cannot find them any where now. and I have been trying to figure out how to make some that could also use the light sticks.

[abugavi]

@Inokodeyuu The clear one was just a clear plastic tube and clear plastic strip wrapped around. I don't remember where I got those materials specifically but you can order such things. I recomend a product called plastic dip they have a spray on clear coat (actually it comes out frosted). great rubbery texture. you might consier led lights too- that's one I'm currently working on.

[nicoelosier311]

Where do you get the rubber tire material?

[abugavi]

Bike shops throw out tubes daily. Older ones have better grip, New ones tend to be slick. If anyone knows a chemical that would erode the material and another to neutralize the process I'd be very interested. the sun works well but it takes a couple of years for the desired result.

[abugavi]

yes I like the wooden sticks with a taper to the center, like two cones tip to tip then covered with an erroded old tire.

As for the thickness of main sticks and hand sticks, there is no "best" generally speaking. Rather- there are preferences based on experience and biomechanics, Still, I find the hand sticks should be thinner than the main stick and that if they are less than 1/4 in. they are likely to break. The main stick should be light and weighted on the ends, 1/2 in. - 3/4ths.

[silverback7734]

Try this one. Its an orbital design but you might like it. dowell thin enough to fit inside a section of garden hose (saves tons of time and comes in most colors) with two golf ball attached to the ends by drilling and screwing down. Next, add balloons to the golf balls using the same technique you would for homemade juggling balls. Once you reach the desired size you can place fringe, tassels or whatever you like to it. You end up with a stick that never loses its rubber. looks professional too

[baseballlover9494]

I make them out of only wood bike tube and electrical tape, ps. Tell us the precise thicknesses

[silverback7734]

Nice. you can cut bike tube into thinner strips and braid it around the sticks. Thats how I do it when I'm not making metal sticks.