On 2010-07-03, Matty F wrote:
On the other hand I'm coming around to the idea of using epoxy glue to
glue an attachment to the top of the balls so the fishing line can be
attached. Most cradles have a gap betwen the attachments but why can't
both lines be at the very top?

Ideally you want the balls only to swing about the axis
through the top of the cradle. If you mount them at the very
top, they can wobble about that point and twist around it,
so it's better to support them from two points lower down.

You could machine rings with a groove around the inside of
each and cut them through (making an almost-closed C shape)
so that it will spring open far enough for the ball to pop
in.

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Jón Fairbairn
http://www.chaos.org.uk/~jf/Stuff-I-dont-want.html (updated 2009-01-31)